It Takes a Whole Lot of Human Feeling
Appearance
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Released | 1973 | |||
Recorded | February and March 1973 | |||
Studio | Los Angeles, CA | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 37:59 | |||
Label | Groove Merchant GM 522 | |||
Producer | Dave Pell | |||
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It Takes a Whole Lot of Human Feeling is an album by American jazz vocalist Carmen McRae recorded in 1973 and released on the Groove Merchant label.[1][2] The album's title track is a song from the 1971 musical Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope.
Reception
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Allmusic's Scott Yanow said: "Carmen McRae's charming version of Blossom Dearie's "Hey John" is enough of a reason to search for this album by itself ... Not all of the selections are of that quality, but overall, this is definitely a worthwhile acquisition for fans of the singer".[3]
Track listing
[edit]- "It Takes a Whole Lot of Human Feeling" (Micki Grant) – 3:48
- "I Fall in Love Too Easily" (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) – 3:47
- "Hey John" (Blossom Dearie, Jim Council) – 3:23
- "Where Are the Words" (Frank Severino) – 3:17
- "Nice Work If You Can Get It" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:50
- "Straighten Up and Fly Right" (Nat King Cole, Irving Mills) – 2:47
- "Inside a Silent Tear" (Dearie, Peter King) – 5:49
- "Imagination" (Jimmy Van Heusen. Johnny Burke) – 4:22
- "The Right to Love" (Lalo Schifrin, Gene Lees) – 4:14
- "All the Things You Are" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 3:59
Personnel
[edit]- Carmen McRae − vocals
- Joe Pass − guitar
- Dick Shreve − piano
- Ray Brown - bass
- Larry Bunker − vibraphone, percussion
- Frank Severino − drums
References
[edit]- ^ Carmen McRae discography: The 1970s, accessed April 9, 2018
- ^ Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 500 Series, accessed April 9, 2018
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Carmen McRae: It Takes a Whole Lot of Human Feeling – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 4, 2018.