Smitty:  Absolutely, I totally agree.

KW:  And that’s what we’ve been doing.

Smitty:  And coming from the Midwest myself, I totally identify with the vibe, but I think this is just a very international record in that the vibe is there that everyone can enjoy.  I have relatives in Memphis, I grew up in St. Louis and have been in Memphis more times than I can remember.

KW:  Wow.

Smitty:  And so I can feel that vibe and that love from the Memphis sound and that kind of thing, but just looking at it from a wider perspective, I think this is a great record that everyone’s gonna enjoy, yeah.

KW:  Oh, I appreciate that, I really do.

Smitty:  Yeah, man, because it’s a beautiful mix of music and it’s retrospective, but yet it’s “now” too.  It’s not just something that you’re going back, but I think it’s a sound that in this here and now we can definitely appreciate and enjoy.

KW:  Oh, I definitely appreciate that and that’s kind of our—our intention was to take the templates of these older songs and totally re-imagine them, re-do them, so that they have a “now” feeling to them, and with the help of some great producers—Philippe Saisse and James McMillan from England, Philippe is from France, Rex Rideout, my buddy Gary Goin of the David Porter school of production—so, yeah, it’s really been great.

Smitty:  Yeah.  Let me ask you a question.  I’ve been asking everybody this.  I’m doing this until Rex hits me over the head when he sees me again.  (Both laugh.)  When are we gonna get Rex to do another Club 1600?

KW:  Wow, see, you got me, man.  We may have to just tie him down.

Smitty:  Yeah.  (Laughs.)

KW:  You know?

Smitty:  Well, because it was such a beautiful record and whenever I talk about it, I say “Yeah, Mr. Club 1600, I’m waiting on another one.”

KW:  Right, I’m sure he’d probably go “Oh, man, I don’t have time to blow my nose, let alone do my own record.”

Smitty:  Yeah, I know, and he’s just done some incredible work and I know it had to be a pleasure to work with all of these great producers.

KW:  It really was.

Smitty:  Yeah, and you have one of my friends on this record, and I want to talk about this spoken word thing because I think it’s a welcome and beautiful addition to this record, and that’s the lovely Ms. Kim Fields, the actress.

KW:  That’s right, man.