written by Michael Caruso/Shane Dodd/Sy Rhys K 

Don't Give Up (w/Shane Dodd) by Michael Caruso Music

written by Michael Caruso, Tamara Champlin, Bill Champlin

Melt (w/Tamara Champlin)

written by Michael Caruso, Randy Sharp, John Keller

Guns Of Love (with Randy Sharp) by Michael Caruso Music

written by  Michael Caruso,  Michael LeCompt,  Tamara Champlin, Dennis Matkosky

Louisiana Wind (w/Michael LeCompt) by Michael Caruso

written by Michael Caruso, Tamara Champlin, Dennis Matkosky

photo by Craig Carreno

Rise Above It (with Bill Champlin) by Michael Caruso

written by Michael Caruso, Tamara Champlin, Kenny Greenberg

Pretty White Lies (with Tamara Champlin)by Michael Caruso

God Don't Seem To Answer - Angels Cry (w/Tamara Champlin)by Michael Caruso

(written by Michael Caruso / Tamara Champlin / Tom Kimmel)

RebelTrain(w/Tamara Champlin)by Michael Caruso

Pretty When She Cries - A Perfect Day

written by Michael Caruso & Tamara Champlin

Pretty When She Cries (w/Lori Michaels) by Michael Caruso

written by Michael Caruso & Tamara Champlin & A Perfect Day

Pretty Ugly (w/ A Perfect Day) by Michael Caruso

Goodbye is Not A Word - featuring Suzanne Cook

written by Michael Caruso, Tamara Champlin, Will Champlin, Robin Scoffield 

Killing Me With Twilight - Alternative Mix (w/Will Champlin) by Michael Caruso

written by Michael Caruso, Glenn Goss & Eric Bazilian 

Love Is All - (w/Ashley Ballard) by Michael Caruso

written by Michael Caruso, Tamara Champlin & Dennis Matkosky (photo by Craig Carreno)

"Bad Love (LooksGoodOnYou)" -  (w/Tamara Champlin) by Michael Caruso

written & performed by Tamara Champlin with Michael Caruso on background vocals

Vagabond Heart featuring Tamara Champlin

(written by Michael Caruso/Tamara Champlin/Dennis Matkosky)

WHAT'S ON MY MIND (w/Bekka Bramlett) by Michael Caruso

written by Michael Caruso, Shane Dodd, Randy Cantor

Don't Fall Away (w/Shane Dodd) by Michael Caruso

written by Michael Caruso, Randy Sharp, Paul Williams

Rachel's Mother's Eyes (w/Randy Sharp)

written by Michael Caruso, Joan Jett & Randy Cantor

Long Live The Night (w/Joan Jett - Days of Thunder Soundtrack) by Michael Caruso

written by Michael Caruso, Will Champlin, Bill Champlin
photo by Timothy Barrett (Montage Dale Sullivan)

Tuggin' on Your Sleeve (featuring Bill, Tamara & Will Champlin)

(written by Michael Caruso, Bill Champlin, Tamara Champlin)
photo by Lilli Heart

No Place Left to Fall (w/Bill Champlin) by Michael Caruso

After You (w/Randy Sharp) by Michael Caruso

writers:Michael Caruso/Randy Sharp;  Producer, musician, coordinator Tim Devereaux;  Musicians:  Luca Uggias, Winston Blissett, Howard Tibble and Graeme Taylor. Mixing: Brian Reeves.  
Suzanne's Music Available @ https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/SuzanneCook

True Loves Tears featuring Suzanne Cook (Preview)

Written By : Michael Caruso/Tamara Champlin/Tom Keane


Another Way To Say Goodbye (w/Tom Keane) by Michael Caruso

BIOGRAPHY FROM WIKIPEDIA

Probably Caruso's most well known work remains "Love Is" co-written with Tonio K, John Keller and recorded by Vanessa Williams and Brian McKnight, featured on the Beverly Hills 90210 Soundtrack. It was nominated for a Grammy in the best of R & B vocal category and earned Michael a special citation of achievement from BMI for garnering two million broadcast performances. However, Caruso's musical journey has afforded him to collaborate with many other artists and writers: co-writes with Tamara Champlin and Dennis Matkosky for Chris LeDoux's "Runaway Love" (that would appear On Billboard's Country Music's Top 40 Chart) and Rita Coolidge's Shoo Rah. Caruso's most recorded song would surely be "Guns of Love" (written with Randy Sharp and John Keller) performed by Maura O'Connell, the Moffats (who performed this on "Good Morning America" on July 3, 1995 donating proceeds from their release to the families of victims of the Oklahoma City bombings), Pam Rose for her Album " Morpheus", was also featured on Grammy Award Winner Kathy Mattea's Album "Roses", by Caruso himself on his 2011 EP "When The Devil Starts To Pray" and by Randy Sharp on his 2017 Release "Impossible Things"

On "You Won't Get To Heaven Alive" by Tamara Champlin, Caruso was a background vocalist, player on several tracks, co-producer on two, and co-writes included the title track. On Newcomer Will Champlin's solo projects he was a co-writer on many songs from "The Goldmine Sessions", Self Titled "Will Champlin" and his EP "Killing Me With Twilight". He would later collaborate on Bill Champlin's (formerly of Chicago) most critically acclaimed Solo Album "No Place Left To Fall"; again Michael wrote the title track (with Bill and Tamara Champlin) and the barn burner "Tuggin' on Your Sleeve" (written with Bill Champlin and Will Champlin). Caruso also co-wrote with Joan Jett and Randy Cantor a cut featuring Joan Jett & the Blackhearts for the Days of Thunder (soundtrack) entitled "Long Live The Night". Later, again as a song writer, he would attract Music Row's attention with Bekka Bramlett "What's On My Mind" (another Caruso, T. Champlin & D. Matkosky collaboration).

In Episode 7 of the 2011 Season of Single Ladies on VH1, Lori Michael's performed the Michael Caruso/Tamara Champlin haunting ballad, "Pretty When She Cries", that had previously been featured on her CD "Living My Life Out Loud" released in 2008.

Michael Caruso's EP "When The Devil Starts To Pray" is a fusion of folk, pop, Celtic, rock and alternative music. The co-writers and musicians involved in the project are some of the industries greats: Randy Sharp; Trey Bruce, Roy Braverman, Tamara Champlin, Jeff Paris, Glenn Goss, TJ McFarland, Dennis Matkosky; Michael St.Thomas, and Moon Calhoun. A film short, Sunshine Deprivation Blues featured one of the EP's songs "Tell Me What You Will" (sharing vocals with Glenn Goss). "When The Devil Starts To Pray" is currently available on itunes ( http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/michael-caruso/id439248393), Amazon and with most other Online Retailers.   Caruso's current releases are Single Projects "True Love's Tears" (Caruso/Sharp) in 2014, "Good When You're Gone" (Caruso/Paris/Kravitz) in 2015 and "What A Day" (Caruso/Rydell) in 2016. "Good When You're Gone" has also been chosen by Rob Saul as his Theme Song for his weekly Talk Radio WMEX in Boston as well as Saul's Weekly Ripped Radio Show.

In addition to collaborations with influential artists as Lita Ford, Terri Nunn, Vixen, and Michael LeCompt, Caruso has also worked with the legendary Sammy Cahn, Eric Bazilian, Paul Williams, Dave Berg and Tom Keane. He continues to compose, perform and explore new ways to connect to our world and to his audience.

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