Jack Jones Sings Explained

Jack Jones Sings
Type:Album
Artist:Jack Jones
Cover:JackJonesSings.jpg
Released:1966
Studio:United Recording (LA)
Genre:Traditional pop
Label:Kapp Records
Prev Title:For the "In" Crowd
Prev Year:1966
Next Title:Lady
Next Year:1967

Jack Jones Sings is an album by Pop vocalist Jack Jones. It was arranged and conducted by Ralph Carmichael. Doug Talbert played piano.

The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated November 26, 1966, and remained on the chart for 12 weeks, peaking at number 75.[1]

Track listing

  1. "A Day in the Life of a Fool" (Manhã de Carnaval from Black Orpheus) (Carl Sigman,Luiz Bonfá) (2:20)
  2. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer) (3:19)
  3. "Somewhere There's Someone" (Dave Heisler, Charles Nathan) (2:16)
  4. "Watch What Happens" (from The Umbrellas of Cherbourg) (Michel Legrand, Norman Gimbel) (2:43)
  5. "People Will Say We're in Love" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) (1:49)
  6. "Love After Midnight" (Bert Kaempfert, Joe Seneca, Herbert Rehbein) (2:40)
  7. "Somewhere, My Love" (Lara's Theme from Dr. Zhivago) (Maurice Jarre, Paul Francis Webster) (2:20)
  8. "The Shining Sea" (from The Russians Are Coming) (Johnny Mandel, Peggy Lee) (3:16)
  9. "The Face I Love" (Ray Gilbert, Carlos Pingarilho, Marcos Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle) (1:49)
  10. "Street of Dreams" (Victor Young, Sam M. Lewis) (2:31)
  11. "The Snows of Yesteryear" (Fred Talbert, Paul Francis Webster) (2:49)
  12. "I Don't Care Much" (John Kander, Fred Ebb) (2:24)

This may well be Jack's best album. It was released in 1966 when he was at his peak and although it wasn't one of his biggest sellers, the singing is superb. The selection of songs is perfect for Jack and some of his versions are definitive in the minds of many. For example, he does "I Don't Care Much" (from Cabaret) in a way that conveys the gist of the song better than even some of the original cast versions. Other highlights include "A Day in the Life of a Fool", "Watch What Happens", and "Street of Dreams".

References

  1. Book: Whitburn . Joel . Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955-1996 . 1996 . Record Research Inc. . 0898201179 . Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin . 396 . November 5, 2023.

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