It Takes a Whole Lot of Human Feeling
1973 studio album by Carmen McRae
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Studio album by Carmen McRae | ||||
Released | 1973 | |||
Recorded | February and March 1973 | |||
Studio | Los Angeles, CA | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 37:59 | |||
Label | Groove Merchant GM 522 | |||
Producer | Dave Pell | |||
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It Takes a Whole Lot of Human Feeling is an album by American jazz vocalist Carmen McRae recorded in 1973 and released on the Groove Merchant label.[1][2] The album's title track is a song from the 1971 musical Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope.
Reception
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Allmusic's Scott Yanow said: "Carmen McRae's charming version of Blossom Dearie's "Hey John" is enough of a reason to search for this album by itself ... Not all of the selections are of that quality, but overall, this is definitely a worthwhile acquisition for fans of the singer".[3]
Track listing
- "It Takes a Whole Lot of Human Feeling" (Micki Grant) – 3:48
- "I Fall in Love Too Easily" (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) – 3:47
- "Hey John" (Blossom Dearie, Jim Council) – 3:23
- "Where Are the Words" (Frank Severino) – 3:17
- "Nice Work If You Can Get It" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:50
- "Straighten Up and Fly Right" (Nat King Cole, Irving Mills) – 2:47
- "Inside a Silent Tear" (Dearie, Peter King) – 5:49
- "Imagination" (Jimmy Van Heusen. Johnny Burke) – 4:22
- "The Right to Love" (Lalo Schifrin, Gene Lees) – 4:14
- "All the Things You Are" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 3:59
Personnel
- Carmen McRae − vocals
- Joe Pass − guitar
- Dick Shreve − piano
- Ray Brown - bass
- Larry Bunker − vibraphone, percussion
- Frank Severino − drums
References
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albums
- A Foggy Day with Carmen McRae
- Carmen McRae
- By Special Request
- Torchy
- Blue Moon
- After Glow
- Mad About the Man
- Carmen for Cool Ones
- Birds of a Feather
- Book of Ballads
- When You're Away
- Something to Swing About
- Carmen McRae Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics
- Something Wonderful
- For Once in My Life
- Portrait of Carmen
- The Sound of Silence
- Just a Little Lovin'
- November Girl
- It Takes a Whole Lot of Human Feeling
- Ms. Jazz
- Can't Hide Love
- I'm Coming Home Again
- Heat Wave
- You're Lookin' at Me (A Collection of Nat King Cole Songs)
- Any Old Time
- Carmen Sings Monk
- Sarah: Dedicated to You
albums
- Boy Meets Girl with Sammy Davis Jr.
- Porgy and Bess with Sammy Davis Jr.
- Two for the Road with George Shearing
- The Carmen McRae – Betty Carter Duets
albums
- Tonight Only!
- Carmen McRae in London
- Take Five Live
- Live at Sugar Hill
- Woman Talk
- The Great American Songbook
- At the Great American Music Hall
- Recorded Live at Bubba's
- Fine and Mellow: Live at Birdland West
- Performing Music from The Subterraneans
- The Real Ambassadors
- Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday at Newport