Aids  SHORT SHIRT 1988 ARRANGER/PRODUCER: SHELLY TOBITT
Channel: Shelly Tobitt
Date: 05/02/2024

I HAVE WANTED TO REPAIR THIS SONG FOR YEARS.  THE GUITARIST MADE SOME MISTAKES AND THE TONAL BALANCE WAS OFF. WITH THE ADVENT OF NEW MASTERING TOOLS I NOW GET THE CHANCE TO FIX THEM, WHICH I THINK I DID.  BELOW IN THE COMMENTS IS A PARTIAL LIST OF SONGS I HAVE WRITTEN OVER THE YEARS FOR SHORT SHIRT.
THIS IS FROM A CASSETTE ALBUM SIMPLY NAMED 'KING SHORT SHIRT'.
I HAD QUIT WRITTING FOR SHORY AND DR. SIR PRINCE RAMSEY WAS ACTIVELY TRYING TO GET ME TO WRITE ANOTHER ALBUM FOR HIM.  MAMA LOU, TINY, RUTH, AND EVEN MY WIFE WERE CONSTANTLY HARRASSING ME ABOUT WRITING ANOTHER ALBUM. DOC WAS ACTIVE IN THE PREVENTION OF AIDS IN THE CARIBBEAN AND ASK ME TO WRITE A SONG ABOUT AIDS, SO I WROTE THIS SONG. WHEN HE HEARD THE SONG HE WANTED TO DO A SIX SONG ALBUM. HE SAID HE WOULD PAY PART OF THE EXPENSE AND SHORTY WOULD PAY THE OTHER HALF.  I WAS RELUCTANT TO DO IT BUT HE GAVE ME THE MONEY. I NEVER  DID GET THE OTHER HALF FROM SHORTY SO I ENDED UP PAYING TO COMPLETE THE PRODUCTION. I WENT TO NEW YORK AND GOT FRANKIE TO WORK ON 3 OF THE SONGS AND I DID THE REST. THIS WAS THE LAST ALBUM I DID.