This 2004 double disc of Carmen McRae released by Collectables continues the label's efforts to chronicle her stay with Atlantic Records from 1967 to 1972. She was near the top of her interpretive powers during this era, turning standards and ...
Art Of Carmen Mcrae/For Once In My Life Album Track Listing
Art Of Carmen Mcrae/For Once In My Life CD DISC 1: THE ART OF CARMEN MCRAE:
1.
I Only Have Eyes for You
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2.
Here's That Rainy Day
3.
Just a Little Lovin'
4.
Didn't We
5.
Day by Day
6.
There's No Such Thing as Love
7.
I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know
8.
I'm Always Drunk in San Francisco
9.
Here, There and Everywhere
10.
Loads of Love
11.
My Heart Reminds Me
12.
When Sunny Gets Blue
13.
Elusive Butterfly
14.
I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
15.
Satin Doll
16.
Ballad of Thelonious Monk, The
17.
Watch What Happens
18.
Meaning of the Blues, The
19.
Gloomy Sunday
20.
I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out of My Life
21.
Silent Spring
22.
Come Sunday
Art Of Carmen Mcrae/For Once In My Life Songs DISC 2: FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE:
1.
For Once in My Life
2.
Don't Talk
3.
Until It's Time for You to Go
4.
Got to Get You into My Life
5.
Our Song
6.
Come Live With Me
7.
Look of Love, The
8.
It's Not Going That Way
9.
I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
10.
Worlds of Time
11.
Flying
Art Of Carmen Mcrae/For Once In My Life Music Review
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Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars)
A good sampler from the Atlantic years Carmen McRae's talent defies strict categorization to this day. In her early years, she focused on singing pop tunes with a jazz tinge; as she neared the end of her life, she devoted herself almost entirely to jazz. I have always enjoyed her Atlantic recordings, which fell somewhere between. Her renditions of otherwise ephemeral pop tunes of the day made them memorable and worth listening to three and four decades later. Her interpretation of great standards added to their timelessness.
This reissue includes what was a two-LP set on vinyl, comprised of a mixture of live and recorded performances. Atlantic tastefully did NOT call it "Carmen's Greatest Hits" ... the second CD is a digital remaster of a complete LP. In other words, you are getting 3 LPs in this package. It's a great way to remember a talent sorely missed, or to introduce yourself to her. Thank you for the music, Carmen! Submitted by jbsientz (Salt Lake City, UT) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
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