Paul Anka has nothing left to prove and everything left to give. The legendary singer-songwriter’s new studio album ‘Inspirations of Life and Love’ is out now via Green Hill Music/Sun Label Group, an eleven-track collection of lushly orchestrated songs that draws from beloved hits and brand new material in equal measure.
Recorded primarily in Anka’s home studio in California, with symphony orchestra accompaniment tracked in Budapest, the album carries the kind of sonic scale that only comes from a musician who has spent seven decades learning exactly what a song needs. It’s available on vinyl, CD, and digitally via Dolby Atmos.
Anka describes the project with characteristic warmth: “Life and Love was unlike anything I’ve done in the last few years. I’m very into the music and the arrangements and the message that we’re trying to give and it’s my gift to all of you.” His take on “That’s Life” strips the classic back to a slow, deeply felt interpretation, doing for it what only Anka could.
The numbers behind this man are staggering. Five Top 20 hits before the age of 18. A number one record with “Diana” at 15. The only artist in history to chart on the Billboard Top 100 in seven consecutive decades. His HBO documentary ‘Paul Anka: His Way’, streaming now on HBO Max, traces that extraordinary journey from teen idol to enduring institution.
His US Tour, A Man and His Music, is underway now.
‘Inspirations of Life and Love’ Tracklist:
I Just Can’t Wait
Anytime
Boulevard
It Was a Very Good Year
Let Me Try Again
Love Never Felt So Good
Freedom For You And Me (Freedom For The World)
I Believe
The Last Time I Saw You
(All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings
That’s Life