West End and Broadway star Siobhan Dillon is to release her new album ‘Siobhan Dillon – One Voice’ in support of the Breast Cancer Haven charity following her own battle with cancer.
Four years in the making and featuring a collection of songs which hold personal meanings for the star who first found fame on the BBC1 talent search How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? the album was produced by Steve Anderson.
Commenting on the album, Dillon who was last seen in the West End and on Broadway in Sunset Boulevard with Glenn Close, said: “I’ve been writing songs and recording all sorts of music since I was 17 and was lucky enough to have a record deal with Universal when I was 22, but it felt like someone else’s dream…
“It was only after my experience with breast cancer in 2015 that I was able to drop the idea of what a recording should sound like and how a story should be told and honestly, I started telling stories that I wanted to tell because I let them resonate with me. Steve Anderson and I really took our time with this album.
“We had no idea what it would be or when it would all be complete but we started anyway. What a wonderfully rare position to be in. It started with Steve asking me to send him a list of my ‘desert island’ songs, which slowly progressed into ‘the songs that I had always wanted to sing’ which very quickly progressed into ‘the stories that my heart wants to tell through song’. I will always be eternally grateful to Steve Anderson. A master producer, arranger, friend and all-round legend.”
Kylie Minogue’s producer and musical director for over 20 years added: “I first heard Siobhan’s voice (as I think most people did) when she took part in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s TV talent show casting Maria. I fell in love with her tone and believability instantly and knew I wanted to work with her at some point. We first met when she auditioned for a part in the production of Rent, I was musical director for in 2007 but that didn’t work out. We met up again over the following years when I saw her starring in Ghost and Cabaret and got to talking about making a record.
“It became very clear to me how much the wonderful Haven charity had impacted her life in so many ways so it was inevitable that the album would be for them. As a producer I try to capture magic wherever I can. I try to create something that will spark an emotion in the listener that may take them by surprise and that can only happen when humans respond to other humans. So, to be able to produce and arrange for a voice like Siobhan’s is a true gift and one that I am truly indebted to have been able to be a part of.”
The 11-track album includes ‘Without You’ from Rent and ‘She Used To Be Mine’ from Waitress along with pop classics like ‘It Must Have Been Love’ and ‘I Can’t Make You Love Me’.
Angela Thomas
www.siobhandillonofficial.com/welcome
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