| Lazy Afternoon | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Regina Belle |
| Cover: | ReginaBelle-LazyAfternoon.jpg |
| Released: | July 13, 2004 |
| Length: | 62:33 |
| Label: | Peak |
| Producer: | George Duke |
| Prev Title: | This Is Regina! |
| Prev Year: | 2001 |
| Next Title: | Love Forever Shines |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
Lazy Afternoon is the seventh studio album by American singer Regina Belle. It was released by Peak Records on July 13, 2004, in the United States. The album is a collection of jazz, soul, and pop standards. It peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz chart and number 58 on the magazine's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.[1] Belle's rendition of the Isley Brothers song "For the Love of You" served as the album's lead single. "Fly Me to the Moon" and "If I Ruled the World" each received some airplay but did not chart.
Allmusic editor Scott Yanow wrote that "what is particularly unusual about this set [...] is the repertoire. Over half of the songs are jazz standards, and it is a particular treat hearing Belle's soulful renditions [...] The music is not really jazz (although it hints at it), but the jazz tunes give Belle an opportunity to stretch both herself and the format a bit. George Duke is a major asset as both a producer and a keyboardist, Everette Harp takes a few tenor and alto solos, and The Perry Sisters contribute some powerful background vocals on half of the tracks."
All tracks were produced and arranged by George Duke.[2] Note
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[2]