New York, NY (Top40 Charts) If I Ruled the World, Ricky's solo debut album showcasing his vocal range and innate ability to interpret classic songs with a unique perspective features dynamic, alternately subtle, soulful, and explosive interpretations of 11 classic rock, pop, Broadway, and film songs with music tracks produced in Los Angeles by veteran film and television composer and Founder of Musicomm Mark Holden, and vocals produced at Houston's Wire Road studios by Barry Coffing (Randy Travis, Michael McDonald, Cyndi Lauper) If I Ruled The World has a universal appeal that taps into that sweet spot in the pop marketplace where greats like Josh Groban, Andrea Bocelli,
Sarah Brightman, and
Il Divo currently reign.
"This great
David Gates and
Bread tune goes back to the first album my very first girlfriend in eighth grade bought for me that had this song on it. I never sang it on a regular basis but always loved doing it when I had the chance. Though I can't say I ever aspired to sing a
Bread song on an album, it really works well in the flow here."
Along with
David Gates' "If," The set includes previous singles "Theme from Kiss of the Spiderwoman," "I, Don Quixote," Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah, and Andrew Lloyd-Webber's "Tell Me On A Sunday." The set also includes Roy Orbison's "It's Over," "I've Gotta Be Me" from "Golden Rainbow," Sondheim's "Not While I'm Around," "Carolina in the Morning," "If I Ruled The World," and "Since I Fell For You," originated by Lenny Welch and later re-popularized by Al Jarreau.
"If" is available on all digital platforms including Apple Music, iTunes, Spotify, YouTube Music, and Amazon Music. https://ffm.to/rickycomeaux_ifsingle
Back in the roaring 80's and 90s, when Ricky Comeaux was cementing his legend in Houston's musical and social circles doing thousands of gigs as the powerhouse vocal half of beloved duo Atwood and Comeaux, his vocal teacher gave him some sage advice. "Sing to the light, to the world and universe," Bettye Gardner told him. "Put your passion out there with no preconceptions except for the beauty of what you're doing."
Two decades after his initial split with multi-instrumentalist and longtime creative partner Jerry Atwood, having survived detour after emotional and physical detour which took him far from the magical world he's always loved the most, the dramatic tenor is taking Bettye's words to heart.
