MELISSA ERRICO Lullabies & Wildflowers

Available on Universal Records— To order, contact: Marc Silag 212-586-1223 Or Gerry.kopecky@umusic.com

Winner PARENTS WITH STYLE AWARD 2008 from www.parentswithstyle.com
" Love! Love! Love! A fantastic cd that will have you singing all day long!"

"...Errico's pure, clear voice sparkles. She sings with soulful and unmannered intimacy. A cd inspired by her daughter and her fellow Moms." USA Today (and Top Ten List for Spring 2008)

"Both new moms and their babies can chill out to Errico's sweet sounds" - People Magazine

"Soothing sounds provide a perfect before-bedtime cd" - Entertainment Weekly

"The Tony-nominated chanteuse (and mom) focuses her formidable talents on lulling young audiences to sleep, with songs by Gershwin, Tom Petty, and others." Cookie Magazine

"The perfect addition to a new mother's musical repertoire- the kids tunes have a soulful spin to them and Errico has given old standards the "lullaby" treatment with great success. This is an album that can be seamlessly enjoyed by kids and adults alike." Today's Mamma

"a beautiful cd and the perfect gift for any mother"- Martha Stewart

"My boys and I have added this to our daily routine, whether it be "quiet time" in the car, washing the stress of school and work away, or before bedtime."- Baby Luxe

"Her new CD is a collection of soothing standards" - Time Out NY

"An incredible voice- pure, clear and engaging. If you're looking for a way to slow down at the end of the day, this will work wonders."
Minnesota Parent

"A soothing and beautiful reflection on the journey of motherhood: sensual, with a jazzy pop feel, and tinges of folk, this is an album of authenticity and true tenderness, offering calm to infants and parents alike. One can feel the affection in the songs as the cd unfolds, providing serenity and sweet dreams." Blog Critics Magazine

"sophisticated and gently hip, and perfect not just for nighttime but also for late-afternoon playing" - Newsday

"Soothe your child to sleep with Errico's placid pipes. Includes her renditions of classics and serene originals."- Parent & Child Magazine

"We love Broadway star Melissa Errico's new album of lush and jazzy lullabies" -Parenting Magazine

"magical cd for moms, fantastic." NY Family Magazine

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Featured on Martha Stewart Living on NBC, and NPR radio. As well as Joan Hamburg, Leonard Lopate, Bloomberg and MSG TV.

Melissa Errico
Birdland
Melissa Errico proves to be a sparkling cabaret, as well as a perfectly faceted theatre diamond. At Birdland, she delivers an eclectic songbook of pop, soft rock, standards and show tunes. With jazz sensibilities and classic subtle interpretations, she conversationally weaves them together with the threads of her life.
As mother of a pre-toddler, her opening song, Walking Happy (Sammy Cahn), becomes all about her baby, just about ready to toddle and excited about the prospect. Errico swings the tune with gentle joy, backed by a jazz-flavored quartet led by pianist, Andy Ezrin.
Motherhood, in fact, pops up throughout her show. Judy Collin's Since You've Asked, is effectively nuanced from a parental rather than lover's standpoint. Imagination pairs two traditional lullabies, Hushabye and Tiny Sparrow, the latter that her own mother sang to Errico every night. Hushabye is dramatized by the subtext of a slave soothing the master's baby while her own child cries in the meadow. A pounding rhythm behind Errico empathizes the slave's impatience, waiting for the child to sleep so she can get to her crying baby. This bit of research bears the meticulous stamp of Errico's talented director, the jazz singer Mary Cleere Haran.
With her ethereal soprano tone, Errico is more cerebral than overtly dramatic, examining the lyrics and the stories they tell. Outstanding proof is The Summer Knows (Legrand), and especially her encore, Glocca Mora, (Lane, Harburg), sung a cappella with a slight brogue and palpable nostalgia.
Her other theatre offerings include If I Were a Bell (Loesser) with a bass jazz fillip, and a loose-limbed I've Grown Accustomed to His Face (Lerner/Loewe). In Something's Coming (Bernstein/Sondheim), Errico is restless with expectation.
The lineup of tunes scans moods and feelings from poignancy down to the earthy depths with Lieber and Stoller's I'm A Woman. So In Love (Cole Porter) builds its drama carefully, rendering a clean arc of recognizing love and then realizing how enveloping the emotion is. With a voice of sheer beauty and acting insight, Melissa Errico is emotional artistry not to be missed.
Melissa Errico is appearing at Birdland May 21 and May 28.
Elizabeth Ahlfors
Cabaret Scenes
May 21, 2007
www.cabaretscenes.com


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Reviews of Melissa's first album BLUE LIKE THAT on EMI:


"Melissa Errico is beautiful and has a beautiful voice: earthy at the bottom and effortlessly rising into an ethereal soprano, the album is a canny blend of songs and arrangements…Ms. Errico shapes her material with real artistry and inward emotion. Working in that well-known idiom of soft adult pop-rock-jazz…she has made a really gorgeous record, elegantly produced by the legendary Arif Mardin. Her music is pretty and contained, unashamedly popular but balanced and proportioned like classical music... In her live shows, she also has a goofiness and warmth, as well as an inner fire." - John Rockwell, NY TIMES


"Errico, the acclaimed star of such Broadway musicals as 'My Fair Lady" and "High Society," is young enough to understand the pop value of understatement and her debut solo album, has a conversational ease that's seductive. Legendary producer Arif Mardin frames Melissa between strings, woodwinds and a jazz combo. Like Art Garfunkel and Norah Jones, Errico wants to prove that "adult-contemporary" radio fare needn't be maudlin and overstated; it can be smart and subtle. She doesn't make too much of the whimsical notion that colors seem more intense when you are in love, but gives the image the offhand giddiness it deserves in Jeff Franzel's title tune "Blue Like That," Melissa Errico is a singer with talent, taste and imagination." - Geoffrey Himes, The Washington Post


"Blue Like That is an intimate exhalation of Jazz, modern-day standards, and heart-on-sleeve compositions by the likes of Randy Newman, Billy Joel and her old-soul brother Mike Errico."- Chuck Taylor, BILLBOARD


"Obviously this CD is a distinct musical departure from her Broadway and songbook home, but not surprisingly, she makes the transition with ease….An album reminiscent of a young Judy Collins. Let's hope "Blue Like That" starts a trend." - Show Business Magazine


"You can tell Melissa Errico has found her true voice. She offers a diverse repertoire flavored with jazz, R&B, pop and soft-rock stylings. Consider the musical greats with whom Melissa Errico has worked- Randy Newman, Michel Legrand, Stephen Sondheim, Arif Mardin- or the influences on her style- Roberta Flack, Cassandra Wilson, Norah Jones- and a classy, classic sound makes perfect sense. "-Marianne Meyer, Washington Post