Sailing On

Critically acclaimed debut album. The perfect blend of old and new, jazz, pop, and theatre songs. Includes songs by Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen and Richard Rodgers as well as Burt Bacharach, Eric Carmen and Tom Andersen.

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Critically acclaimed debut album. The perfect blend of old and new, jazz, pop, and theatre songs. Includes songs by Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen and Richard Rodgers as well as Burt Bacharach, Eric Carmen and Tom Andersen.

Track Listing

1 I’ve Got The World On A String Tom Michael
2 Sailing On Tom Michael
3 Two Chairs Tom Michael
4 Take Five Tom Michael
5 The Way You Look Tonight Tom Michael
6 Who Will Buy? Tom Michael
7 I Just Have To Breathe Tom Michael
8 Anyone Who Had A Heart Tom Michael
9 Old Devil Moon / Moonglow Tom Michael
10 I Have Dreamed Tom Michael
11 I'd Give It All For You Tom Michael
12 The Way We Used To Be Tom Michael
13 Better Days Tom Michael

Praise for Sailing On…

  • “The #1 CD of the year…a stunning debut, quite simply an extraordinary creation. The kind of CD that the repeat button was created for.”
    — Jeff Rossen, After Dark Chicago
  • “The #1 CD of the year.”
    — Richard Edgecomb, WDVR-FM
  • “a thrilling new album…sheer beauty…an artist to be taken seriously.”
    — Back Stage
  • “Sailing On is a rare jewel…without question, one of the finest vocal recordings of the year.”
    — Keith Meritz, Cabaret Scenes
  • “Sailing On is a remarkable piece of work.”
    — WGN Radio, Chicago
  • “A lovely mixture of old standards and new touches from modern songwriters…an excellent album.”
    — Chicago Free Press
  • “Total listening pleasure…Sailing On is the perfect blend of old and new, jazz and pop and just great songs…Tom has hit a home run and is one of the best cabaret artists around.”
    — WDVR-FM
  • “This album is a gem worthy of any cabaret devotee’s collection.”
    — Cabaret Showcase London, England

About

Recognized by NY Backstage Magazine as “one of the most striking singers to emerge in the last few years,” Tom Michael has performed on such stages as New York's Lincoln Center, Town Hall and Supper Club; The Royal Room in Palm Beach; Guild Hall in East Hampton; Chicago's Auditorium Theatre, Empire Room; and Ovations in Houston. Billboard Magazine calls Toms CD's "extraordinary...a voice tailor-made to travel far and wide in the world of adult pop." Based in Chicago, Beckie Menzie & Tom