CD / Song Track Order - Your Thoughts?
Here's something that you might not spend much time thinking about. You just purchased a shiny new CD or downloaded an electronic version of it. As you settle down in your favorite chair, maybe with your beverage of choice, and crank up the volume to take a listen, the first track starts to play. Somewhere along the way somebody decided the track order that you hear and that track order does influence the mood and your overall perception of the the final product.
Should the first tune be up tempo or a softer selection?
So - here we sit, working on the next CD, which is a collection of Christmas tunes, considering the track order that we would like to present. On this CD, we opted for a simple Jazz Trio of Piano, Bass and Drums.
The list of tunes includes (alphabetically):
- Deck The Halls
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
- Jingle Bells
- Jolly Old St Nick
- O Come All Ye Faithful
- Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
- Sugar Plum
- We Three Kings
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas
- What Child Is This
Of course, you haven't heard them yet (but you will soon) - so it's not as easy for you to pick an order, but we are open to suggestions. What do you think - Deck the Halls or Santa Claus is Coming to Down for the first track?
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