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Love Songs focuses on romantic songs cut by Lena Horne during her time as an RCA artist from the mid-'50s to the early '60s, recording with an assortment of orchestras. She interprets pieces by composers such as George and Ira Gershwin, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Leonard Bernstein, and Cole Porter on this CD, the program including standards like "I Only Have Eyes for You," "Love Me or Leave Me," "What Is This Thing Called Love?," and "Someone to Watch Over Me." While lush ballads are represented, so are some arrangements with a snappy jazz swing. It's a decent sampling of her work as a mainstream jazz singer, though like all the Love Songs volumes, it only reflects certain sides of her repertoire.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Hank Hoffman, Producer - Hugo Winterhalter, Producer - Walter Donaldson, Composer - Lennie Hayton, Performer - Paul Brizzi, Re-Mastering Engineer - Lena Horne, Vocal - Gus Kahn, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1955. All rights reserved by BMG Music
George Gershwin, Composer - George Gershwin, Lyricist - Anthony Morelli and His Sands Hotel Orchestra, Performer - Lennie Hayton, Conductor - Ira Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Lyricist - Lena Horne, Performer
Originally released 1961. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Harry Meyerson, Producer - Paul Goodman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Cole Porter, Composer - Cole Porter, Lyricist - Orrin Keepnews, Re-Issue Producer - Lou Bring, Conductor - Lena Horne, Vocal
Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Lennie Hayton and His Orchestra, Performer - Cole Porter, Composer - Cole Porter, Lyricist - Lena Horne, Vocal
(P) Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Herbie Holmes, Composer - Herbie Holmes, Lyricist - Billy Taylor, Bass - Orrin Keepnews, Re-Issue Producer - Artie Shaw, Conductor - Artie Shaw, Clarinet - Lena Horne, Vocal - Henry "Red" Allen, Trumpet - Paul Goodman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Performer - Howard Smith, Composer - Howard Smith, Lyricist - J.C. Higginbotham, Trombone - Sonny White, Piano - Ellen Orr, Composer - Ellen Orr, Lyricist - Shep Shepherd, Drums - Ensemble, Performer - James Shirley, Bass - Laura Newell, Harp - Benny Carter, Alto Saxophone
Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Leonard Bernstein, Composer - Abraham Richman, Saxophone - Betty Comden, Lyricist - Joe Wilder, Trumpet - Orrin Keepnews, Re-Issue Producer - Paul Goodman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Al DeRisi, Trumpet - Billy Strayhorn, Piano - Mundell Lowe, Guitar - Lennie Hayton and His Orchestra, Performer - Lennie Hayton, Conductor - Lennie Hayton, Arranger - Romeo Penque, Saxophone - Bob Alexander, Trombone - Harold Baker, Trumpet - Lena Horne, Vocal - Uncredited, Strings - Jimmy Crawford, Drums - George Duvivier, Bass - Chauncey Welsh, Trombone - Sam Marowitz, Saxophone - Charles O'Kane, Saxophone - Adolph Green, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1955. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Marty Gold, Conductor - Bob Simpson, Engineer - Dennis Ferrante, Mixing Engineer - George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Lyricist - Dick Pierce, Producer - Lena Horne, Vocal
Originally Recorded 1961. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Marty Gold, Conductor - Billy Rose, Composer - Billy Rose, Lyricist - Edward Heyman, Composer - Edward Heyman, Lyricist - Dick Peirce, Producer - Johnny Green, Composer - Johnny Green, Lyricist - Lena Horne, Performer
Originally Recorded 1961. All rights reserved by BMG Music.
Lennie Hayton, Conductor - Paul Goodman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Orrin Keepnews, Re-Issue Producer - Oscar Hammerstein II, Lyricist - Richard Rodgers, Composer - Lena Horne, Vocal
(P) Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Simpson, Engineer - Ray Noble, Composer - Ray Noble, Lyricist - Marty Gold, Conductor - Jay Newland, Misc. Prod. - Lena Horne, Performer - Dick Peirce, Producer - Paul Williams, Re-Mastering Supervisor - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Dennis Ferrante, Misc. Prod. - Dennis Ferrante, Re-Mixer
(P) 2001 BMG Music
Johnny Burke, Composer - Johnny Burke, Lyricist - Lennie Hayton and His Orchestra, Performer - Jimmy Van Heusen, Composer - Jimmy Van Heusen, Lyricist - Lena Horne, Performer - Fred Reynolds, Producer
Originally Recorded 1959. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Marty Paich, Conductor - Dick Peirce, Producer - Cole Porter, Composer - Cole Porter, Lyricist - Lena Horne, Performer
Originally released 1962. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bart Howard, Composer - Bart Howard, Lyricist - Lennie Hayton, Arranger - Jimmy Crawford, Drums - Paul Goodman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Orrin Keepnews, Re-Issue Producer - Billy Strayhorn, Piano - George Duvivier, Bass - Lena Horne, Vocal
Originally Recorded 1955. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Al Dubin, Composer - Al Dubin, Lyricist - Marty Paich, Conductor - Dick Pierce, Producer - Harry Warren, Composer - Harry Warren, Lyricist - Lena Horne, Performer
Originally released 1962. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Love Songs focuses on romantic songs cut by Lena Horne during her time as an RCA artist from the mid-'50s to the early '60s, recording with an assortment of orchestras. She interprets pieces by composers such as George and Ira Gershwin, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Leonard Bernstein, and Cole Porter on this CD, the program including standards like "I Only Have Eyes for You," "Love Me or Leave Me," "What Is This Thing Called Love?," and "Someone to Watch Over Me." While lush ballads are represented, so are some arrangements with a snappy jazz swing. It's a decent sampling of her work as a mainstream jazz singer, though like all the Love Songs volumes, it only reflects certain sides of her repertoire.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:08
- Main artists: Lena Horne
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA - Legacy
- Genre: Jazz Vocal Jazz
This compilation (P) 2005 Sony BMG Entertainment
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