Bittersweet (Carmen McRae album) explained
Bittersweet is a studio album by American singer Carmen McRae, released in 1964 on producer Mort Feghi's independent label Focus Records and distributed by Atlantic Records. The album received critical acclaim.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Track listing
- "When Sunny Gets Blue" (Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal) – 3:50
- "How Did He Look?" (Gladys Shelley, Abner Silver) – 3:08
- "Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 3:36
- "The Meaning of the Blues" (Bobby Troup, Leah Worth) – 2:49
- "If You Could Love Me" (Norman Simmons) – 2:08
- "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most" (Fran Landesman, Tommy Wolf) – 6:21
- "Second Chance" (Dory Langdon, André Previn) – 3:37
- "If You Could See Me Now" (Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman) – 2:52
- "Here's That Rainy Day" (Johnny Burke, James Van Heusen) – 2:44
- "I'm Gonna Laugh You Right out of My Life" (Cy Coleman, Joseph McCarthy) – 3:23
- "Ghost of Yesterday" (Arthur Herzog Jr., Irene Kitchings) – 3:09
- "I'm Lost" (Otis René) – 2:53
- "Come Sunday" (Duke Ellington) – 2:40
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[7]
Notes and References
- Web site: Carmen McRae - The 1960's. Jazz Discography. August 22, 2006. September 8, 2024.
- Albums Reviews. Billboard. July 25, 1964. 76. 30. 0006-2510.
- Cash Box Album Reviews. Cash Box. July 18, 1964. 0008-7289.
- Album Reviews. Record World. July 18, 1964. 10. 0034-1622.
- Ted. Williams. New LP's of Note. Record World. June 12, 1965. 9. 0034-1622.
- Nat. Hentoff. Nat Hentoff. Carmen McRae: The Best in Jazz Today. Hi Fi/Stereo Review. November 1964. 13. 4. 68. 0039-1220.
- Ralph J.. Gleason. Bittersweet. Carmen McRae. 1964. liner notes. Focus Records. FM 334. US.
