Maybe September

Since 1976, whenever September rolls around, the haunting refrains of two beautiful songs come into my head. One is called "Maybe September" and the other is "The Saddest Thing of All". They're both from Percy Faith's 1976 album titled "Summer Place '76.".
For those of you who remember Percy Faith, you may recall that his recordings were almost exclusively orchestral (he died 6 weeks after recording this album). But on Summer Place '76, a very young woman named Leslie Kendall sang the two songs mentioned above.
There was/is a quality to Ms. Kendall's voice that fit the songs perfectly. I'm not sure how to describe it: Plaintive, sad, melancholy, or maybe all three. Regardless, her voice and Percy Faith's orchestra combine to paint an image that will stay in your memory bank for a long long time.
Over the years I had forgotten Ms. Kendall's name and the album wasn't available on CD so I was feeling bummed out a little. I mentioned it one day in an email to my good ol' pal, Nub.
Well, Nub not only found her name, he found HER! She is still singing and teaching voice in Medford, Oregon!
I wrote her a letter and said how much I liked her performance and how bummed I was that the album wasn't available on CD. She responded with a nice letter AND a CD she burned just for me containing the two songs!
Now I can listen to them whenever I want. Which is right now. So, goodbye.