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Nancy Wilson had scored four consecutive Top Ten studio LPs (Yesterday's Love Songs/Today's Blues; Today, Tomorrow, Forever; How Glad I Am; Today -- My Way), and Capitol Records might have been pushing things a bit by releasing Gentle Is My Love less than three months after its predecessor. But that was a marketing question, not a quality issue. As the album's title suggests, Gentle Is My Love is a collection of romantic ballads that Wilson addresses with her characteristic emotionalism and precision. The arrangements are full of lush string parts, and the tempos are taken deliberately. It is striking that Wilson sings a number of then-recent standards, starting with "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)" from the musical The Roar of the Greasepaint -- The Smell of the Crowd, that had been performed by others (especially men) as soaring, heroic anthems, and instead takes them down to more intimate, reflective ballads. This is also true of "More" (the theme from the film Mondo Cane), for instance, and of "If Ever I Would Leave You" from the musical Camelot. The latter may be associated with Robert Goulet's manly baritone, but for Wilson it is rendered with feminine feeling and sincerity. Not all the songs on the album are memorable as compositions, but whatever the quality of the material, Wilson gives each song a thorough workout. Gentle Is My Love may have been released while Today -- My Way was still high in the charts, but it deserved its own moment in the sun.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Anthony Newley, Composer - Leslie Bricusse, Composer - Nancy Wilson, MainArtist - David Cavanaugh, Producer
℗ 1965 Capitol Records, LLC
Harry Warren, ComposerLyricist - Mack Gordon, ComposerLyricist - Nancy Wilson, MainArtist - David Cavanaugh, Producer
℗ 1965 Capitol Records, LLC
Nancy Wilson, MainArtist - Dave Cavanaugh, Producer - Fred Spielman, ComposerLyricist - REDD EVANS, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1965 Capitol Records, LLC
Nancy Wilson, MainArtist - David Cavanaugh, Producer - Robert Mellin, ComposerLyricist - Guy Wood, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1965 Capitol Records, LLC
Nancy Wilson, MainArtist - Dave Cavanaugh, Producer - Ronnell Bright, Composer
℗ 1965 Capitol Records, LLC
Norman Newell, ComposerLyricist - Nancy Wilson, MainArtist - David Cavanaugh, Producer - Marcello Ciorciolini, ComposerLyricist - Riz Ortolani, ComposerLyricist - Nino Oliviero, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1965 Capitol Records, LLC
Nancy Wilson, MainArtist - Dave Cavanaugh, Producer - Bill Schluger, Composer - Don Raye, Composer
℗ 1965 Capitol Records, LLC
Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - Nancy Wilson, MainArtist - David Cavanaugh, Producer
℗ 1965 Capitol Records, LLC
Sid Feller, Conductor - Jule Styne, Composer - Sammy Cahn, Author - Nancy Wilson, MainArtist - Dave Cavanaugh, Producer
℗ 1965 Capitol Records, LLC
Nancy Wilson, MainArtist - Dave Cavanaugh, Producer - Frederick Loewe, ComposerLyricist - Alan Jay Lerner, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1965 Capitol Records, LLC
Nancy Wilson, MainArtist - Dave Cavanaugh, Producer - JACK SEGAL, Composer - MARVIN FISHER, Composer
℗ 1965 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
Nancy Wilson had scored four consecutive Top Ten studio LPs (Yesterday's Love Songs/Today's Blues; Today, Tomorrow, Forever; How Glad I Am; Today -- My Way), and Capitol Records might have been pushing things a bit by releasing Gentle Is My Love less than three months after its predecessor. But that was a marketing question, not a quality issue. As the album's title suggests, Gentle Is My Love is a collection of romantic ballads that Wilson addresses with her characteristic emotionalism and precision. The arrangements are full of lush string parts, and the tempos are taken deliberately. It is striking that Wilson sings a number of then-recent standards, starting with "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)" from the musical The Roar of the Greasepaint -- The Smell of the Crowd, that had been performed by others (especially men) as soaring, heroic anthems, and instead takes them down to more intimate, reflective ballads. This is also true of "More" (the theme from the film Mondo Cane), for instance, and of "If Ever I Would Leave You" from the musical Camelot. The latter may be associated with Robert Goulet's manly baritone, but for Wilson it is rendered with feminine feeling and sincerity. Not all the songs on the album are memorable as compositions, but whatever the quality of the material, Wilson gives each song a thorough workout. Gentle Is My Love may have been released while Today -- My Way was still high in the charts, but it deserved its own moment in the sun.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:30:49
- Main artists: Nancy Wilson
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92)
- Genre: Jazz
© 1965 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1965 Capitol Records, LLC
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