I am a big believer in lyrics in the CD insert, but that is only my opinion. It's a lot of work and certainly an extra expense, but for me it was worth it. Of course, one thing that I discovered in doing this: you have to transcribe exactly what you are singing on the recording. I can't tell you how many times, the written lyrics had one thing and I sang something different. :-)

As a listener, I enjoy having lyrics handy, especially if there are some words that aren't clear enough in the recording. Sometimes, just reading the lyrics without hearing the song can bring the song into a whole different light.

I haven't done lyrics on the web...but from what I understand most DJs (and for that matter, many organisers and venue programmers as well) don't have the time to download stuff from websites.

Judy wrote:
"Do you think it would work if one included printed lyrics attached to the CD with a rubber band (so to speak)? Would they need to be CD-size so they could be tucked inside once the shrink-wrap was removed? Or should we really un-shrink-wrap the CD, put the insert inside our standard insert, and take it to a shrink-wrap place to put it back together again? (No one will ever know....)"

You want your CD to look as good as possible. I always remove the shrinkwrap before I send a CD to a DJ. I also insert a program sheet for DJs into the CD that has track info (times, what kind of song) and a description of the CD.

I'd be happy to give you an example of this, Judy. Send me an email and I'll forward them to you. Contact is at www.DebraCowan.com

Debra