Champlin's solo CD ''You Won't Get To Heaven Alive'' (Europe 1991) was released in the US in 1995 (Turnip). In addition to vocal and musical performances by many of the co-writers on the CD, performers such as
Nicky Hopkins Bill Champlin,
Tris Imboden and Greg Mathieson had contributing credits as players. "Tragic Black" (written with Michael Caruso and Cal Curtis) was number 1 in Germany and "You Won't Get To Heaven Alive" (a collaboration with Randy Cantor and Michael Caruso) reached the top 20 in Spain. Also in 1995 she co-wrote three songs: "Southern Serenade" (on which she shared vocal credits), "God Sent Angels" (background vocals), and "Someone Else". She performed a duet on a Bill Champlin-Greg Mathieson tune "Love Is Gonna find You", featured on Bill Champlin's "He Started To Sing". On Bill Champlin's Live CD
Mayday (Champlin Records 1996), she was part of the band that toured in Europe to promote it. The album included Bill and Tamara's duets in "Southern Serenade" and "Love Is Gonna Find You", and Tamara performed her own "Backstreets of Paradise". A series of collection releases followed, on which she was a guest lead vocalist and writer: "Make You A Believer" on "World Jam Volume 1; "Express Yourself" from
Rocco Prestia's solo release "Everybody on the Bus", both in 1999; "Talkin' To Angels" from a charity project "Wings of Light-Songs of Inspiration" (2001); Janey Clewer's "Love" CD (2012), on which she shared vocals on the title track (written by Janey Clewer) with Janey,
Peter Cetera and Bill Champlin; "Voices in The Wind" from Frederic Slama's release "Secrets of LA" (2013); and was the featured vocalist on the tune "Circle of Danger" from Frédéric Slama's 2014 release
LA Connection. In 2015, she released a single "Dreamin' of Chagall" (Champlin/Caruso/Champlin), inspired by works of artist
Marc Chagall. During that time she continued writing for other performers: "Saint Forgiveness" (Champlin/Gaitsch/Champlin) written for Bruce Gaitsch's 1997 album
Aphasia; "Runaway Love" (Champlin/Caruso/Matkosky) recorded by both Rita Coolidge on her "Thinkin' About You" CD, (1998) and was a top 40
Billboard hit for
Chris LeDoux on his "One Road Man". (1996). On Chicago's "What's It Gonna Be Santa" Christmas Release she and husband Bill Champlin (a 28-year member of the band) contributed a co-write that he sang:
"Bethlehem". Many collaborations with Michael Caruso followed: "Shoo-Rah", "I'm Not Your Lover"; (Champlin/Caruso/Matkosky) recorded again, by Rita Coolige; "Louisiana Wind" written by Champlin, Caruso, Matkosky and Lecompt was featured on Mike LeCompt's "Can't Let Go"(2002); "Pretty Ugly" and "Pretty When She Cries" (Champlin/Caruso) from a Perfect Day's Release "All Over Everything" (2004) and
Bekka Bramlett's Hit on
Music Row "What's On My Mind" (2009). Son,
Will Champlin, became part of this writing team in 2004 and the trio wrote many songs that featured Will as the vocalist for his first 3 albums (2004–2009). Will Champlin later went on to be part of
Heather Headley's
Grammy Award Winning Album "Audience of One" and was a Season 5 finalist on
The Voice. In addition to studio work, she performed her own music a live show in 2010 at Cafe 316 in
Monterey, California, accompanied by Bill and Will Champlin. She was on a sold-out tour in Scandinavia (2011) that featured
Leon Russell, Bill Champlin,
Joe Williams, and Peter Friestedt, and again in 2016, as part of the Champlin Williams Friestedt tour in Europe and Japan. In 2014, she re-formed her own band, this time with husband Bill Champlin, Carmen Grillo, Johnny Griparic and Dave Raven, playing at the Los Angeles restaurant and live music venue, Genghis Cohen. From 2014–2023, she sang acoustically with Bill Champlin in the US, Europe, Japan, Hawaii, Central and South America, and also with the
Sons of Champlin that toured steadily on the West Coast. Tamara was involved with the group of musicians, including husband Bill and son Will, organized by Lone Wolf Entertainment in 2011, that traveled to
Iraq and
Kuwait to entertain
US Forces stationed there. In 2014, she and Bill Champlin were part of a performance at
Riverside, California, in support of the
Lone Survivor Foundation, dedicated to assisting wounded American service members and their families. She was associated with Eddie Tuduri's Rhythmic Arts Project that helps children with learning disabilities and, in 2017, was part of their 20th anniversary show, where she performed a duet with
Michael McDonald. She has worked with Saving K-9 Lives, founded by Jasmine and
Bobby Kimball, and been part of concert performances for that organization. In 2018, she joined Bill Champlin and the Wunderground playing shows in 2018–2019, and releasing an album
Bleeding Secrets. ==Personal life==