On May 14th 2012 Independent label SimG Records is to release the Original Cast Recording of A SONG CYCLE FOR SOHO, a writing project created for Mercury Musical Development members to practice the craft of songwriting, and have a showcase presented at London’s Soho Theatre from 27th February to 3rd March 2012.

A SONG CYCLE FOR SOHO is already available for download on iTunes. Proceeds from sales go directly to Mercury Musical Developments to help fund future projects.

With a Book by Andrew Brinded, Musical Direction from Tony Winner Sarah Travis, Directed & Co-created by Simon Greiff; the cast album features 16 original songs from 24 writers including award winners Stiles&Drewe, Stuart Matthew Price, Tim Suttton and Richard Thomas, to the next generation Brunger&Cleary and Barnaby Race, to established writers Craig Adams, Alexander S. Bermange, Hamilton&Pearse, Dougal Irvine and more.

These 16 songs are performed by four leading West End actors: Michael Cantwell (LES MIS), James Gillan (WICKED), Claire Moore (LONDON ROAD) and Niamh Perry (LOVE NEVER DIES).

SimG Records is fast determining itself as the leading record label that supports rising theatre artists and musical writers in the UK, having released the critically acclaimed debut albums from West End performers Annalene Beechey, Stuart Matthew Price, and Caroline Sheen, to the London Cast Recordings of BEYOND THE GATE and STAND TALL, to the ‘songs of’ albums from Dougal Irvine and Joe Sterling, to the Live Concert Recording of Stiles & Drewe’s SOHO CINDERS, and most recently the acclaimed Studio Recording of the new musical MY LAND’S SHORE.

This is the track listing of the Original Cast Recording of A SONG CYCLE FOR SOHO:

1. Saturday Night In… (by Tim Sutton) - Claire Moore, Niamh Perry, Michael Cantwell, James Gillan
2. Does Anybody Know My Name? (by Christopher Hamilton & Susannah Pearse) - Niamh Perry
3. The Ballad Of The Horsley Brothers (by Dougal Irvine) - James Gillan, Michael Cantwell
4. Self Respect (by Christopher Ash & Carl Miller) - Claire Moore
5. Burn Old St James (by Craig Adams & David McAlmont) - Claire Moore, Niamh Perry, Michael Cantwell, James Gillan
6. Do Not Linger (by Rebecca Applin & Susannah Pearse) - James Gillan, Michael Cantwell
7. Old Compton Street (by Alexander Rudd & Jenifer Toksvig) - Claire Moore, Niamh Perry
8. I Wish, I Wish (by George Stiles & Anthony Drewe) - James Gillan
9. Fade To Black (by Douglas Hodge) - Michael Cantwell
10. Mummy Knows Better (by Barnaby Race) - Claire Moore, Niamh Perry, Michael Cantwell, James Gillan
11. It’s Hard To Be An Artist (by Alexander S. Bermange) - Michael Cantwell, Claire Moore, Niamh Perry, James Gillan
12. Sweet Sixteen (by Richard Thomas & Alethea Wiles) - Niamh Perry, James Gillan
13. Tell You (by Andrew Brinded) - Claire Moore
14. It´s What He Would Have Wanted (by Scott Dean & Richard Hughes) - Claire Moore, Niamh Perry, Michael Cantwell
15. Hey Beautiful People (by Pippa Cleary & Jake Brunger) - Claire Moore, Niamh Perry, Michael Cantwell, James Gillan
16. If Nobody Knows Your Name (by Stuart Matthew Price) - Niamh Perry, James Gillan, Michael Cantwell, Claire Moore
17. Saturday Night In… (Reprise) (by Tim Sutton) - Claire Moore, Niamh Perry, Michael Cantwell, James Gillan