\u201cI Am Myself\u201d is a collection of never-before-heard home demo recordings by Liverpool\u2019s Tom Evans, bassist and co-lead singer of the iconic power pop group Badfinger. It will be released as a limited-edition CD by Y&T Music and available on all streaming platforms on June 5, 2024 to celebrate what would have been Tommy\u2019s 77th birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Like his Badfinger bandmate Pete Ham, Tom Evans was a prolific songwriter; he gave the quartet many of their greatest \u2018deep cuts,\u2019 including \u201cMoney,\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s Over,\u201d \u201cBelieve Me\u201d and \u201cBlind Owl.\u201d Evans and Ham co-wrote \u201cWithout You,\u201d which went to No. 1 for both Harry Nilsson and Mariah Carey, and is considered by many to be one of the greatest pop ballads of all time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He sang lead on \u201cCome And Get It,\u201d Badfinger\u2019s smash hit debut, written and produced by Paul McCartney; his soaring tenor voice made \u201cMaybe Tomorrow,\u201d recorded for the Beatles\u2019 Apple Records when they were still calling themselves The Iveys, an international sensation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Among the 21 tracks on \u201cI Am Myself,\u201d two went on to be recorded by The Iveys\/Badfinger: \u201cFisherman,\u201d and \u201cNo Escaping Your Love\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Performed mainly on acoustic or electric guitar, with frequent vocal and instrumental overdubs, the album\u2019s freewheeling musicality, lyrical playfulness and clever song-construction showcase Tommy\u2019s songwriting talents at an early period in his musical career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI Am Myself\u201d came to be after a long review of material. While reviewing Iveys demo recordings, Tom Brennan discovered that there was more than enough material of Tom Evans\u2019 solo recordings to put together a robust album. Before Brennan could even present the idea, mastering engineer Kevin McElligott proposed the idea of a Tom Evans solo album. McElligott felt strongly that the time was long overdue for Tommy\u2019s demos to have a formal release: \u201cSuch a supremely talented singer\/songwriter who struck an emotional chord within so many. I felt a real strong responsibility to Marianne, Stephen and the Badfinger community to bring these songs out sounding as best they can. This is just the beginning of hopefully many more releases. It\u2019s an honor for me to sit down and work on these tracks. I do hope everyone enjoys this release.\u201d Everything just came together like it was meant to be. Badfinger historian Dan Matovina made the initial digital transfers. The recordings were then compiled & edited by Tom Brennan, and restored & mastered by Kevin McElligott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stephen and Marianne spent time listening to these songs during the process of putting this project together, as well as contributing photos to this album. Tim Boyle gave permission to use some of his pictures for this project and was excited to hear about a new Tommy album, as he is an Evans family friend and worked closely with the band as a booking agent and an assistant for many years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Released with the full support and cooperation of the Evans Estate, \u201cI Am Myself\u201d is a limited edition of 1,000 CDs. An art print of a rare early photo of Tom is included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier in 2024, Y&T Music issued \u201cGwent Gardens,\u201d a collection of unreleased demo recordings by the late Pete Ham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI AM MYSELF\u201d TRACK LISTING:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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