Hi, I'm Jorge Boig, Chilean composer, singer and musician. I must say that I really liked your song. It is a very beautiful pop ballad, I really liked the guitar, it sounds very good and is very well played. The trumpet solo is excellent, it gives depth to the theme, and creates a very romantic atmosphere. The voices sound good, I imagined for a moment that you could use some choruses like bee gees, very sharp, something similar to what you did but a little more elaborate. In my head it occurred to me that a bolero arrangement could work well, I think your song as a bolero can sound very good, I don't know why that came to mind, but the song is well done and could perfectly be reversed. I congratulate you. I invite you to listen to my music on spotify, look for me as Jorge Boig, surely there will be some songs that you like. hug and blessings, good job.

Hi Willie! It's a nice balade, conveying a feeling of liberation, nostalgia and sincere gratitude, gift of love, as much through the lyrics, the subject as the music. The orchestration is clean and standard, supporting the message well. The blues in your song could very well adapt to the "saudade" of a slow bossa nova, giving even more feeling, roundness and intimate warmth, while preserving the rhythmic, melodic and harmonic sweetness. Your touching voice could also harmonize very well in the bossa version. It's just a personal opinion (in fact, while listening to your song, I hear "automatically" the bossa version: so I'm telling you about it because it's insistent in my ears :) there's like a "compatible swing"): your song as produced here is accomplished and touching. Thank you and best wishes for success!!! Franck

Times of joy is a wonderful peace of work. It sort of reminds me of a sunny Bono track without Cher. Slow and easy. I especially love the trumpet I think that is.. this is a Sunday and at times one needs to have some sort of time to relax... keep On pushing out the fantastic melodies.. the lyrics are masterful... I gave it four stars because of the tempo. The time of the track was perfect.. well done .. ps.. not sure if you knew of sonny Bono but he was husband to a current national icon.. the one and only Cher

A High quality voice! Nice music too and background vocals were a nice surprise. Also trumpet fits perfectly to this atmosphere and nice keeps playing while the talent is singing. Radio ready for sure! Loved it!

Ciao bel suono e musica, la voce e buona ti faccio i complimenti per la tua musica,poi andrò a sentire sul tuo profilo altra musica,se ti fa piacere vai ascoltare anche le mie canzoni,a presto ciao

bella voce classica un po' suadente con una canzone adatta alla voce calda di willie l'arrangiamento e anche i coretti sono ottimi compresa la tromba in compenso giudizio positivo in tutti i sensi

I'm enjoying the song and it's got a feel that lends itself to being an instrumental as well as a sung song. Vocally you handled it great, BUT I hear a female vocal instead, sort of like a Carly Simon type sound. Not to take away from your vocal because you did a nice job. Just thinking of the song sales. Trumpet solo brings a little old world sensibility to the track. For me, I like it. I think you have a hit!

Hi,Almost nothing works the first time it's attempted. Just because what you're doing does not seem to be working, doesn't mean it won't work. It just means that it might not work the way you're doing it. If it was easy, everyone would be doing it, and you wouldn't have an opportunity. There's an old Chinese saying that I just love, and I believe it is so true. It goes like this: "The temptation to quit will be greatest just before you are about to succeed." Thanks and good luck!

Nice song, melody and lyrics. I love the easy listening vibe. Great guitar playing. I could hear it played in shopping malls or restaurants. I love the trumpet solo! It adds a nice addition to the vibe. It's one of my favorite instruments. I listened right to the end and overall I really enjoyed your song. Good job.

Times of joy is a nice crooner. It's nicely engineered, clean recording, nice balance, good musicians. I liked to listen to it and then there's the question I always tend to ask myself: will I play it again? Some songs are so vibrant on the first pass that I would gladly play them a hundred times because they really tempt me. Other songs don't tickle at all the first time I hear them and then the second time my foot starts tapping without me noticing it. Maybe I'm not the crooner type but I don't have any longing after 'times of joy' while I really like the voice, the recording is top, the arrangement is un-complex, it's easy listening but not tempting at all. It wakes no thrill in me. I think you can do much, much better. Maybe you should consider stepping out of the comfort zone with your voice. Bet you can. Keep on going. Music heals.

I absolutely love the tone and the vocalist on the track it's really really nice it's amazing how you captured my ears with your lyrics I love the way you speak to my soul about what the world needs now today and that is absolutely a great deal of more love and more love and more love like we can't I can't express that enough amongst each other in ourselves so I can appreciate the track times of Joy because that is definitely what we need

Good voice! nice tone, nice song, enjoyed the trumpet solo, i don't know if it's an original but if it is congratulations, worthy of some radio airplay, hopefully that you're promoting it, keep it up, good work!!!

Felt like a blast from the past Tony Bennett moment. Thank you for sharing Willie. Vocals and melody connected beautifully. Brass, a nice emphatic touch, though unnecessarily elevated above melody. I hope your creation process brought you joy for this one. It delivered on this end. Best of luck with this, as well as future projects. Peace and Safety!

Brilliant accentuated instrumentation creating immediately great atmosphere in this professional arrangement. The music starts of with some jazz-cords on fantastic played acoustic guitar, but the song is more various. Imaginative transitions puts one immediately into a relaxed mood. The accentuated rhodes piano sound and the bass-line increases the tunes as an extra factor. Willie Endaya´s soft unique vocals brings really a deep feel into the song. Impressive lyrics about love including all the relevant characteristics, qualities, or events makes this song to something special. All instruments really stand out! Especially the virtuos trumpet solo close to the end convinces me. Overall perfect mixed recording. Beyond - this song shows a quintessence of polyphonical jazz and contemporary music in pop style. I´m sure you will also enjoy what you hear and like to add.

Smooth, relaxing jazz like feel. Lyrics are beautiful. It's a lovely, love song. I could see using this song for ambiance in the background of a beautiful dinner party. I like the part of the reflection of my dreams. The tune is also very well crafted. I highly recommend this song. Also love how the tenor sax comes in towards the end. Very mellow.

I listen to your music it was awesome I like your style to me you sound unique you have what it takes to go to next Level you have done a lot of good work your voice also is good in the ear keep up the good work

One of the things I enjoy most about Number One Music artists is the newfound ability to hear music from around the world by singers who I'd never have the chance to listen to otherwise. That, in itself, is a great thing. Here, with this song it's a throwback to the early 70's ballads with Neil Sedaka or Elton John. Vocally, delightfully smooth and cherished. The harmonies are excellent. Music production is genuinely divine in perfection. Really a JOY to listen to on repeat. This would be a wonderful song to have on the background at a nice romantic dinner! My first 5* review of the year!

Willie Endaya "Times of joy" So fast forward to the summer of 2021 or was that 2022 and the cure and vaccine for covid 19 has been found. Some of the unwilling to take the vaccine have had it force fed to them by entertains so that the venues could open up and play again. And somehow your little nightclub that everyone just wanted to go to has still survived. Some of us are hoping that people have generally obtained a better value for life. So the venue hires Wille Endaya and the lights are dim the music is relaxing and people are enjoying the wine Wille statrs playing times of joy opening with some acoustic guitar and then joined with bass and keyboards to make it more special there is a real saxophone player and you know by the end of the song some people will walk away remembering the times of joy they have had and the times that need to come with what life there is left to live and to value.

A beautifully crafted song with a superb vocal performance. Recorded and produced to a high standard the song has wide appeal and is a really moving love song in its reflections on the joy of human contact. Love the trumpet break which dovetails nicely with the feel of the song. Bravo. What a smooth voice!