i must admit this recording, and pretty much all the material i have recorded yet, are more or less one-shot trials. i am aware of the benefits of really working on a song or mix, but it seems i never manage to make time to really spend the required hours for a well done job.
for instance, this song i recorded on saturday morning in one shot, after that my wife add the voice and finally i played a little bit with reaper software to make it presentable. i noticed all the less than perfect issues, but i just let it go like it is. those early hits are very noticeable also because of the eq and effects i used on the instrumental track... but that's it, it was my only shot and i did not make it perfectly...

really, for me it's a matter of relaxation and i do not have any intentions of making it perfect. not now. it's just something i wanted to share with you, since i thought this song is pretty and my wife could sing it nicely...

btw, here's the song's story...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Raise_Me_Up i had no idea about all of these facts until ten minutes ago...