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"Written in the Stars" is acclaimed vocalist Tom Michael?s follow-up to his 1999 critically praised debut,"Sailing On". Released on LML Music, the CD is a stunning collection of pop songs, Broadway and movie favorites, as well as classic standards performed in Tom?s warm, expressive style. Among the material covered on this winning collection are the classics of Rodgers and Hammerstein, the Gershwins, Berlin, Sondheim and Bernstein along with the more contemporary works of Elton John, Tim Rice, Carol Bayer Sager, Melissa Manchester and Tom Snow. Among the CD?s highlights is Michael?s emotional delivery of "This Nearly Was Mine," his inspiring and soaring vocals on the uplifting "Better Than I," and a tender reading of "Two For The Road," which features Downbeat Magazine award-winning jazz guitar virtuoso Fareed Haque. Another standout is Tom?s haunting version of "How Deep is the Ocean." 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 CD also contains the Legrand/Bergman masterpiece "The Summer Knows" beautifully paired with "Autumn Leaves" as well as a lively, rhythmic arrangement of West Side Story?s "Something?s Coming" with "There?s Gotta Be Something Better Than This." A duet with Beckie Menzie of "Lost in the Stars" blended with Elton John?s "Written in the Stars" provides a musical showcase for the duo that the Chicago Tribune calls "an ingeniously conceived and searingly sung medley." Billboard Magazine has praised Tom Michael as "one of those voices made to travel far and wide in the world of adult pop." With his new release, "Written In the Stars," Tom proves that it is a laurel well deserved.