When You're Away Explained

When You're Away
Type:	studio
Artist:	Carmen McRae
Cover:	When You're Away Carmen McRae.png
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	40:11
Label:	Kapp
Prev Title:	Book of Ballads
Prev Year:	1958
Next Title:	Something to Swing About
Next Year:	1959

When You're Away is a 1959 album by jazz singer Carmen McRae, arranged by Luther Henderson.^[1] Frank Hunter was credited as the conductor on "Willingly (Melodie Perdue)" and "Two Faces in the Dark".

Track listing

1. "When You're Away"
2. "The More I See You"
3. "I Only Have Eyes for You"
4. "Willingly (Melodie Perdue)"
5. "If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)"
6. "I'll Be Seeing You"
7. "I Concentrate On You"
8. "Ain't Misbehavin'"
9. "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye"
10. "When Your Lover Has Gone"
11. "I'm Glad There Is You"
12. "Two Faces in the Dark"

Reception

The initial Billboard magazine review from August 1959 wrote: "The gal hands the tunes a tasteful, clear delivery, and for the most part she sticks to a straight rather than in improvising tack. […] moody stuff with a good bit that's programmable for jocks."^[1]

Notes and References

1. Billboard . Reviews of This Week's LP's . 17 August 1959 . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . 28–30 . 0006-2510.