You and the Night and the Music (Helen Merrill album) explained

You and The Night and The Music
Type:	studio
Artist:	Helen Merrill
Cover:	youhelen.jpg
Released:	May 12, 1998
Recorded:	1998
Genre:	Vocal jazz
Length:	54:43
Label:	Verve
Producer:	Helen Merrill, Jean-Philippe Allard, Jay Newland, Daniel Richard
Chronology:	Helen Merrill
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	Jelena Ana Milcactic a.k.a. Helen Merrill
Next Year:	2000

You and The Night and The Music is a 1998 studio album by Helen Merrill.^[1]

Reception

Allmusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine said the album is a "wonderful collection of standards, augmented by two originals from Helen Merrill and Torrie Zito. Merrill's voice hasn't weakened much over the years, and there's true warmth to her performances on this album...There's a relaxed charm to the music that helps make You and the Night and the Music one of her better latter-day efforts".^[1]

Track listing

1. "Song of Delilah" (Victor Young, Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) - 4:16
2. "Beautiful Love (Love Is LikeThis)" (Haven Gillespie, Young) - 5:20
3. "And in You Came" (Helen Merrill, Torrie Zito) - 4:23
4. "Ill Wind" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 3:03
5. "I Want to Be Happy" (Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans) - 3:58
6. "My Funny Valentine" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 4:23
7. "You and the Night and the Music" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 3:45
8. "Young and Foolish" (Albert Hague, Arnold B. Horwitt) - 6:47
9. "Don't Leave Me Alone" (Merrill, Zito) - 3:28
10. "All of Me" (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) - 4:14
11. "Street of Dreams" (Victor Young, Sam M. Lewis) - 4:10

Personnel

• Helen Merrill - liner notes, producer, vocals
• Tom Harrell - flugelhorn, trumpet
• Bob Milikan - trumpet
• Masabumi Kikuchi - piano
• Torrie Zito - piano, electric piano
• Charlie Haden - double bass
• Paul Motian - drums

Production

• Jean-Philippe Allard - producer
• Jay Newland - engineer, mastering, mixing
• Daniel Richard - executive producer
• Joe Lizzi - assistant engineer
• Maureen Murphy - coordination
• Patrick Votan

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=you-and-the-night-and-the-music-r348644|pure_url=yes}} You and The Night and The Music]. Allmusic. April 22, 2011.