In 2003, Eric wrote songs for Yanah's first CD, as well as playing the guitar parts and recording/producing the songs on his label Flying Snowman Records. He was deeply impressed by story of Kim Phuc. She was the young screaming Vietnamese girl running naked after a napalm attack in the famous black and white picture that iconized the horrible Vietnam war. He found out that she was now an adult woman leading a peace foundation in Canada. After reading Denise Chong's biography about the life of Kim, he decided to dedicate a song to Kim Phuc. That is how "The girl in the picture" was born. A difficult song to write, it captures the painful events of Kim's past with her remarkable strength emerging out of a desire to heal and forgive. Yanah sang the song, and forty children aged 6 to 14 belonging to the Mozaiek choir participated in the recording of "The girl in the picture". A string quartet arrangement was added as the final touch to the piano song. The single CD was released during a press conference, where Yanah handed over the first copy to Kim Phuc. Since then, Kim and Eric became close friends and they see each other regularly.
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