TONY-NOMINATED, MULTI-PLATINUM-SELLING POP/JAZZ SINGER-SONGWRITER
ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY JOINS FORCES WITH MELISSA MANCHESTER FOR ENCHANTING DUET REMINDING US THAT THE NEW YEAR IS A CHANCE TO VIEW THE WORLD & LOVE WITH “NEW EYES”
Co-written by Callaway and Manchester “New Eyes” Is Featured on Callaway’s First Album Of All Originals, “Finding Beauty – Originals, Volume 1
“As a new year begins, I am excited to release a song called “New Eyes”, which I joyfully wrote and recorded with my friend, the legendary Melissa Manchester. We created a moment when two people get a new lease on life by letting go of the past and looking at each other with “ new eyes.” Is there a dream or a person in your life who deserves a second chance? Listen and be inspired. “ – Ann Hampton Callaway
About Ann Hampton Callaway
The New York Times declares, “For sheer vocal beauty, no contemporary singer matches Ms. Callaway while The New York Observer’s Rex Reed once touted “I once described the phenomenal Ann Hampton Callaway’s position in the tenuous world of girl singers as that of a silver Bentley in a parking lot full of secondhand Hondas…She owns the whole damned block.” Callaway was recently inducted into the Women Songwriters Hall Of Fame and crowned Broadway World’s “Entertainer Of The Year”.
Ann has penned over 250 songs and written multi-Platinum hits for seven of Barbra Streisand’s recordings. She penned the beloved theme song for the TV series The Nanny, and her songs have been performed and recorded by numerous others including Carole King, Liza Minnelli, Patti Lupone, Michael Feinstein, and many others. The Cole Porter Estate officially recognizes Ann Hampton Callaway as the only composer to have collaborated with Cole Porter, having set her music to his posthumously discovered lyric, “I Gave In Your Eyes.”
For more information about her new album Finding Beauty – Originals, Vol. 1, please visit our featured Music News preview here.
“In this moment to celebrate the new year , seeing each other through New Eyes seems to be a sacred activity. I hope our song NEW EYES written joyfully with my glorious collaborator and dear friend Ann Hampton Callaway might serenade you on your journey. ” – Melissa Manchester
About Melissa Manchester
Celebrating 50 years of creating and touring, GRAMMY award-winning singer, songwriter and actress Melissa Manchester has inked a deal with Green Hill Productions to release her upcoming 25th album.. “I’m delighted to know Blake Davis and the excellent team at Green Hill will be releasing my 25th album, RE:VIEW, in celebration of my 50-year career,” Manchester says.
Melissa has also had her songs recorded by Barbra Streisand, Roberta Flack, Dusty Springfield, Alison Krauss, Kenny Loggins, and many others. She has written tunes for several other films including The Great Mouse Detective, Lady and the Tramp II, Dirty Girl, and Tyler Perry’s For Colored Girls.
Her new album is due out in 2024, and features previously unreleased songs as well as fresh takes on several of Melissa’s enduring classic hits.
Ann Hampton Callaway Tour Dates:
2024
1.12 – 54 Below (APAP) – NYC, NY
1.27 – Utah Tech University – George, UT
1.29 – McCallum Theatre – Palm Desert, CA
2.16-2.18 – Milwaukee Symphony – Milwaukee, WI
3.2 – Pepperdine University – Malibu, CA
3.8-3.10 – Dizzy’s – NYC, NY
3.16-3.17 – BGMC – Boston, MA
3.23 – Hampton Arts – Hampton, VA
3.29-4.6 – South American Cruise – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
4.7-4.14 – Broadway Cruise – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
5.4 – Scullers – Boston, MA
5.31 – Myron’s – Las Vegas, NV
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