ReStructure Mix Update (2/23/21) “Garden Of Love” - Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix – Don Ray

ReStructure Mix Update (2/23/21) “Garden Of Love” - Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix – Don Ray

Don Ray (Raymond Donnez) is an arranger and musician who are well known as one of the pioneers of the European disco sound as it progressed in the mid and late 70’s. Along with Cerrone and Alec R. Costandinos this man achieved a notation in the creative process of symphonic disco productions. “Garden Of Love” is the title track to the 1978 project produced by Cerrone and Don Ray along with many other talents from the Euro-disco pool including Madeline Bell, George Rodi, Ray Cooper, Kay Garner, Mo Foster and Sue Glover. This number is one of the nice Calypso-disco feel rhythms with a smooth vocal provided by Lee Rich and Rob King. One song that was least to receive the play due to the big disco energy pieces “Got To Have Loving” and “Standing In The Rain” but every bit as exciting and worthy.

I have taken the album version of “Garden Of Love”: and worked on playing more on a down beat in this ReStructure Mix. The aura of the smooth and whimsical melody is intact with more of a kick-drum rhythm track placed to give it a new energy.