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13 February 2009:
 13 February 2009 a new GINO VANNELLI
masterpiece is released in fact two masterpieces. A new cd and a poetry
book in one package all created by GINO VANNELLI...
Radio-singles: (1):The very first radio single is THE MEASURE OF A MAN Oh no, you can't judge a man Listen to a soundclip of THE MEASURE OF A MAN...
Flamboyant - Extravagant dancers - extravagant costumes a swinging cha-cha-cha latin kind of song with a superb voice! GINO VANNELLI: mysteriously walking thru this scene...
(2):The second radio single is EVERMORE
A GOOD THING Words and Music by Gino
Vannelli THIS DAY ON Words and Music by
Gino Vannelli Drums: Reinhardt Melz, Bass: Damian Erskine Harmonica: Curtis Salgato, Acoustic piano and keys: Gino Vannelli Alto sax: Rolf Delfos, Trumpet: Angelo Verploegen Trombone: Ilja Reijngoud Horns recorded at Bernard Joosten Studio by Aart de Jong Horns arranged by Erwin Hoorweg and Gino Vannelli Background vocals: Leisa Heart and Curtis Salgato THE DUTCHBEAT Words and music
by Gino Vannelli Acoustic piano: Karel Boehlee Drums and percussion: Hans Van Oosterhout Bass: Theo de Jong, Acoustic guitar: Erik Rutjes Pedal steel: Paul Brainard, Alto sax: Tim Willcox Background vocals: Gino Vannelli Recorded at Brooklyn Studio, Breukelen Holland by Walter Calbo and Lex Amrien KNIGHT OF THE ROAD Words and
Music by Gino Vannelli Drums: Reinhardt Melz, Dobro and acoustic guitar: Allen Hinds Pedal steel: Paul Brainard Acoustic piano, keys and bass: Gino Vannelli THE MEASURE OF A MAN Words and
Music by Gino Vannelli Words by Gino Vannelli Electric piano: Karel Boehlee, Drums: Reinhardt Melz Bass and organ: Gino Vannelli Alto solo and baritone sax: Rolf Delfos Tenor and alto sax: Patrick Lamb Trumpet: Paul Mazzio, Angelo Verploegen Trombone: John Moak, Ilja Reijngoud Horns arranged by Erwin Hoorweg and Gino Vannelli Background vocals: Leisa Heart and Cindy Young
The Measure of a Man lyrics...
23 Poems:
top...
Product information:
Produced and Written and Arranged By:
Cover design: Ross Vannelli
Early February 2009 probably the 4th this new Gino Vannelli package will be for sale in Holland and the editors will make links to cd shops but also book shops where everybody can order A GOOD THING and the editors will choose shops which ship to all far away countries because we know a true Gino Vannelli fan wants this new cd-book! - 13 January 2009: Holland, the Netherlands, the 27th of January A radioshow with a Gino Vannelli special. coming up: TV shows, small concerts, big concerts and signing sessions in cd and book stores... When we receive information from the managements we will post the information here or on the Gino Vannelli tour data and formation web page. - 19 January 2009: Gino Vannelli live on Radio 538 on Tuesday 27th of January 2009 in the early morning show of "Evers Staat op" 6am - 10am so Holland get your radio ready for this show maybe a good chance to hear Gino Vannelli's: The Measure of a Man... The rest of the World can listen at http://www.nederland.fm/ but parts of this world will be at sleep because of the time difference so you have to put your alarmclock in loud mode! - 22 January 2009: A GINO VANNELLI videoclip "The Measure of a Man" was created in the hottest, hip, fancy and glamorous club in Amsterdam, Holland! This team of dancers, musicians, recordcompany people and the Director: Peter van Eyndt. A great team worked together with Gino and created a beautiful, fun and spectacular videoclip. - 22 January 2009: A second newsflash on the same day. The editors listened to Radio 2 today and we hear Gino Vannelli's name twice today first in the morning the dj said something about a competition to win Gino Vannelli tickets for Utrecht next 5 February 2009. He yelled GINO VANNELLI is coming to the Netherlands!!! Later at lunchtime DJ Frits spits said something like a preview on Gino Vannelli's new album next Saterday. We did not listen very well because when we here Gino Vannelli's name we are in huh??? We will pay more attention and when we hear more we post it here in the Gino Vannelli newsflashes........ - 23 January 2009: Tomorrow Saterday 24 January 2009 Time in the afternoon 14.00-16.00 on Radio 2 in the show of Frits Spits called "De strepen van Spits" De Strepenmeester... will give a preview of Gino Vannelli's new album. Remember!!! Attention!!! The rest of the World can listen at http://www.nederland.fm/ to this show, you only have to hit the Radio 2 block. You have to concider the time difference we are 6 hours ahead with the Eastcoast of the USA and 9 hours ahead with the Westcoast of the USA and you can easely search on the internet about timedifference. We recommend to listen, language will be a barrier but music has no barriers!!! Especially Gino Vannelli's Music!!!
- 28 January 2009: There are already 2 cd stores in Holland
where people can pre-order Gino Vannelli's new cd-book A GOOD THING.
Please check out if they ship to your country and the last news is 8
February 2009 as the release date! Rumours are during Gino Vannelli's
concert in Paradiso Amsterdam. Soooo.... ??? Today Radio 2 in Holland played Gino Vannelli's THE MEASURE OF MAN at 9.45am and Glen from Arnhem won the tickets for GINO VANNELLI's concert in Tivoli, Utrecht. He had some nice, very nice things to say about Gino's voice and that He is a real true singer and that live on stage His voice is at least the same or even better than on the cd. Good Guy! Yesterday they played THE MEASURE OF A MAN at 11.47am on Radio 2. This is when the editors heard and enjoyed this great song. Gino says it's a true story, read the lyrics... It's still a glorious moment when Gino Vannelli's voice is on the radio in the Dutch air or in whatever air on and around this planet... - 28 January 2009: The editors received the official cd-book cover today and posted it everywhere... - 30 January 2009: Tomorrow Saterday 31 January 2009 in the afternoon 14.00-16.00pm on Radio 2 in the show of Frits Spits called "De strepen van Spits" De Strepenmeester... will give again a preview of Gino Vannelli's new album: "A Good Thing" and Frits will give bars or stars for the album and people can agree or not agree... So more attention for Gino Vannelli's new album!!! Yesterday and today and the whole last week we heard every day THE MEASURE OF A MAN on Radio 2 and people could win 2 tickets for Tivoli Utrecht, today it was Michiel from Amsterdam, a guitarplayer and teacher and He said something about Gino Vannelli's high quality music and that Gino's music has a high level of music in His music. It sounded fantastic what He said so again a Happy winner of GINO VANNELLI tickets! Yesterday it was Sophia from Almere and she did not know Gino Vannelli's music but heard this new song THE MEASURE OF A MAN on the radio and wanted to learn more about Gino Vannelli's music so she and her Husband come down to Utrecht to see Gino live on stage. - 2 February 2009: Received a new release date for GINO
VANNELLI's A GOOD THING: - 4 February 2009: 11.47am The Measure of a Man again on Radio 2 and Marco from Amersfoort called in and won 2 tickets for GINO VANNELLI in Utrecht. Marco's most important comment was that Gino keeps on singing with a very good voice! - 7 February 2009: Gino Vannelli's concert in Utrecht was good and well received but yesterday evening in the Hague (Den Haag) was super, super kicking... THANKS Den Haag you guys in the audience and at the Paard van Troje were awesome.... What a wonderful memory!!! GINO and the Musicians were too good for words... A new web page will be build up! Coming up next Paradiso, Amsterdam and the Saterday evening tv show "Raymann is laat" more news will follow.... On Valentines Day Gino will sign His new cd-book and recite poems! Follow the Gino Vannelli tour data and information web page... - 9 February 2009: Upcoming radioshows: Radio 2 Tros Gouden Uren... NCRV: Cappuccino... and VARA: Spijkers met Koppen... More news will follow soon Follow the Gino Vannelli tour data and information web page... - 13 February 2009: YES!!! Gino Vannelli's new piece of art A GOOD THING is out!!!! Wonderful design, lay-out and artwork!!! A real MUST have for a music lover and a poetry lover, a real treasure to relax with and you can study the poems read them and try to understand the emotions. GINO VANNELLI'S life's work is out, one of the most beautiful masterpieces Gino Vannelli ever created... His dream came true today Friday the 13th 2009. - 17 February 2009: The editors just tuned in on Radio 2 in the program of the TROS "De Gouden Uren" with DJ Daniël Dekker and GINO VANNELLI's new cd-book is cd of the week!!! They played parts of A GOOD THING, EVERMORE and the complete song: THE MEASURE OF A MAN... What a big kick to hear this on our radio!!! Next Friday the 20th of February Gino Vannelli will perform live in the studio of "De Gouden Uren" between 11am and 12noon and people, only a few can win tickets to be there live in the studio and be at this unique Gino Vannelli mini-concert. We just heard Edward from Bergen phoning in at 10.45am and He and His Wife are invited to be there!!! Marco also won Gino Vannelli's new cd-book: "A GOOD THING" What a fun Tuesdaymorning with GINO VANNELLI... - 18 February 2009: Here we are again with a live piece because on Radio 2 in Holland the program "Gouden Uren" (Golden hours) is happening again and DJ Daniël Dekker talks about Gino Vannelli's new cd again... He receives an e-mail from a listener telling Him that He was at the Groningen concert and thought is was greatness in music and Gino looked so good (joking about His hair) most men are very jealous of Gino's hair because they get bald and balder by the years! Than this person asked what brand of jeans Gino wears because he thought it was a super kicking jeans. DJ Daniël Dekker said that He was present in Paradiso Amsterdam and saw how good Gino looked and that the new songs sounded super top... But Daniël refused to ask Gino about His jeans... He told this person to try to win tickets for next Fridaymorning in the competition in about an hour and ask Gino Himself about His jeans during this intimate concert for radio 2. All this was about 9.45am this morning and around 10.50am there was a GINO VANNELLI PROMO AGAIN with parts of EVERMORE and A GOOD THING and than Daniël played the complete GINO VANNELLI SONG: "From This Day on" WOW!!! What an attention for GINO VANNELLI's life's work! Than the hot line and a Guy called Johan the Painter won two tickets for Fridaymorning for this very intimate private concert at a secret spot in Hilversum for Radio 2 between 11am and 12noon. So listen to the GOUDEN UREN Fridaymorning 20 February 2009 with DJ Daniël Dekker. GINO VANNELLI live with the Dutch Band and guess who plays the drums during this live performance??? Hans Eijkenaar!!! - 19 February 2009: The editors are laughing like crazy because we tuned in again on Radio 2 "Gouden Uren" and guess who was on the phone with DJ Daniël Dekker????? Wil Spelbos, Utrecht's biggest GINO VANNELLI fan, who always supports our GINO VANNELLI fan site!!! She won tickets for the secret place near Hilversum to be at the GINO VANNELLI live performance!!! CONGRATULATIONS Wil!!!!!! How funny, live can be beautiful!! On 9.25am we already heard the Gino Vannelli promo to warm up the listeners for Gino Vannelli's new album and the live performance tomorrow and at 10.47am they played "Don't Give Up On Me" and people could call the HOT-line... We bet many Gino Vannelli fans tried to get in but Wil was the strongest and the fastest... We are very happy for Wil, see you tomorrow!!! - 20 February 2009: Gino Vannelli's A GOOD THING has entered the Dutch charts on the album top 100 at 33 from NOTHING on 33!!! this week!!! - 23 February 2009: Gino Vannelli's A GOOD THING on number 8 of the Plato album top 100 and these are the 100 best selling albums at Plato's. GINO VANNELLI on 8 !!! - 23 February 2009: The Gino Vannelli videoclip "The Measure of a Man" will be released soon on YouTube and on the Dutch TV at the TMF music channel TV. The editing is still going on... Gino Vannelli's performance is OUTSTANDING!!! - 28 February 2009: The last day of February 2009 and guess what??? See the Plato album top 100 and see the number 1 !!! YESSSSSSSS GINO VANNELLI's A GOOD THING is on number ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS TO GINO VANNELLI!!!!!! MASTERPIECE!!!! - 3 March 2009: A CRY FOR HELP!!! Plato has the red button on Gino Vannelli's new cd-book A GOOD THING and that means not in stock!!! But we can all laugh again because tomorrow Wednesday 4 March 2009 a new load of Gino Vannelli's new cd-book will come into Holland!!! Read the message on the A GOOD THING cd-links web page number 7... - 4 March 2009: Plato kept their promises and today A GOOD THING by Gino Vannelli is in stock again and has the green button again. In the mean time Gino's new cd-book went from 3 to 4 so maybe we can get it to one again!!! A GOOD THING cd-links web page number 7... have a peek! - 10 March 2009: Received the GINO VANNELLI videoclip from the recordcompany today. The Measure of a Man is on YouTube NOW!!! - 12 March 2009: Gino Vannelli's A GOOD THING stays
on number 4 in the - 15 March 2009: Top newspaper in Holland De Telegraaf published a Gino Vannelli article/interview in the Sunday edition of 15 March 2009. - 23 March 2009: WOW!!! What a weekend!!! Gino Vannelli in Maastricht and especially Zoetermeer was outstanding and superb and many people from the audiences went home in a very happy state of mind!!! Maastricht and Zoetermeer were packed and sold-out!!! See our web pages about Maastricht and Zoetermeer...UP TO THE NEXT CONCERT in Lelystad, a very special concert with Gino Vannelli and a trio. Bert van den Brink on the grand-piano... "Life is BEAUTIFUL..." - 25 March 2009: A GOOD THING tour
at the International JazzFestival in Middelburg. - 3 April 2009: Gossip and rumours about Gino Vannelli's A GOOD THING being released in Japan? With a bonus track? The editors will let you know more when the gossip/rumours phase is over! Please have the decensy not to spread untrue things if you are not sure... when the editors know or hear something about new releases we will write it down inside our web site and make links for you all. A true thing is that Gino Vannelli is recording again at His studio but WHAT exactly is still a mystery! And stays a mystery for a while...
- 24 May 2009: New concert dates are coming in slowly: Holland, Mexico, USA, Korea, China, Holland again, Italy and a possible Mexico again in October 2009... So this 2009 will be a real GINO VANNELLI tour year all over this globe... Look around and check around keep your eyes and ears wide open!!! And check out our GINO VANNELLI tour data web pages EVERY DAY!!! - 6 June 2009: Latest news about the A GOOD THING cd-book: Gino Vannelli's new cd-book will be officially released around September the 15th 2009 in Italy and there will be a few concerts in the fall in Italy and France. A GOOD THING will be released too in France a little later. This is official news from the record company CMM. - 17 July 2009: The chance for the American GINO VANNELLI
fans to get the original - 7 August 2009: A chance for you to buy the original GINO
VANNELLI cd-book in Portland, Oregon or New Orleans or Las Vegas in
September 2009!!! GO FOR THIS MASTERPIECE and a GINO VANNELLI live
concert at the same time!!! Life can be beautiful!!! - 17 August 2009: CMM and the manufacturing factory still print Gino Vannelli's A GOOD THING!!! The line at amazon dot com: "This item has been discontinued by the manufacturer." is NOT TRUE!!! These rumours can go down the drain, CMM still exports to foreign countries according to the CMM manager who works on this GINO VANNELLI project! - 7 September 2009: The editors just saw that you can order Gino Vannelli's A GOOD THING at the official Gino Vannelli web site!!! We will make links on our A GOOD THING web page number 7 with the links to different places on this planet... - 23 November 2009: A GOOD THING released now in different European countries like Italy, France, Germany, Norway, Denmark and Sweden!!! More people can get this GINO VANNELLI album now including the poetry booklet and eternally enjoy this work of art in MUSIC & POETRY... Everlasting art by GINO VANNELLI!!!
4 August 2010: A real French release of A Good Thing by Gino Vannelli
The cd booklet designs & Artwork:
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Soundclips:
The making of a GINO VANNELLI videoclip: The Measure of
a Man...
Releasedate Gino Vannelli's Cd-Book 13 February
2009
- 10 January 2009:
Bol dot com has Gino Vannelli's A GOOD THING listed and also NL
stores. The editors made a new web page for the links... See 
not like the Dutch design but a different design &
layout. Read the 
