Whatever Happened to Love? explained

Whatever Happened to Love?
Type:	live
Artist:	Betty Carter
Cover:	WhateverHappenedtoLove.jpg
Released:	1982
Recorded:	1982 at The Bottom Line, New York City
Genre:	Vocal jazz
Length:	52:33
Label:	Bet-Car, Verve (reissue)
Producer:	Betty Carter
Prev Title:	The Audience with Betty Carter
Prev Year:	1979
Next Title:	Look What I Got!
Next Year:	1988

Whatever Happened to Love? is a 1982 live album by the American jazz singer Betty Carter. It is her only live album to include a string section on some tracks.

"Abre la Puerta" is a wordless version of Carter's signature tune "Open the Door".Carter was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards for her performance on this album.^[1]

Track listing

1. "What a Little Moonlight Can Do" (Harry M. Woods) – 10:10
2. "Cocktails for Two" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) – 6:20
3. "Social Call" (Gigi Gryce) - 2:23
4. "Goodbye" (Gordon Jenkins) – 7:29
5. "With No Words" (Betty Carter) – 4:31
6. "New Blues (you Purrrrrrr)" (Carter) – 6:20
7. "I Cry Alone" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 4:30
8. "Abre la Puerta" (Carter) – 7:05
9. "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (Porter) – 5:48

Personnel

• Betty Carter – vocals
• Khalid Moss – piano
• Curtis Lundy – double bass
• Lewis Nash – drums

Notes and References

1. News: Complete List of the Nominees for 26th Annual Grammy Music Awards. January 9, 1984. June 16, 2010. Schenectady Gazette. Schenectady, New York.