The Sound of Silence (album)

The Sound of Silence is a 1968 studio album by Carmen McRae for Atlantic Records with an orchestra primarily under the musical direction of Shorty Rogers. The first four tracks recorded on June 26, 1968 were arranged and conducted by Jimmy Jones.

The Sound of Silence
Studio album by
Released1968
RecordedJune 26–28, 1968, Western Studios, Los Angeles, California[1]
GenreVocal jazz
LabelAtlantic SD 8200
ProducerNesuhi Ertegun
Carmen McRae chronology
Portrait of Carmen
(1967)
The Sound of Silence
(1968)
Just a Little Lovin'
(1970)

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Sound of Silence"Paul Simon3:01
2."I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good"Paul Francis Webster, Duke Ellington3:27
3."MacArthur Park"Jimmy Webb4:01
4."Watch What Happens"Norman Gimbel, Michel Legrand2:35
5."Stardust"Mitchell Parish, Hoagy Carmichael4:05
6."Don't Go Away"Margo Guryan2:16
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Gloomy Sunday"László Jávor, Rezső Seress, Sam M. Lewis4:05
8."I Sold My Heart to the Junkman"Leon René, Otis René3:43
9."Poor Butterfly"John Golden, John Raymond Hubbell2:19
10."My Heart Reminds Me"Camillo Bargoni, Danpa, Al Stillman2:30
11."The Folks Who Live on the Hill"Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II4:27
12."Can You Tell"Guryan2:14

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Personnel

References

  1. Cf. Carmen McRae 1960s sessionography on Jazzdiscography.com
  2. "The Sound of Silence". Allmusic. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
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