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TOTO singer Joseph Williams teams up with former Chicago singer Bill Champlin and Swedish guitarist\/producer Peter Friestedt for a new remarkable AOR release following the success with the \u201dLive In Concert\u201d DVD that made it all the way to the top on the Swedish Chart!\u00a0 <\/p>\n
In 2012 Champlin\/Willams\/Friestedt played a sold out Scandinavian tour and during this time the first recordings of the “CWF” album took place. The new album also includes contributions from Steve Porcaro of\u00a0 TOTO, Randy Goodrum (TOTO, Chicago), Will Champlin and Tamara Champlin.<\/p>\n
Champlin says: “I\u2019ve been involved with a project that includes me, Peter Friestedt a great\u00a0 guitarist and producer from Sweden, and Joseph Williams, the singer of\u00a0TOTO!\u00a0I was pretty knocked out by the stuff. I\u2019d almost forgotten how good it was when we did it. There are great songs and even better performances on this album, and I know you\u2019ll love it It\u2019s rare for me to be involved with a project and be surprised by how good it is. This one will knock you out.\u201d<\/p>\n
Joseph Williams is the lead vocalist with Grammy winning US band TOTO.\u00a0 He has been busy as a composer of film and drama scores, as a session\u00a0\u00a0 vocalist, backing singer and can be heard in Disney\u2019s animated feature film \u201cThe Lion King\u201d\u00a0as singing voice of the adult Simba (\u201cHakuna Matata\u201d and \u201cCan You Feel The Love\u00a0Tonight\u201d).<\/p>\n
Guitarist, producer & recording artist Peter Friestedt has released two critically acclaimed\u00a0albums \u201cLA Project\u201d (2002) and \u201cLA Project II\u201d (2008) that got top reviews. Peter has been a busy sessionplayer playin on records with David Foster and Fergie Frederiksen and touring Europe and Japan with Joseph Williams with who he also released the “Williams\/Friestedt” album that was a top 40 hit in Scandinavia!<\/p>\n
Bill Champlin was the lead singer of the legendary band Chicago for more than 25 years, and is a founding member of the band Sons of Champlin. Champlin has written Grammy award winning songs for Earth Wind & Fire and George Benson, and worked with countless artists including Elton John, The Doobie Brothers and Steve Lukather of TOTO.<\/p>\n
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Tracklist: Runaway, Aria, Still Around, All that I want, Carry On, Nightfly, Hearts At War, After the Love Has Gone, RIvers Of Fear, Evermore<\/p>\n
Sound clips in advance:<\/p>\n
Champlin Williams Friestedt – CWF – Aria (Edit)<\/a><\/p>\n Champlin Williams Friestedt – CWF – Hearts At War (Edit)<\/a><\/p>\n