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Perhaps it was a reaction to his own obvious talents as a super-crooner, or an unwillingness to be pigeonholed, but Mel Torme only twice recorded an all-ballad album in his prime. The first was IT'S A BLUE WORLD, a 1956 beauty available with two other seminal Torme Bethlehem albums as part of a box set on Rhino-Bethlehem. It wasn't until 1964 that Torme and the pop producer/arranger Robert Mersey pulled out all the romantic stops again and recorded THAT'S ALL, heralded on the album cover itself as "a lush, romantic album."
These two pros do not disappoint as 12 well-chosen gems like Gershwin's infrequently heard "Isn't it a Pity" and "The Nearness of You" are unveiled in a state-of-the-art pop production that includes bossa nova rhythms, soft guitar and a carpet of strings. The occasionally baroque Torme is in superb voice here, no scatting or fancy footwork in sight. As a bonus, the excellently remastered CD reissue also includes 12 little-known Torme performances, originally released as singles during his short stint with Columbia Records in the mid '60s.
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Mel Tormé, Performer - Robert Mersey, Producer - Cole Porter, Composer - Cole Porter, Lyricist
(P) 1965 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Didier Deutsch, Re-Issue Producer - Mel Tormé, Performer - Alan Brandt, Composer - Alan Brandt, Lyricist - Robert Mersey, Conductor - Robert Mersey, Producer - Robert Mersey, Arranger - Bob Haymes, Composer - Bob Haymes, Lyricist
Originally Released 1965. All rights rerved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Didier Deutsch, Re-Issue Producer - Mel Tormé, Performer - E.Y. Harburg, Composer - E.Y. Harburg, Lyricist - V. Duke, Composer - V. Duke, Lyricist - Robert Mersey, Conductor - Robert Mersey, Producer - Robert Mersey, Arranger
Originally Released 1965
Didier Deutsch, Re-Issue Producer - Mel Tormé, Performer - Robert Mersey, Conductor - Robert Mersey, Producer - Robert Mersey, Arranger - Oscar Hammerstein II, Composer - Oscar Hammerstein II, Lyricist - Richard Rodgers, Composer - Richard Rodgers, Lyricist
Originally Released 1965 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Didier Deutsch, Re-Issue Producer - Mel Tormé, Performer - Robert Mersey, Conductor - Robert Mersey, Producer - Robert Mersey, Arranger - Oscar Hammerstein II, Lyricist - Jerome Kern, Composer
Originally released 1956. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Didier Deutsch, Re-Issue Producer - Mel Tormé, Performer - G. Gershwin, Composer - G. Gershwin, Lyricist - Robert Mersey, Conductor - Robert Mersey, Producer - Robert Mersey, Arranger - I. Gershwin, Composer - I. Gershwin, Lyricist
Originally Released 1965
J. Gilberto, Composer - J. Gilberto, Lyricist - Didier Deutsch, Re-Issue Producer - Mel Tormé, Performer - Robert Mersey, Conductor - Robert Mersey, Producer - Robert Mersey, Arranger - N. Gimbel, Composer - N. Gimbel, Lyricist
Originally Released 1965
Didier Deutsch, Re-Issue Producer - Gordon Jenkins, Composer - Gordon Jenkins, Lyricist - Mel Tormé, Performer - Robert Mersey, Conductor - Robert Mersey, Producer - Robert Mersey, Arranger - Johnny Mercer, Composer - Johnny Mercer, Lyricist
Originally Released 1965 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Didier Deutsch, Re-Issue Producer - Mel Tormé, Performer - Ned Washington, Lyricist - Hoagy Carmichael, Composer - Robert Mersey, Conductor - Robert Mersey, Producer - Robert Mersey, Arranger
Originally Released 1965 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Didier Deutsch, Re-Issue Producer - Mel Tormé, Performer - Robert Mersey, Conductor - Robert Mersey, Producer - Robert Mersey, Arranger - Lorenz Hart, Composer - Lorenz Hart, Lyricist - Richard Rodgers, Composer - Richard Rodgers, Lyricist
Originally Released 1965 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Didier Deutsch, Re-Issue Producer - Mel Tormé, Performer - Sammy Cahn, Composer - Sammy Cahn, Lyricist - Robert Mersey, Conductor - Robert Mersey, Producer - Robert Mersey, Arranger - Jimmy Van Heusen, Composer - Jimmy Van Heusen, Lyricist
Originally Released 1965 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
R. Batchelor, Composer - R. Batchelor, Lyricist - Didier Deutsch, Re-Issue Producer - Mel Tormé, Performer - Robert Mersey, Lyricist - Robert Mersey, Conductor - Robert Mersey, Producer - Robert Mersey, Arranger - Robert Mersey, Composer - K. Rankin, Composer - K. Rankin, Lyricist
Originally Released 1965
Didier Deutsch, Re-Issue Producer - Dick Hazard, Conductor - Dick Hazard, Arranger - Mel Tormé, Performer - Robert Mersey, Producer - Hugh Martin, Composer - Hugh Martin, Lyricist - John Baker Gray, Composer - John Baker Gray, Lyricist
Originally Released 1964 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Didier Deutsch, Re-Issue Producer - Dick Hazard, Conductor - Dick Hazard, Arranger - Mel Tormé, Performer - Timothy Gray, Composer - Timothy Gray, Lyricist - Robert Mersey, Producer - Hugh Martin, Composer - Hugh Martin, Lyricist
Originally Released 1964
W. ENGVICK, Composer - W. ENGVICK, Lyricist - Didier Deutsch, Re-Issue Producer - A. Wilder, Composer - A. Wilder, Lyricist - Mel Tormé, Performer - Robert Mersey, Conductor - Robert Mersey, Producer - Robert Mersey, Arranger
Originally Released 1964
Didier Deutsch, Re-Issue Producer - Mel Tormé, Performer - Leslie Bricusse, Composer - Leslie Bricusse, Lyricist - Robert Mersey, Conductor - Robert Mersey, Producer - Robert Mersey, Arranger - Anthony Newley, Composer - Anthony Newley, Lyricist
Originally Released 1964 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
R. Supraner, Composer - R. Supraner, Lyricist - Didier Deutsch, Re-Issue Producer - Mel Tormé, Performer - Mort Garson, Conductor - Mort Garson, Arranger - Robert Mersey, Producer - Peter Matz, Lyricist - Peter Matz, Composer
Originally Released 1966
Didier Deutsch, Re-Issue Producer - Mel Tormé, Performer - Mort Garson, Conductor - Mort Garson, Arranger - Robert Mersey, Producer - H. Chapin, Composer - H. Chapin, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1966
Thomas J. Wolfe, Composer - Thomas J. Wolfe, Lyricist - Didier Deutsch, Re-Issue Producer - Mel Tormé, Performer - Mort Garson, Conductor - Mort Garson, Arranger - Robert Mersey, Producer - Richard Eugene Stewart, Composer - Richard Eugene Stewart, Lyricist
Originally Released 1967 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Didier Deutsch, Re-Issue Producer - Mel Tormé, Performer - Mort Garson, Conductor - Mort Garson, Arranger - Robert Mersey, Producer - M. Torme, Composer - M. Torme, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1966
Didier Deutsch, Re-Issue Producer - J. Livingston, Composer - J. Livingston, Lyricist - R. EVANS, Composer - R. EVANS, Lyricist - Mel Tormé, Performer - M. JARRE, Lyricist - M. JARRE, Composer - Robert Mersey, Producer - Pat Williams, Conductor - Pat Williams, Arranger
Originally Released 1966
Bob Hilliard, Composer - Bob Hilliard, Lyricist - Didier Deutsch, Re-Issue Producer - Mel Tormé, Performer - Robert Mersey, Producer - M. Garson, Composer - M. Garson, Lyricist - Pat Williams, Conductor - Pat Williams, Arranger
Originally Released 1964
Didier Deutsch, Re-Issue Producer - Mel Tormé, Performer - Robert Mersey, Producer - Pat Williams, Conductor - Pat Williams, Arranger - M. Torme, Composer - M. Torme, Lyricist
Originally Released 1970
Didier Deutsch, Re-Issue Producer - Mel Tormé, Performer - Mel Tormé, Composer - Mel Tormé, Lyricist - Robert Mersey, Producer - Pat Williams, Conductor - Pat Williams, Arranger - Robert Wells, Composer - Robert Wells, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1966. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Perhaps it was a reaction to his own obvious talents as a super-crooner, or an unwillingness to be pigeonholed, but Mel Torme only twice recorded an all-ballad album in his prime. The first was IT'S A BLUE WORLD, a 1956 beauty available with two other seminal Torme Bethlehem albums as part of a box set on Rhino-Bethlehem. It wasn't until 1964 that Torme and the pop producer/arranger Robert Mersey pulled out all the romantic stops again and recorded THAT'S ALL, heralded on the album cover itself as "a lush, romantic album."
These two pros do not disappoint as 12 well-chosen gems like Gershwin's infrequently heard "Isn't it a Pity" and "The Nearness of You" are unveiled in a state-of-the-art pop production that includes bossa nova rhythms, soft guitar and a carpet of strings. The occasionally baroque Torme is in superb voice here, no scatting or fancy footwork in sight. As a bonus, the excellently remastered CD reissue also includes 12 little-known Torme performances, originally released as singles during his short stint with Columbia Records in the mid '60s.
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About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 24 track(s)
- Total length: 01:08:11
- Main artists: Mel Tormé
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock International Pop Crooners
Originally Released 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, Originally Recorded 1966, (P) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. WARNING: All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.
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