John Canaan - Music Recordings

🔹 Favorite Singles

🔹 Albums

🔹 Background & Perspective

🔹 John Canaan’s A.I. Band

• Be Still My Soul is a unique collection of affirmations inspired by scriptures - with Music by David Tolk

• Keep Looking at My Face - Click here for background

• You’re Not Alone - The recording of “You’re Not Alone” (with woman & windmill) is the original from 1982.

• You’re Not Alone - 40th Anniversary Version - Click here for background

• You Are the Song - For Narelle - Click here for dedication.

• What If I Loved You? was the #1 song throughout Utah for several weeks in 1983

• Let It In & If Not Love - (primarily originals) - many are suitable for working through a breakup.

• The Boy I Love was written for my son John-Robert when he was 4 years old.

• In Silence - originally inspired by “The Christmas Box.” For every mother who’s suffered loss.

1983 - Concert Review from Paul Hulsibee

With a clean voice and relaxed humor, Canaan brings charm to the stage and heart to the lyrics. If Tuesday’s concert is any indication, this singer-songwriter’s songs aren’t just passing tunes – they’re becoming part of people’s lives.

by Paul Hulseibee – Staff Writer

CEDAR CITY – Singer-songwriter John Canaan performed his original music to an appreciative audience Tuesday at the LDS Institute, including his hit song “What If I Loved You?” which is now the top-requested song in the Salt Lake Valley. (Spectrum/Paul Hulseibee)

Displaying the polish and confidence of a professional and pulling mischief-laced pranks like a little kid, John rendered his original compositions with vigor and laced his music with humor that kept his audience rocking with laughter. He displayed talent vocally and musically and glittered by dry jokes and genuine songs.

Songs like “That’s O.K., I Don’t Like You Either” came from the singer’s earlier studio recordings. The songs spoke bluntly of situations faced by college students and the road to self-discovery, yet remained lighthearted and humorous enough to keep the crowd from feeling dragged down.

After offering some of what he said was “journal jottings,” Canaan brought the crowd to tears with his popular song, “What If I Loved You.” Many fans in the audience knew the lyrics, and Canaan encouraged the crowd to lean in and join him. “What If I Loved You” is the top-requested song in the Salt Lake Valley, according to a poll conducted by radio station KISN in Salt Lake. The success of the song is just the most recent chapter in the story of the 30-year-old singer-songwriter.

“John Canaan’s A.I. Band” collection includes several categories. The category that started it all was a collection of my most ancient recordings (many of them just demos on cassette tapes i.e., “Don’t Go Lookin’ Around”). In most cases, I realized I can’t actually sing them anymore. I could in my 20’s but not my 70’s. So it was fun to bring versions of these recordings sort of “back to the future” through A.I. productions. Right now, of any recordings that I have (including the real me [above], these are actually my favorites).

I don’t actually sing on any of the “John Canaan’s A.I. Band” recordings (except as will be noted in the future). I wrote all of the lyrics on some and collaborated with A.I. on others. Some songs include different versions of the music but the same original lyrics. Some also include the original music as it was written. Let me know what you think. I’d love to hear from you - johncanaan@gmail.com. For the whole collection, just search for “John Canaan’s A.I. Band” online.

Other A.I. Recordings (All vocals A.I.)