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Paid to Think

from The Mahaffey Sessions 1999

January 12th, 2023
10 tracks
32:35
The Mahaffey Sessions 1999
The Mahaffey Sessions 1999
Paid to Think
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Paid to Think
The Features
I've been thinking about what you said I'm gonna toss it around inside my head I'm gonna take some time Try to find the answers To the questions weighing on my mind Well, it's hard to say Feelings change Gonna take it day by day Get a headache or two Maybe a few Gonna figure out, baby What I oughta do Well, I've never ever really thought about how much I think before Situations change and that allows myself to think even more Star light, star bright Oh, how I wish tonight That somebody would just pay me to think I've been locked in my room Thinking of you And carefully planning My next move in to your heart Where I'll find a crossword puzzle and a rollercoaster ride Well, I've been thinking about All these things Little things like diamond rings and a valentine Baby, I'm always just one one step forward Two steps behind Well, I've never ever really thought about how much I think before From time to time I wonder what it was I was thinking being born Star light, star bright Oh, how I wish tonight That somebody would just pay me to think Oh, I can hear you in the hall And I don't mind that much at all Until I take a look around Walls come tumbling down That's why no one pays me to think Star light, star bright Oh, how I wish tonight That somebody would just pay me to think
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In 1999, The Features recorded an album with producer Matt Mahaffey (Self) but the album never saw the light of day. The band regrouped and eventually signed to Universal Records, toured with Kings of Leon and found a healthy career of independent success but this album was never heard... until now!

The Mahaffey Sessions 1999 were sourced from the original ADAT tapes at Matt Mahaffey's studio and remastered for digital and vinyl by John Baldwin. Artwork was created by renowned artist Sam Smith based on the band's real equipment and the record was pressed in Smyrna, TN... as close to the bands hometown of Murfreesboro as you can get.

Credits

Produced by Matt Mahaffey and The Features
Mixed by Matt Mahaffey
All songs by Matthew Pelham
Arrangements by The Features and Matt Mahaffey
Tracks 3, 6 and 10 arranged by Dabbs, Haas, Pelham, Sergio, Taylor and Yaw

Bass Guitar - Roger Dabbs
Drums - Rollum Haas
Guitar and Vocals - Matthew Pelham
Keyboards - Parrish Yaw
Additional keyboards by Matt Mahaffey
Strings - Chris Carmichael

Recorded at Mahaffey’s House in Murfreesboro
Mixed at Mahaffey’s House in Laurel Canyon

Artwork by Sam Smith
Mastered by John Baldwin at Infrasonic Sound

YK-100 - ykrecords.com - thefeatures.com