The C Word —2017

Based on interviews with 22 survivors of breast cancer, The C Word examines the challenges, heartbreak and exultation of fighting and surviving cancer.

About

22 women from all walks of life sat down to tell us about their fight with breast cancer. We heard stories of fear, grit, humor, anger, romance, sex, sorrow and triumph. Inspired by these interviews, we created an album of songs that begins with the first discovery of cancer and takes us through the process of fighting this terrible disease with a ton of humor and heart.

Songs

1. THE C WORD
2. YOUR WORLD IS DIFFERENT
3. STEP BY STEP 1
4. DON’T GOOGLE
5. WISE YOGINI
6. TOUGH NOOGIES
7. STEP BY STEP 2
8. HELLO, CANCER
9. THE CANCER CONFIRMED IT
10. LYING HERE WITH YOU
11. STAY PRAYED UP
12. HEAD SHAVE RAVE
13. ROCK THIS WIG
14. FREE YOUR HEAD
15. FIGURING IT OUT
16. SEXY BRA ROOM
17. WHOLE NEW LOVE STORY
18. CLEANING HOUSE
19. CLARITY

Credits

All music by Robert Maggio (ASCAP).
All lyrics by Matthew Hardy (BMI).

Songs were inspired by interviews with the following breast cancer patients: Karen Alexander, Judith Arnold, Kim Beck, Mara Carrillo, Stephanie Chorney, Shirley Colabella, Luba Dziubas, Paula Flory, Sandy Grabowski, Linda Grenis, Jodi Inverso, Maggie Jara, Rachel Katz, Lindsay Kelly-Ablahani, Soledad Madrigal, Laura Martin, Mary Ellen Panzitta, Lyn Ransom, Billie Smith, Theresa Stills, Janet Tonner and Rhonda Williams.

A deep heartfelt thanks to all the women who shared their stories. And a special thanks to Paula Flory and the Breast Cancer Resource Center in Princeton, New Jersey, to the Robert Wood Johnson Hospital and to Mark Roxey and the Roxey Ballet Company.

Many of the songs from The C Word were first performed as part of Mark Roxey’s ballet We vs C.

Recording Credits

This recording of The C Word was made possible by the generous support of West Chester University and New Music USA.

A portion of the proceeds from the recording will be donated to the Breast Cancer Resource Center in Princeton, NJ.

String arrangements by Robert Maggio and Alfred James Goodrich: tracks 5,8,10,17

Gina Milo: vocals 1,3,4,5,6,7,8,10,11,13,14,15,16,18,19
Desiree Rodriguez: vocals 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,19
Aurelia Williams: vocals 1,3,4,6,7,8,11,13,14,15,16,19

Alfred James Goodrich: electric bass 1,4,8,10,11,13,14,18, cello 5,8,10,17, acoustic guitar 1,18, percussion 17
John Grecia: piano 1,5,8,10,11,13,18, organ 11
Robert Maggio: keyboard sampler, synthesizer (all tracks), drum and percussion programming (all except tracks 4,8,9,11,15)
Joshua Thomas: drums 1,3,4,7,8,9,11,13,14,16,18,19

All songs produced by Robert Maggio and Alfred James Goodrich, except 2,6,12,15 produced by Robert Maggio.

All vocal tracks recorded by Myles Turney at Shelter Island Sound in New York, NY.

All instrumental tracks recorded by Alfred James Goodrich at Silvertone Studios in Ardmore, PA.

All tracks mixed and mastered by Alfred James Goodrich at Silvertone Studios in Ardmore, PA.

Cover Art & Graphic Design: Matthew Hardy

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