Carmen McRae (1954 album)

Carmen McRae is a 1955 album by Jazz singer Carmen McRae. It was McRae's second album and was released on the Bethlehem label exclusively as 10" monoaural LP.[1]>[2] The album was reissued on LP in 1976 as The Finest of Carmen McRae: You'd Be So Easy to Love, with an additional track, "Too Much in Love to Care".[3] In 1994 Betlehem had digitally remastered the recordings and released a CD with six additional tracks, alternate takes of songs from the original sessions.[4][5]

Carmen McRae
Studio album by
Carmen McRae
ReleasedMarch 23,ref? 1955 (10"), 1994 (CD)
RecordedOctober 6-December 1954
GenreJazz
Length36:11
LabelBethlehem BCP 1023 (10"),
BCP-6004 (LP), 20-30162 (CD)
Carmen McRae chronology
A Foggy Day with Carmen McRae
(1953)		 Carmen McRae
(1955)		 By Special Request
(1955)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]

Scott Yanow reviewed the album for Allmusic and wrote that of it that "Overall the music is pleasing but not too memorable and one wishes there were more variety".[5]

Track listing
  1. "You'd Be So Easy to Love" (Cole Porter) - 2:26
  2. "If I'm Lucky (I'll Be the One)" (Chuck Darwin, Paulette Girard) - 3:17
  3. "Old Devil Moon" (E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, Burton Lane) - 2:40
  4. "Tip Toe Gently" (Mat Mathews, Girard) - 2:40
  5. "You Made Me Care" (Darwin, Girard) - 2:09
  6. "Last Time for Love" (Carmen McRae) - 3:05
  7. "Misery" (Tony Scott) - 3:53
  8. "Too Much in Love to Care" (Carroll Coates, James J. Kriegsmann) - 2:33
Alternate takes released on 1994 CD reissue
  1. "Too Much in Love to Care" (Alternate take) - 3:19
  2. "Old Devil Moon" (Alternate stereo) - 2:37
  3. "You Made Me Care" (Alternate stereo) - 2:09
  4. "Too Much in Love to Care" (Alternate stereo) - 2:20
  5. "Last Time for Love" (Alternate stereo) - 3:03

Personnel
Tracks 1-4
Tracks 5-8

References
  1. Carmen McRae 10" at Discogs
  2. Bethlehem Records discography accessed September 26, 2015
  3. The Finest of Carmen McRae: You'd Be So Easy to Love LP at Discogs
  4. Carmen McRae CD at Discogs
  5. Carmen McRae at AllMusic
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