Let Me Be Your Home is acclaimed vocalist Tom Michael's eagerly awaited new CD and follow-up to his critically praised recordings Sailing On and Written In The Stars. Released on LML Music, the album is a stunning collection of pop songs, classic standards, and movie and Broadway favorites performed in Tom's warm, expressive style. Billboard Magazine has praised Tom with "one of those voices made to travel far and wide in the world of adult pop." Tom's newest release proves that it is an accolade well deserved.
Among the material covered on this winning collection are the classics of Lerner and Lowe, Berlin and Sondheim. Tom also performs more contemporary material with the works of Carole King, Kenny Loggins, David Gates and Chicago songwriters Cheri Coons, Beckie Menzie and Chuck Larkin (the musical director for the Chicago production of Jersey Boys), who wrote the title track. The multi-talented, award-winning Beckie Menzie provides arrangements and piano accompaniment, as well as performing three vocal duets with Tom, her long-time musical partner.
Among the CD's highlights is Michael's emotional delivery of the opening track If I Never Met You, the jazz-tinged Oscar-winning Shadow Of Your Smile and a tender reading of Out Of This World which features Downbeat Magazine award-winning jazz guitar virtuoso Fareed Haque.
Another standout is Tom's haunting version of The Perfect Cup of Coffee (written by Menzie and Cheri Coons). With one listen you will understand why Backstage Magazine hailed him as "one of the most striking singers to emerge in the last few years."
The three vocal duets with Menzie: The lovely ballad title song, a powerhouse delivery of Sondheim's Somewhere and an ingenious medley of Chicago/Celebrate Me Home/Where You Lead, provide a musical showcase for the duo that Howard Reich of the Chicago Tribune calls "one of the more compelling duo's in cabaret today!"
Winning audience and critical acclaim across the country and around the globe. Tom Michael and Beckie Menzie's diverse touring schedule has recently taken them to some very prestigious stages, including New York's Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and Town Hall. They have also been included inNew York's Cabaret Scenes Magazine's "Top Ten Cabaret Acts" for five consecutive years.
Their recording efforts have been praised by Billboard Magazine, BackStage, Show Business Weekly and Playbill and their duo CD, "Better Two-gether," has been hailed by critics as "magic," "sensational," and "…the year's best recording." Tom's previous two solo recordings also landed him on Billboard Magazine's Album Spotlight.
Named "among the best performers in Chicago" by Rick Kogan of WGN Radio, Menzie & Michael have appeared at The Auditorium Theatre, Park West, The Pritzker Stage at Millenium Park, The Metropolis, The Empire Room and Maxim's. They have also been featured at numerous Chicago Humanities Festival ASCAP concerts.
Produced by Scott Steinman and Michael, the CD was recorded, mixed and mastered at Studiomedia in Evanston, IL. Let Me Be Your Home is on the gay owned LML Music label and is available online at iTunes, amazon.com and LMLMusic.com .
Please visit www.TomMichael.net for further information.