Steve Perry has released another song off his Christmas album, The Season 3. This one is a cover of “Call Me Irresponsible,” which was recorded by Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin, Brenda Lee and many others.
Perry says, “My father, Ray Perry, was a singer and when I was a child he would sing to me at bedtime. I recently found a karaoke cassette of my dad singing that he sent me back in 1993 for Christmas. The one song that touched me the most was, 'Call Me Irresponsible'. His voice was lovely, but the karaoke track was not.
“Using technology, we pulled his voice off the cassette and recorded beautiful music around him. Once that was done, an unfulfilled dream of singing with my father was now possible. You see, mom and dad divorced when I was seven, and dad and I never saw much of each other after that. Singing with my father after all these years was a very emotional experience for me. His voice was just as I remembered it as a child.
“At the end of his cassette, dad says, ‘Merry Christmas, God Love Ya.’ To hear him speak again brought tears to my eyes."
An animated video is below.
The Season 3 is out now. It’s Perry's first release on the late George Harrison's Dark Horse Records, and he says there’s more to come. “I've so much music in me that has yet to be heard. To be able to work with a team of people who support and respect my creative expressions is a dream come true."
Perry’s last pop rock album was Traces in 2018.
Check out his post honoring his Dad on Veteran's Day here, from Steve's official Instagram page.