Photo credit: Joy Williams, original source, unknown. There are a few photos that I come back to all the time, this is one of them.
YAMS. You Are My Song. I knew when the track list for Forevermore came out that this would be my favorite from the title alone. I briefly searched youtube for original sources to all the songs listed and yep, I was right, YAMS wins the contest, hands down. My top 3 on replay are YAMS, I’ll Never Go and Tell Me, with Nandito Ako a very close 4th place. I occasionally play the entire album when I’m on the road, but these 4 get top billing, every single time.
What he does with the word “sooooooouuuuuung” is impossible to describe. Maybe I should get Masterclasslady’s take on it (I’ve considered asking her. Should she respond, I’ll post her comments)? I think just about everything he can do with his voice, he does in this song.
Here’s Regine Valeasquez’s original version:
Here’s a great photo of Regine and David in the studio. I posted it just because 
Which songs from Forevermore are your most listened to?
UPDATE:
As I mentioned earlier above, I wanted to know how Masterclasslady would describe what David does to the word “song” in YAMS. I’m so glad she responded to my request! Thank you, Rosanne, you are such a dear for taking time out of your busy day to answer my question.
From Masterclasslady:
You know a singer is doing something right when he can melt away all the stress and fatigue of the day, transporting you to another world of absolute bliss and harmony.
And no one does this better than David Archuleta. He has such a gift – a beautiful charismatic voice and presence that draws you in to every word he is singing.
In this music video, featured above, David performs a song titled “You Are My Song” from his OPM album, “Forevermore”.
It is an absolutely exquisite vocal performance, highlighting the dimension and scope of David’s range. His vocals are pure and translucent, emanating straight from his heart to yours.
His ability to craft and stretch his phrases is testament to his enormous skill set as a vocalist. Listen to the manner in which he holds the note on the word “song” at the 1:35 mark – centering the head voice and then gently increasing the diaphragmatic momentum to crescendo on the note, followed by a decrescendo.
This is called messa di voce and very difficult for singers to master. Yet, he makes it sound so easy.
Thank you to Janey for sending this song my way.
This song and the entire album in fact is available at DavidArchuleta.Com and Amazon.Com.
CLICK HERE to read the original article.
I clicked on the wiki link in MCL’s article and found this description of what David does:
The messa di voce is universally considered a very advanced vocal technique. To be properly executed, the only feature of the note being sung that should change is the volume – not the pitch, intonation, timbre, vibrato, and so on. This requires an extremely high level of vocal coordination, particularly in the decrescendo, so the technique is not often explicitly called for and is rarely heard outside of classical music.
You know something, I really listen to them equally.
cq(Quote)
You Are My Song is by far my most listened to. Lately I’ve been stuck on Forevermore, but really it changes from day to day for me.
emilyluvsarchie(Quote)
I keep playing the CD from first to last … have not listened to one more over the other, but I do think YAMS is my jams too.
ArchieFanDoc(Quote)
Forevermore, Wherever You Are, and I’ll Never Go are my most listened to!
I love You Are My Song, except I can’t relate to it too well, so I don’t listen to it as often. Even so, it is a beautiful song and David’s vocals are perfect <3
VeeBee(Quote)
My favorites are TELL ME ,I’LL NEVER GO and YOU ARE MY SONG as everyone else said I love all the songs. I need to listen to David, if we can’t see him,listening to him helps. I think his tweet made everyone feel better. If DAVID is happy we all feel happy for him. #DA2014
PAT HUNT(Quote)
You Are My Song is definitely my favorite song. His voice is so amazing, but Rainbow is a close second. Tell Me and Reaching Out are also listen to a lot. But on my train commute to work every morning the whole CD is played and I just close my eyes and listen when this songs come on. Great way to start the day.
It upset me that none of these songs are played on US radio and since it is no longer available on iTunes so many people are not exposed to this amazing CD.
Rose(Quote)
that’s sad to hear.. maybe when David comes back somehow US will get to be interested in it..
rhoda(Quote)
@Wise_Radio plays David’s songs on line and accept requests. They have practically everything he has ever sung. Check out their Web site. If you have twitter you can tweet your requests. They have many Forevermore songs too.
Heidijoy(Quote)
Rose, I once had a brief twitter convo with Nate Campany, the writer that co-wrote WAIT with David. He told me flat out that the record companies control what plays on US radio. So there you have it.
janey(Quote)
How do we get the record company to let US radio play this CD?
Rose(Quote)
Love this song!! Thanks for giving it to Masterclasslady for review. and thanks for the info you provided there re: 1:35 of the song.
I must say I cringe when I see this beautiful song called YAMS!! I know it’s an acronym but also a potatoe!! Can’t we say the name of the song!! ha! ha! Picky I know but had to voice that.
Love Tell Me and Nandito Ako next but honestly none that I dislike except the musical notes at the beginning of Rainbow before David sings. What instrument is that??? When I first heard it I thought my Cd had a scratch???
Heidijoy(Quote)
I always listen all the way throught mostly in the Car!!
Heidijoy(Quote)
YOU ARE MY SONG — actually this is one of the hardest song to sing, specially in competitions, and i believe David nailed the song by having his own version — and it’s beautiful!
Masterclass Lady knows it too well, and on a not-technical view, just listening to the song will make you feel the emotions through David’s passionate singing..
rhoda(Quote)
When I wrote David a postcard earlier this month I told him how much I loved and enjoyed FOREVERMORE and that my favorite songs were TELL ME and YOU ARE MY SONG – I love how he uses his voice in those songs!!
Janey Joy’s photo was posted by herself on twitter – it’s from their recording studio in Nashville “Here is David in the studio” March 10th 2010. He was probably rehearsing The Other Side Of Down ♥ ツ
Hanne – Denmark(Quote)