Early 2011, Facebook was flooded with people who used the online-game ‘Make your own album cover’ – also known as: ‘Wikipedia names your band’, where people clicked on a random quote, photo, and Wikipedia page – to create their own album cover, and posted them on their wall. Few got as many reactions as the album cover of producer Guido Aalbers Zwolle, Netherlands. For a non-existent band and the non-existent album ‘You May Never Know What Happiness Is’, in the space of a couple of hours dozens of befriended musicians and other creative minds signed up to actually make the album a reality. After reaction number forty, Aalbers decided to take the plunge, and ‘Lorrainville’ was born. On 2 October 2011 the song “A Heart That Is Lost Can Not Mend” was recorded. ‘The album has not become a compilation album. The cover is the source of inspiration. ‘You May Never Know What Happiness Is’ is a melancholy singer/songwriter album. Americana with, as references, the quieter work of Ryan Adams, Elliott Smith and maybe even Ray LaMontagne.’ Guido says. ‘But the project has always been open for ideas and suggestions’. Everyone could send in songs. Nearly 90 songs were submitted. ‘We want to use the creativity of everyone who signs up. Lorrainville belongs to everyone who cooperates, but I guard the unity, the vision and make the decisions.’ Musicians, songwriters and other creative minds can all participate in Lorrainville by first reading the rules, and then sending an email with what they have to offer. Oh, and just so we’re clear; it’s not a commercial project, there’s no budget. Everyone who participates does so for the love of music. Participators in te album You May Never Know What Happiness Is: Concept (Guido Aalbers) Vocalists : ( Anneke van Giersbergen, Casper Adrien, Erik Neimeijer ) Musicians : Angelo de Rijke Bas Wilberink Bennie Veldman Bert Bruines Bertolf Lentink Carsten Altena Casper Adrien Daniel Versteegh Ellio Martina Erik Neimeijer Esther Reuver GertJan van der Weerd JanPeter Hoekstra Jonas Pap Kim de Beer Kobus Groen Marianne Oldenburg Otto de Jong Peter Slager Pim van de Werken Tommy Ebben Walter de Kok Songwriters: Anneke van Giersbergen Bert Bruines Bertolf Lentink Casper Adrien Daniel Versteegh Ed Struijlaart Erik Neimeijer Ilse de Lange Maarten van Damme Marianne Oldenburg Otto De Jong Peter Slager Tommy Ebben Uilke Duinstra Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.