Barry Anderson and Mark Petty, the transatlantic songwriting duo known as Anderson & Petty, have releasd their debut songbook album entitled 'You Are Home: The Songs of Anderson & Petty' today, December 16th. Anderson & Petty co-produced the album with Dennis Michael Keefe of the record label Great White Wax. The album is available digitally worldwide via Amazon and iTunes and as a physical release via Amazon.com.
'You Are Home' is a 16-song journey reflecting varying sounds and genres, including musical theatre, pop, country, folk-rock, and gospel.
U.S. performers featured on the album include Jen Burleigh-Bentz (Mamma Mia), Brent Michael DiRoma (Avenue Q nat'l tour), Josh Franklin (Anything Goes), Natalie Gallo (Jersey Boys), Autumn Hurlbert (Legally Blonde), Jason Kappus (American Idiot), Jonathan Rayson (Because of Winn-Dixie), Coleen Sexton (Jekyll & Hyde), and Lucia Spina (Kinky Boots).
U.K. performers include Matthew Barrow (Merrily We Roll Along), Gina Beck (Wicked), Kieran Brown (Love Never Dies), Cynthia Erivo (The Color Purple, I Can't Sing), Debbie Kurup (Olivier Award nominee - The Bodyguard), Sophia Ragavelas (Les Miserables), and Tony Award winner Frances Ruffelle (Les Miserables).
Track listing for 'You Are Home':
1. Beautiful Day - Brent Michael DiRoma
2. Suddenly - Cynthia Erivo
3. Only Me - Matthew Barrow
4. You Are Home - Coleen Sexton
5. The Rain It Falls - Natalie Gallo
6. Forever Child - Gina Beck
7. This Time I Know - Jen Burleigh-Bentz
8. Tell Me - Jason Kappus
9. Superman - Autumn Hurlbert
10. Christmas Eve - Jonathan Rayson
11. We Stand Together - Frances Ruffelle
12. Take Me Away - Josh Franklin
13. Love Will Find Its Way - Lucia Spina
14. A New Star Tonight- Kieran Brown
15. River, Slow Down - Debbie Kurup
16. Stand Up (bonus track) - Sophia Ragavelas
We Stand Together (originally composed for The Make A Difference Trust - World Aids Day Service of Dedication & Celebration 2012)
Stand Up (originally composed for The Make A Difference Trust - West End Bares 2012)
Anderson & Petty's songs have been featured in concerts at The Triad, The Duplex, and Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center in New York City and at The Delfont Room, Cafe De Paris, The Union Theatre, The Actors' Church, and the Garrick Theatre in London.
In March, the duo will be presenting songs from 'You Are Home' as well as new material from upcoming projects in concert at the St. James' Studio in London. A New York City concert is being planned for August.
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