Steve Tyrell, Song For You Review

Vocalist Steve Tyrell is a Grammy Award winner and two-time Emmy nominee, and his latest release, Song For You, will certainly carry on the tradition. The 12-track release features classic love songs by: Van Morrison, Leon Russell, Jackie Wilson, Harold Arlen & Johnny Mercer and more. Tyrell is also building upon his quest to bring tunes from the rock genre into the format of the standards and swing era. Building on the fact that great songwriting is timeless. That explains why Van Morrison’s “Someone Like You,” fits in perfectly with a standard like Victor Young and Edward Heyman’s “When I Fall in Love.” Also featured on the record is the final work of Tyrell’s friend and collaborator, the legendary Paul Buckmaster—one of the foremost arrangers and concertmasters of the rock era. “A Song For You” was the very last song Buckmaster worked on in his storied Grammy Award-winning career. The running theme with these tunes is the lyrics have a common thread of love – hoping for love, reveling in love, and being in love.  Whether you’re hoping for it, reveling in it, or just giving it your best shot. Tyrell does not disappoint, with this collection of tunes, and that’s the short of it!