One of the most iconic voices in rock and roll history, Steve Perry, released “The Season 3” on November 8th through Dark Horse Records. This album builds on the success of his 2021 holiday album, “The Season,” which showcased his talent for interpreting classic Christmas songs.
“The Season 3” features six newly recorded tracks, including “Jingle Bell Rock” and “Let It Snow,” as well as a moving duet with his late father, Ray Perry.
The official video for “Call Me Irresponsible”, featuring Ray Perry, can be seen below. The video was designed and animated by Tolga Tarhan.
It is built around a tape which is left to him after his estranged father’s passing and the song, originally recorded by Ray as a reflection on his shortcomings, offers poignant closure as Perry confronts generational trauma and embraces forgiveness.
Talking about singing with his father on the duet of “Call Me Irresponsible”, Steve 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 7, 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.”
