I Bought a Blue Car Today had its roots in a concert that Alan Cumming offered as part of Lincoln Center's Songbook Series. The album is an eclectic mix of pop, theater, punk and chamber rock which features great songs with fresh arrangements enhanced by Alan’s natural and spirited delivery. This exciting adventure will keep fans and followers of Alan excited and riveted for years to come. On his debut release, Alan says: “The album title comes from the naturalization test I took to become a citizen of the U S of A. In the test, there is a bit where the man says a sentence and you have to write it down to prove your prowess in English. My sentence was ‘I bought a blue car today,’ which initially I thought was really sweet and childlike, but on closer examination I realized that it’s all about consumerism and gas guzzling, which rather brilliantly encapsulates America’s financial and energy crises in one fell swoop. [The album is] made up of songs and stories about my ten years living in the states culminating in my becoming a citizen.”
Arrangements:
1) SHINE
CINDY LAUPER/WILLIAM WITTMAN
Arranged and orchestrated by Michael Croiter
Piano & backing Vocals: Lance Horne
Bass: Jordan Jancz
Drums: Michael Croiter
Guitar: Ricardo Miolina
Oboe: Dan Willis
Woodwinds Kristy Norter
Trombone: Randy Andos
Strings: Claudia Chopek, Anna Okunev, Yair Evnine
UNEXPRESSED
JOHN BUCCHINO
Arranged and orchestrated by Lance Horne
Piano: Lance Horne
Bass: MaryAnn McSweeney
Percussion: Miichael Croiter
Strings: Claudia Chopek, Anna Okunev, Yair Evnine
MEIN HEIR
JOHN KANDER/FRED EBB
Arranged and orchestrated by Lance Horne
Piano: Lance Horne
Bass: Jordan Jancz
Drums & Banjo: Michael Croiter
Strings: Claudia Chopek, Yair Evnine
Reeds: Kristy Norter
ALL I KNOW
JIMMY WEBB
Arranged by Lance Horne
Piano: Lance Horne
Bass: MaryAnn McSweeney
HERE YOU COME AGAIN/MY INTERPRETATION
BARRY MANN,CINTHIA WEIL/MIKA,JODI MARR,RICHIE SUPA
Arranged by Lance Horne and Alan Cumming
Orchestrated by Lance Horne
Piano: Lance Horne
Bass: Jordan Jancz
Drums and Percussion: Michael Croiter
Reeds: Kristy Norter
Trombone: Randy Andos
Strings: Anna Okunenv, Yair Evenine
Guitar: Yair Evnine
DON’T TELL ME
LANCE HORNE
Arranged by Lance Horne
Piano & backing Vocals: Lance Horne
Bass: MaryAnn McSweeney
Guitar: Yair Evnine
Strings: Yair Evenine, Anna Okunenv
Reeds: Kristy Norter
NEXT TO ME
LANCE HORNE/ALAN CUMMING
Arranged and Orchestrated by Lance Horne
Piano & backing Vocals: Lance Horne
Bass: MaryAnn McSweeney
Drums: Michael Croiter
Guitars: Michael Croiter and Tony Salvatore
Strings: Claudia Chopek,Yair Evnine
WIG IN A BOX/WICKED LITTLE TOWN
STEPHEN TRASK
Arranged by Lance Horne and Alan Cumming
Orchestrated by Lance Horne
Piano & backing Vocals: Lance Horne
Bass: Jordan Jancz
Drums and percussion: Miichael Croiter
Guitar: Ricardo Molina
Reeds: Kristy Norter
Trombone: Randy Andos
Strings: Anna Okunenv, Yair Evnine
DANCE AND DANCE AND SMILE AND SMILE
DORY PREVIN
Arranged and orchestrated by Lance Horne
Piano: Lance Horne
Reeds: Kristy Norter
Strings: Anna Okunenv, Yair Evnine
Guitar and Percussion: Michael Croiter
WHERE I WANT TO BE
BJORN ULVAEUS/BENNY ANDERSON/TIME RICE
Arranged and orchestrated by Michael Croiter
Piano: Lance Horne
Bass: Jordan Jancz
Drums and Percussion: Michael Croiter
Guitar: Yair Evnine
Woodwinds: Kristy Norter
Trombone: Randy Andos
Strings: Claudia Chopek, Yair Evnine, : Anna Okunenv
THAT’S LIFE
DEAN KAY/KELLY GORDON
Arranged and Orchestrated by Michael Croiter
Piano: Lance Horne
Bass: Jordan Jancz
Guitar: Ricardo Molina
Drums: Michael Croiter
Woodwinds: Kristy Norter
Trombone: Randy Andos
WHAT MORE CAN I SAY
WILLIAM FINN
Arranged and Orchestrated by Lance Horne
Piano: Lance Horne
Bass: Jordan Jancz
Drums and Percussion: Michael Croiter
Strings: Claudia Chopek, Yair Evnine
Woodwinds: Kristy Norter
BEAUTIFUL
JEFF HARIS
Piano & backing Vocals – Lance Horne
THINKING OF YOU
VICTORIA WOOD
Piano – Alan Cumming
