Top Songs By Brian d'Arcy James
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Brian d'Arcy James
Vocals
Adam Krauthamer
French Horn
Anders Bostrom
Flute
Anja Wood
Cello
Antoine Silverman
First Violin
Bill Ellison
Acoustic Bass Guitar
Bobby Baxmeyer
Guitar
Bruce Eidem
Trombone
Bud Burridge
Trumpet
Cameron Adams
Vocals
Charles Pillow
Reeds
Christopher Cardona
Violin
Christopher Sieber
Vocals
Daniel Breaker
Vocals
Entcho Todorov
Violin
Greg Reuter
Vocals
Haven Burton
Vocals
Hiroko Taguchi
Violin
Jack Bashkow
Reeds
Jacob Ming-Trent
Vocals
Jason DeBord
Associate Conductor
Jeanne LeBlanc
Cello
Jennifer Cody
Vocals
Jon Deley
Keyboards
Jonathan Dinklage
Violin
Ken Berescia
Guitar
Leah Greenhaus
Vocals
Lisa Ho
Vocals
Lisa Matricardi
Violin
Luico Hopper
Electric Bass Guitar
Marissa O'Donnell
Vocals
Marty Lawson
Vocals
Morris Kainuma
Tuba
Rachel Resheff
Vocals
Rachel Stern
Vocals
Ron Jannelli
Reeds
Sarah Jane Everman
Vocals
Sean Carney
Violin
Shane Shanahan
Percussion
Shrek: The Musical Pit Orchestra
Orchestra
Susan Perelman
Violin
Sutton Foster
Vocals
T.O. Sterrett
Keyboards
Tim Weil
Music Director
Tony Kadleck
Trumpet
Warren Odes
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jeanine Tesori
Composer
David Lindsay-Abaire
Lyrics
Anne Kaye
Copyist
Daniel Troob
Orchestrator
Doug Houston
Copyist
John Clancy
Orchestrator
Tim Weil
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jeanine Tesori
Producer
Peter Hylenski
Co-Producer
Lawrence Manchester
Mixing Engineer
Alex Venguer
Recording Engineer
Andrew Eccles
Photography
Angie Teo
Recording Engineer
Bryan Kelly
Assistant Engineer
Chris Jennings
Mixing Engineer
Chris Roberts
Executive Producer
Derik Lee
Assistant Engineer
Don Goodrick
Assistant Engineer
Frank Famularo
Graphic Design
Greg Calbi
Mastering Engineer
Joan Marcus
Photography
Missy Webb
Assistant Engineer
Pat Barry
Creative Director
Tyler Van Dalen
Assistant Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Princess, I
How's it going first of all?
Good?
Uh, it's good for me too
I'm okay
[Verse 2]
I picked this flower right over there
Is where it grew and I don't really like it
But it made me think of you
Because it's pretty
Is what I'm trying to say
And you're also pretty
But I like you anyway
[Verse 3]
So please accept this flower
With its petals and a stem
Which represent my feelings
And tells you how
Oh, man, I'm in trouble
[Verse 4]
When words fail
What will I do?
When words fail
How will she know how I feel?
When words fail
Will I fail too?
[Verse 5]
Hello, fair princess
Oh, look the moon
Is out tonight
You remind me of that moon
Because it's big and bright
And by big I don't mean chubby
Obviously you're not fat
But your personality is biggish
Is what I meant by that
[Verse 6]
Sorry 'bout that fat thing
I'm on the hefty side myself
I have to blame the gene pool
Which reminds me of
Oh, where am I going with this?
[Verse 7]
When words fail
What will I do?
When words fail
How will she know how I feel?
When words fail
Will I fail too?
[Verse 8]
Do I have a snowball's chance?
Are my prospects just too grim?
I spent my life stuck in the mud
Now I'm crawling out on a limb
[Verse 9]
If words fail
She'll know what I mean
If words fail
She'll just take my hand
She sees me like no one else has
If words fail
She'll understand
She'll understand
Written by: David Lindsay-Abaire, Jeanine Tesori