Esther Michaels, I heard you on the radio last night
And with the lights out, I laid awake with dreams that you were mine
Esther Michaels, Tonight before you go
I've got to let you know, I love you

Esther Michaels, I hear you on the all-night radio
And every night, well I talk right back but you don't even know
Esther Michaels, Tell me that you will
This love I can't conceal, I love you

Well I can't wait to gaze into your eyes
You must look great because you sound so nice
I love to call you on your request line
I'll keep calling till you're mine

Esther Michaels, I know that we could make a lovely pair
When your announcing, well I could sit and be the listener
Esther Michaels, Please don't let me wait
Or tell me it's too late, I love you

RSO records showed some interest in this song around 1979 with my first recording of it.  This was the second time I recorded this song it was recorded at the Music Source in Seattle. I play piano on this song.  I had a great producer (I forget his name) playing guitar and a backwards cymbal, Bruce from the group "Owl" was on bass.  Russell Bennett was on cello, I hired a couple of studio musicians (a french horn player and a drummer) and I am doing all the vocals.

NOTES:

I had gone back to the Green River College radio station (after being away for a couple of years) to see if I could put together an "air-check" (that's a demonstration tape that DJ's use when applying for work at a radio station). On my way in, the first day, I heard a girl DJ that I thought had a great female voice.  Her name was Esther Schmikel, but on air she was Esther Michaels.  So I wrote this song about a guy that falls in love with this voice on the radio.

This was shortly before I met Susan.  After we were married for a couple of years I had a job working overnights at a radio station in Lewiston Idaho (while I tried to finish up 2 more years of college) One night I was sick but there was no one to cover so I went in to work with a bucket.  It was awful. I told the Program Director that I would never do that again.  The next time that I was sick I would call him, or if he wanted a fill-in overnight person Susan (my wife) was interested.  He thought that was a good solution to the problem.

There was already a Susan (Susie Hanson) working for the station though, so he said Susan would have to use a different name.  We gave our two small children the choice of a few different names.  They chose Daddy's song "Ester Michaels".  So Susan was Esther Michaels at KATW, KASY, KIXI and KVI (for a real short time) then changed to Susan Michaels at KVI, Star 101.5, KOL and KOMO.