It Takes a Whole Lot of Human Feeling

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.

It Takes a Whole Lot of Human Feeling
Studio album by
Carmen McRae
Released1973
RecordedFebruary and March 1973
StudioLos Angeles, CA
GenreJazz
Length37:59
LabelGroove Merchant GM 522
ProducerDave Pell
Carmen McRae chronology
The Great American Songbook
(1972)		 It Takes a Whole Lot of Human Feeling
(1973)		 Ms. Jazz
(1974)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

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
  1. "It Takes a Whole Lot of Human Feeling" (Micki Grant) – 3:48
  2. "I Fall in Love Too Easily" (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) – 3:47
  3. "Hey John" (Blossom Dearie, Jim Council) – 3:23
  4. "Where Are the Words" (Frank Severino) – 3:17
  5. "Nice Work If You Can Get It" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:50
  6. "Straighten Up and Fly Right" (Nat King Cole, Irving Mills) – 2:47
  7. "Inside a Silent Tear" (Dearie, Peter King) – 5:49
  8. "Imagination" (Jimmy Van Heusen. Johnny Burke) – 4:22
  9. "The Right to Love" (Lalo Schifrin, Gene Lees) – 4:14
  10. "All the Things You Are" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 3:59

Personnel

References
  1. Carmen McRae discography: The 1970s, accessed April 9, 2018
  2. Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 500 Series, accessed April 9, 2018
  3. Yanow, Scott. Carmen McRae: It Takes a Whole Lot of Human Feeling – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
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