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A SONG FOR CHANGE

A few years ago I sat down with Jess Leary, one of my favorite co-writers, and we decided to write an anthem. It felt like the world was getting stranger every day. People were scared, feeling hopeless.

Writing "One In a Million" made us feel hopeful. It reminded us that no matter how hard things got, we were not alone.

         We are one, we are one in a million
         We are one in a million strong
         In my darkest night, I hold on to that light
         We are one in a million strong

A while later, I was asked to perform at a San Francisco event called "Fight the Right." When I found out Joan Baez would also be appearing, I asked if she'd sing it with me. Fortunately, Joan's a quick study, because we only had time for one short run through. 

We sang it twice that night, with fellow musician Anthony Peterson helping out and the audience joining in as soon as they'd learned  the chorus.

A short while ago Joan's long time personal assistant, Nancy Lutzow, let me know that she'd just uncovered a tape of us singing "One In a Million" at the San Francisco show. She sent me a copy and I was pleasantly surprised at the quality. Sure, you can hear a couple of flubs - we'd only sung it through once! - but it was certainly nothing to be ashamed of. In fact, it was the most hopeful thing I'd heard in a while. I contacted Joan to ask if she would be okay offering this as a free download, and it escalated from there.

My co-writer Jess jumped on board immediately. My webmaster, Steve Wilkison, created a video and artwork. Jeff Evans handled inserting the metadata and mastering. Joan and Nancy stayed involved every step of the way. It's been a group effort from start to finish, and now I'm happy to include whoever reads this as part of our group.

Please download a free MP3 or WAV file of the track and a pdf of the sheet music. We encourage you to share the downloads, and make your own videos and recordings. It's also available on major sites like Apple and Amazon, but they won't let us offer things for free, so we're charging the absolute minimum allowed.

At a time when it's easy to lose hope, we want to remind people that our dreams are still attainable. We are still united in the pursuit of good. And each of us is just one of a million others who also refuse to give up. So stay strong. You are not alone.

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Due to vocal scarring, The Light At The End Of The Line will be Janis’ last album of newly-recorded material. Available as a CD, Hi-Res downloads, CD quality downloads and high quality MP3 downloads, all the songs can also be purchased as individual high quality MP3 downloads. A digital songbook is also available, along with Sheet music. Participants in the album include Diane Schuur, Vince Gill, John Cowan, Andrea Zonn, Randy Leago, Jim Agee, and Viktor Krauss. For a bit more about the album visit the The Light At The End Of The Line page.

* Please note: Signed items are only available through Kris Noyes’ site or at personal appearances. These items were signed by Janis and we stand behind her signature on them!

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