Mr. Myers celebrated its 15 year anniversary with the release of a 24 song, 2 CD set on June 28, 1996. This release is both a retrospective of previously released material (Disc 1: 1981-1990), and a listen to the present with ten newly recorded songs (Disc 2: 1991-1996).



Disc 1 contains the title song from Mr. Myers' first EP "Keep Me Going", (1983), as well as cuts from the recordings "Go The Distance", (1986), and "Right Here Right Now", (1990). "Sunny Day", a previously unreleased song from 1989, is included as well. All of these songs were digitally remastered to comprise the fifteen songs on Disc 1. (For more complete information on these classic releases, see The Mr. Myers Discography.)

    1. Keep Me Going
    2. Go The Distance
    3. Fight Fire With Fire
    4. What's Done Is Done
    5. If We Go Dancing
    6. Do Right By Me
    7. Let The Tide Flow
    8. Sunny Day
    9. Lovely Night
    10. Patience
    11. Love Goes On
    12. Right Here, Right Now
    13. Living From Day To Day
    14. Say I Love You
    15. Keep Me In Dub



Disc 2 was recorded and mastered at Performance Recording in Orland Hills, Illinois, with Dustin Parker as producer, Charles Piper as Engineer, and Marty Bilecki as Assistant and Mastering Engineer. Several guest artists contributed to this current recording, including Buzz Kilman, from WLUP on Harp; Paul Coscino, currently with Lynne Jordan & the Shivers, on Hammond B3 Organ, and Jennifer Onesto of Burnt Toast, on Background Vocals.

Founder and leader of the band since 1981, Todd Donnelly has written all of the original songs on this project, with the exception of "Montego Bay", the only cover song included.

Mr. Myers' current lineup of musicians is:
Todd Donnelly - Lead Vocals, Steel Drums, Percussion
Rich Fulfs - Guitar, Trombone, Background vocals
Frank Chodacki - Saxophones, Flute, Keyboards, Background Vocals
Rick White - Bass Guitars
Eric Johnson - Drums, Percussion



    1. Montego Bay
    2. Let It Out
    3. Catch The Feeling
    4. Rum Punch
    5. First Things First
    6. What You Are
    7. Jamaican Time
    8. Thinkin' About My Home
    9. Step Back
    10. Good News Calypso



To order the double CD "Mr. Myers - 1981 to 1996" send a check for $17.00 + $3.00 for postage & handling to:


This Double CD Anniversary Set, as well as their live-in-the studio recording from 1992, "Live At Last!, are also available at all Chicagoland Best Buy Stores and Tower Records.


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