Cherry Beat - Recording Sessions (Part Twenty-One - The Band's Fifteenth Album)

26th June 2016
Surprisingly though their  of the  song  had already been recorded in 1971 and released on their debut album '', Peter McDonald and Torquil Dohrn respectively recorded   and   for the song on this day, hoping to model a new updated mix of the song.

The band's intention was to remix their 1971 cover of 'Roll over Beethoven' to make it sound more like Chuck Berry's original version, rather than the version by on which their cover was partially based.

29th June 2016
Surprisingly though their rock and roll cover of the song  had already been recorded in 1973 and released as a bonus track on their 1973  Still In Business'' in 1993, Devon O'Connell recorded  and  overdubs for the song on this day, as their recording was deemed incomplete.

3rd July 2016
Surprisingly though their rock and roll cover of song  had already been recorded in 1971 and released on their second album Show Business'' in 1972, Sam Whitby and Torquil Dohrn respectively recorded  and  overdubs for the song on this day, hoping to model a new updated mix of the song.

The band's intention was to remix their 1971 cover of 'Clarabella' to make it sound more like a hybrid of the version by The Beatles and the version by, rather than a carbon copy of the version by Billy Preston on which their cover was primarily based.

7th July 2016
Surprisingly though their rock and roll cover of the Elvis Presley song  had already been recorded in 1973 and released as a bonus track on their 1973 studio album Still In Business'' in 1993, Devon O'Connell recorded and percussion overdubs for the song on this day, as their recording was deemed incomplete.

11th July 2016
Surprisingly though their rock and roll cover of the Elvis Presley song  had already been recorded in 1971 and released as a bonus track on their debut album '' in 1992, Torquil Dohrn recorded tenor saxophone overdubs for the song on this day, as their recording was deemed incomplete.

19th July 2016
Peter McDonald, Sam Whitby, and Devon O'Connell recorded backing vocal overdubs for the band's 1971 rock and roll cover of 'Jailhouse Rock' on this day. It was during this same session that Torquil Dohrn recorded a overdub.

21st July 2016
Torquil Dohrn recorded backing vocal overdubs for the band's 1971 rock and roll cover of 'Jailhouse Rock' on this day. At long last, their cover of the song was complete.

29th July 2016
Surprisingly though their rock and roll cover of the song ' (Lay Down Your Arms)' had already been recorded in 1971 and released as a bonus track on their debut album  in 1992, the band decided to model a new updated mix of the song on this day. Their recording already featured a overdub which had been recorded in 1974. The mix including the violin overdub was released as a bonus track on their 1974 album Merry Christmas in 1993.

Peter McDonald, Torquil Dohrn, and Devon O'Connell recorded backing vocal overdubs for their cover of the song on this day. Sam Whitby, Milford Ekdahl, and Wilbur Milardo also recorded, , and overdubs, respectively. They were joined by s Anaiya Hawes, Veronika Mathis, and Katy Taranto who recorded violin overdubs. Peter's 24 year old daughter Patrice McDonald and her childhood friends Scarlett Cordero and Amma Partridge also provided harmony vocals.

Patrice's friends contributed their vocals for a small amount of money each, but Patrice herself considered it be a honour to contribute vocals to any recording issued under her father's band's name, and did not ask for any money. The band's intention was to remix their 1971 cover of 'Soldier of Love' to make it sound more like Arthur Alexander's original version. Their 1971 mix of the song was very similar to the version by The Beatles but without any backing vocals. Their 1974 mix contained a single violin but was otherwise identical to the 1971 mix.

20th August 2016
Peter McDonald, Torquil Dohrn, and Devon O'Connell respectively recorded violin,, and  overdubs for the band's 1971 cover of 'Soldier of Love' on this day. At long last, the new mix of the song was complete.

29th August 2016
Surprisingly though their rock and roll cover of song  had already been recorded in 1976 and released as a bonus track on their 1976 studio album Neapolitan'' in 1994, Peter McDonald, Sam Whitby, Torquil Dohrn, and Devon O'Connell respectively recorded backing vocal, harmony vocal, backing vocal, and backing vocal and  overdubs for the song on this day, as their recording was deemed incomplete.

7th September 2016
Surprisingly though their cover of song  had already been recorded in 1972 and released as a bonus track on their second album Show Business'' in 1992, Peter McDonald, Torquil Dohrn, Devon O'Connell, and Wilbur Milardo respectively recorded,  , , and tambourine overdubs for the song on this day, as their recording was deemed incomplete.

20th September 2016
Surprisingly though the band's song 'Jeep' had already been recorded in 1975, with overdubs added in 1976, and released as a chart topping  in 1976, Peter McDonald recorded violin overdubs for the song on this day, hoping to model a new updated mix of the song.

He was joined by session musicians Anaiya Hawes and Veronika Mathis who also recorded violin overdubs, Elias Goguen and Ellen Paulos who recorded overdubs, and Osvaldo Tufuga who recorded a  overdub.

8th October 2016
Surprisingly though their hard rock cover of the song  had already been recorded in 1979 and released as a bonus track on their 1979 studio album Drink Up'' in 1996, Sam Whitby and Torquil Dohrn recorded rhythm guitar overdubs for the song on this day, as their recording was deemed incomplete.

9th November 2016
Surprisingly though their hard rock cover of the song  had already been recorded in 1979 and released as a bonus track on their 1979 studio album Drink Up'' in 1996, Peter McDonald, Sam Whitby, and Devon O'Connell respectively recorded backing vocal,, and percussion overdubs for the song on this day, as their recording was deemed incomplete.

11th November 2016
Surprisingly though their hard rock cover of the song  had already been recorded in 1979 and released as a bonus track on their 1980 studio album Blast Off!'' in 1996, Peter McDonald, Sam Whitby, Torquil Dohrn, and Devon O'Connell respectively recorded, , , and grand piano overdubs for the song on this day, as their recording was deemed incomplete.

19th November 2016
Peter McDonald and Sam Whitby respectively recorded and  overdubs for the band's 1979 cover of 'Don't Bring Me Down' on this day. At long last, their cover of the song was complete.

22nd November 2016
Peter McDonald, Sam Whitby, and Torquil Dohrn respectively recorded violin, cello, and tenor trombone overdubs for the band's cover of 'The Bar' on this day. Milford Ekdahl and Wilbur Milardo also recorded. They were joined by session musicians Margarito Donahoe who recorded a overdub, Elias Goguen who recorded a  overdub, and Buddy Harvey who recorded a tenor trombone overdub.

It was later that same session that Peter recorded a  overdub, Sam recorded a  overdub, Torquil recorded a tenor saxophone overdub, Milford recorded a  overdub, and Margarito recorded an  overdub.

23rd November 2016
Peter McDonald and Torquil Dohrn respectively recorded viola and overdubs for the band's cover of 'The Bar' on this day. They were joined by session musician Margarito Donahoe who recorded a overdub.

It was later that same session that Peter, Torquil, and session musician Eliza Cuthbert respectively recorded cello,, and overdubs.

24th November 2016
Torquil Dohrn recorded overdubs for the band's cover of 'The Bar' on this day. It was later that same session that he recorded a overdub. One more session would be necessary to complete the track.

25th November 2016
Torquil Dohrn recorded overdubs for the band's cover of 'The Bar' on this day. The track was now completed.

1st April 2017
Peter McDonald recorded violin, concert flute, and soprano recorder overdubs for 'Spacecraft' on this day. The song was now completed.

19th April 2017
Peter McDonald, Sam Whitby, Torquil Dohrn, Devon O'Connell, and Wilbur Milardo respectively recorded, acoustic rhythm guitar, , percussion, and  overdubs for 'No Fools Tonight' on this day.

Later on that same evening, Peter, Sam, and Torquil respectively recorded, clavinet, and electric piano overdubs. The song was now completed.