The Journey

Tom Andersen | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 1, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Original Cast Record
• ASIN: B000009Q9A
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #584,468 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tom Andersen has one of the best voices in cabaret today., June 21, 1999

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Stephen J. Hart (New Hope, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Journey (Audio CD)

This CD is a must for anyone who loves cabaret music and songs that are certain to become new standards. Tom has one of the most incredible voices I have ever heard. His voice soars on the title track, with heart-felt lyrics written by the incomparable Julie Gold (of "In a Distance" fame). Listen carefully to Tom's own composition "Every Night I Sleep with an Angel" which could easily be a country standard. Tom makes magic with "Storybook" from The Scarlet Pimpernel - you will surely be touched by the emotion and new meaning he brings to this song. Tom is a brillant songwriter and singer - you must have this CD in your collection.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A voice for the ages!, February 15, 2001

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"[e-mail]" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Journey (Audio CD)

I've seen Tom Andersen sing at the vast Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. and at the intimate Firebird Cafe in New York City, and if you can't see him in person, ''The Journey'' is the next best thing. Sure, you won't get his funny sense of humor or his irresistible charm, but you will hear his magnificent golden voice. It's kind of a high glorious Irish tenor, with warm chest tones, too. I wish I could describe it better, but when he sings ''Storybook'' from ''The Scarlet Pimpernel,'' I'm in heaven. ''The Journey'' is a good title for this CD, because it takes you through so many emotions. I feel inspired when I hear the title tune (by Julie Gold, who won a Grammy for ''From a Distance''); I feel like dancing when I play his Latin-y version of ''People Will Say We're in Love''; and I feel moved to tears when Tom sings ''Yard Sale,'' a Harry Chapin-like song about a young man selling his belongings. Between his good looks and his gorgeous voice, Tom's really special and so is this CD.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a magnificent musical ''Journey''!, July 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Journey (Audio CD)

If Tom Andersen weren't already such a sensational singer-songwriter, he should be a travel agent because he takes you to so many terrific places, all over the musical map, with his glorious voice. Where do I begin? He sings ''Storybook,'' that hypnotic waltz from the Broadway show ''The Scarlet Pimpernel,'' and sends it soaring with high notes that zoom into the stratosphere. Andersen slides into country territory with a beautiful ballad called ''Every Night I Sleep With an Angel'' that would make Garth Brooks jealous. And he plumbs the depths of unrequited love and loss with Irving Berlin's gorgeous ''Reaching for the Moon'' and Andersen's own poignant ''Yard Sale'' (if this doesn't break your heart, check your cardiologist to see if you have one). Plus, this CD shows off Andersen's sense of fun and humor. Just listen to him turn ''Necessity'' from ''Finian's Rainbow'' into a pop gospel tune. All in all, I didn't think Andersen could top his first great CD, ''Far Away Places,'' but he did because I never wanted this ''Journey'' to end!