Marcus Silvanus Nance - Voice Next Door

My career has been equal parts cabaret, theatre and opera and I find that I am most satisfied as an artist when I keep my toes in each of these fields. Every style I sing colours the other. My cabaret has the richness of opera and my opera has the life and rhythm of cabaret. In this recording I wanted to share my love for rich and smooth ballads (My One and Only Love, They Say It's Wonderful) as well as my experience growing up as a black child in the 1970's (Black and Blue, Strange Fruit). I also wanted to share the joys of growing up in a religious family and how that has influenced my life (Come Sunday, God Will Provide a Lamb). And last but not least I have added a few theatre songs including Ol' Man River which has become the most requested song of my career. I think the most exciting performances are live, so I went at this recording as if I was performing in front of an audience; we did not record line by line and then stick it together. We did each song from beginning to end with everyone in the same room. I wanted a natural and powerful performance... The way music should always be delivered.. Thanks to my pianists Franklin Brasz, Mark Eisenman and Patti Loach; and a special thanks to Michel Glasco on accordion. I hope you enjoy my debut CD. May it bring you the joy that music has brought me all of my life.

1) My One and Only Love
2) They Say It's Wonderful
3) You Can't Run Around
4) Nature Boy/Waltz Op. 69 #2
5) Old Man Harlem
6) Summertime
7) Fanette
8) I Don't Remember Christmas
9) Work Song
10) Strange Fruit
11) Black and Blue
12) Come Sunday
13) God Will Provide a Lamb
14) Ol' Man River