For me, the highlights of the album come with Josefina Gabrielle's 'My Son's Secret', Sherman unfurling a rather amusing tale of a mother's discovery of alternative treatments to Tamar Broadbent's driving music. And in a most pleasing turn up for the books, Julie Atherton (who might have seemed a natural choice for that song, given her wicked way with a comic song) gets the chance to sing with a pure and devastating simplicity in Erin Murray Quinlan's heartbreaking 'How Can I Tell You?', the cream of a very talented crop, coming together to shine much needed light and hopefully increased awareness about MS>
Complete song list
'The Frayed Chords Of My Life' sung by Lillie Flynn
Music by George Maguire, Lyrics by Rory Sherman
'Cadenza' sung by Alexia Khadime
Music by Brian Lowdermilk, Lyrics by Rory Sherman
'How Can I Tell You?' sung by Julie Atherton
Music by Erin Murray Quinlan, Lyrics by Rory Sherman & Erin Murray Quinlan
'Mummy’s Not Well' sung by Lauren Samuels
Music by Paul Boyd, Lyrics by Rory Sherman
'Commute' sung by Anna Francolini
Music by Verity Quade, Lyrics by Rory Sherman & Verity Quade
'What’s That, Jim?' sung by Caroline Quentin
Music by George Stiles, Lyrics by Rory Sherman
'Perhaps I’m Stronger Than I Think' sung by Jodie Jacobs
Music by Amy Bowie, Lyrics by Rory Sherman
'Somewhere Hot' sung by Siubhan Harrison
Music by Luke Di Somma, Lyrics by Rory Sherman
'My Son’s Secret' sung by Josefina Gabrielle
Music by Tamar Broadbent, Lyrics by Rory Sherman & Tamar Broadbent
'A Few Thousand People' sung by Preeya Kalidas
Music by Robbie White, Lyrics by Rory Sherman
'Tortoise & Hare' sung by Caroline Sheen
Music by Gianni Onori, Lyrics by Rory Sherman
'Cerulean Skies' sung by Laura Pitt-Pulford
Music by Sarah Travis, Lyrics by Rory Sherman
'Alone In The Dark' sung by Janie Dee
Music by Eamonn O’Dwyer, Lyrics by Rory Sherman & Eamonn O’Dwyer
'Mondays' sung by Rosemary Ashe
Music & Lyrics by Robert J. Sherman & Rory Sherman