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{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Torchy
| name = Torchy!
|Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Carmen McRae]]
| artist = [[Carmen McRae]]
| Cover = McRae Torchy.jpeg
| cover = McRae Torchy.jpeg
| Released = 1955
| alt =
| Recorded = 1955
| released = 1956
| recorded = December 16, 29 and 30, 1955<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jazzdiscography.com/Artists/carmen-mcrae/carmen-mcrae-50s-discography.php|title=Carmen McRae – The 1940's & 50's|website=Jazz Discography|date=August 22, 2006|access-date=August 24, 2024}}</ref>
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| Genre = [[Vocal jazz]]
| Length =
| venue =
| studio =
| Label = [[Decca Records|Decca]] DL-8267
| Producer =
| genre =
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* [[Vocal jazz]]
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| Chronology = [[Carmen McRae]]
* [[traditional pop]]
| Last album = ''[[Carmen for Cool Ones]]''<br>(1957)
| length = 36:25
| This album = '''''Torchy'''''<br>(1955)
| Next album = ''[[Book of Ballads]]''<br>(1958)
| label = [[Decca Records|Decca]]
| producer =
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| chronology = [[Carmen McRae]]
| prev_title = [[By Special Request (Carmen McRae album)|By Special Request]]
| prev_year = 1955
| next_title = [[Blue Moon (Carmen McRae album)|Blue Moon]]
| next_year = 1957
}}
}}


'''''Torchy''''' is a 1955 album by jazz singer [[Carmen McRae]] arranged by [[Jack Pleis]] and [[Ralph Burns]].<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web|last=|first=|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=torchy!-mw0000510911|pure_url=yes}}|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|title=Torchy|accessdate=October 7, 2015}}</ref><ref name="discogs">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Carmen-McRae-Torchy/master/547954|title=Carmen McRae - Torchy! at Discogs|publisher=discogs.com|accessdate=October 10, 2015}}</ref>
'''''Torchy!''''' is a 1956 album by jazz singer [[Carmen McRae]] arranged by [[Jack Pleis]] and [[Ralph Burns]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Will|last=Friedwald|author-link=Will Friedwald|chapter=Carmen McRae|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=knox91-De9EC&pg=PA321|title=A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=knox91-De9EC|publisher=[[Random House|Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group]]|year=2010|page=321|isbn=9780307379894}}</ref>


==Critical reception==
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Jason Ankeny desrcibed the album as "a lush, potently atmospheric collection of romantic ballads rendered for maximum impact" and that the "...sheer intensity of McRae's vocals render orchestration virtually moot. Few singers have equaled her conviction or her fierce intelligence, and her interpretations of songs like "But Beautiful," "My Future Just Passed," and "We'll Be Together Again" pack a devastating emotional punch."<ref name="Allmusic"/>
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|first=Jason|last=Ankeny|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/torchy!-mw0000510911|title=Torchy! Review|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=August 24, 2024}}</ref>

| rev2 = ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''
| rev2Score = 77/100<ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine|title=Reviews and Ratings of New Popular Albums|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qCEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA72|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=May 12, 1956|volume=68|issue=19|page=72|issn=0006-2510}}</ref>

| rev3 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite book|first=Colin|last=Larkin|author-link=Colin Larkin|chapter=McRae, Carmen|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC|publisher=Omnibus Press|year=2011|isbn=978-1561592371}}</ref>

| rev4 = ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz]]''
| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|4}}<ref>{{cite book|first1=Richard|last1=Cook|first2=Brian|last2=Morton|chapter=Carmen McRae|title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings|url=https://archive.org/details/penguinguidetoja00cook_1/page/890|edition=8th|publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin]]|year=2006|pages=890–891|isbn=9780141023274}}</ref>
}}

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Jason Ankeny described the album as "a lush, potently atmospheric collection of romantic ballads rendered for maximum impact" and that the "...sheer intensity of McRae's vocals render orchestration virtually moot. Few singers have equaled her conviction or her fierce intelligence, and her interpretations of songs like "But Beautiful," "My Future Just Passed," and "We'll Be Together Again" pack a devastating emotional punch."<ref name="AllMusic" /> A reviewer of ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine noted that this album looks more like a pop release than others, but does not lose its appeal to the jazz crowd, as well as that MacRae sings with his usual warmth and good taste.<ref name="Billboard" />


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
# "[[Last Night When We Were Young]]" ([[Harold Arlen]], [[Yip Harburg]]) - 2:38
# "[[Last Night When We Were Young]]" ([[Harold Arlen]], [[Yip Harburg]]) – 2:38
# "[[Speak Low]]" ([[Kurt Weill]], [[Ogden Nash]]) - 3:07
# "[[Speak Low]]" ([[Kurt Weill]], [[Ogden Nash]]) – 3:07
# "[[But Beautiful]]" ([[Johnny Burke (lyricist)|Johnny Burke]], [[Jimmy Van Heusen]]) - 2:55
# "[[But Beautiful (song)|But Beautiful]]" ([[Jimmy Van Heusen]], [[Johnny Burke (lyricist)|Johnny Burke]]) – 2:55
# "If You'd Stay the Way I Dream about You" (Irene Kitchings, [[Arthur Herzog, Jr.]]) - 2:47
# "If You'd Stay the Way I Dream About You" ([[Arthur Herzog, Jr.]], Irene Kitchings) – 2:47
# "[[Midnight Sun]]" ([[Johnny Mercer]], Burke, [[Lionel Hampton]]) - 3:45
# "[[Midnight Sun (Lionel Hampton and Sonny Burke song)|Midnight Sun]]" ([[Lionel Hampton]], Burke, [[Johnny Mercer]]) – 3:45
# "My Future Just Passed" ([[Richard Whiting]], George Marion, Jr)- 3:18
# "My Future Just Passed" ([[Richard A. Whiting]], George Marion, Jr) – 3:18
# "[[Yesterdays (1933 song)|Yesterdays]]" ([[Jerome Kern]], [[Otto Harbach]]) - 2:33
# "[[Yesterdays (1933 song)|Yesterdays]]" ([[Jerome Kern]], [[Otto Harbach]]) – 2:33
# "[[We'll Be Together Again]]" ([[Carl Fischer]], [[Frankie Laine]]) - 3:04
# "[[We'll Be Together Again]]" ([[Carl T. Fischer]], [[Frankie Laine]]) – 3:04
# "[[I'm a Dreamer, Aren't We All]]" ([[Lew Brown]], [[Buddy DeSylva]], [[Ray Henderson]]) - 2:40
# "[[I'm a Dreamer, Aren't We All]]" ([[Ray Henderson]], [[Buddy DeSylva]], [[Lew Brown]]) – 2:40
# "[[Good Morning Heartache]]" ([[Ervin Drake]], [[Irene Higginbotham]], [[Dan Fisher]]) - 3:20
# "[[Good Morning Heartache]]" ([[Ervin Drake]], [[Irene Higginbotham]], Dan Fisher) – 3:20
# "[[Star Eyes]]" ([[Don Raye]], [[Gene DePaul]]) - 3:08
# "[[Star Eyes (song)|Star Eyes]]" ([[Don Raye]], [[Gene DePaul]]) – 3:08
# "[[I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You]]" ([[Bing Crosby]], [[Ned Washington]], [[Victor Young]]) - 3:10
# "[[I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You]]" ([[Victor Young]], [[Bing Crosby]], [[Ned Washington]]) – 3:10


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[Carmen McRae]] - [[Singing|vocals]]
*[[Carmen McRae]] – vocals
*[[Ralph Burns]], [[Jack Pleis]] - [[Arrangement|arranger]]
*[[Ralph Burns]], [[Jack Pleis]] – arranger


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

{{Carmen McRae}}

{{Authority control}}


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[[Category:Albums arranged by Ralph Burns]]
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Latest revision as of 08:04, 24 August 2024

Torchy!
Studio album by
Carmen McRae
Released1956
RecordedDecember 16, 29 and 30, 1955[1]
Genre
Length36:25
LabelDecca
Carmen McRae chronology
By Special Request
(1955) 		Torchy!
(1956) 		Blue Moon
(1957)

Torchy! is a 1956 album by jazz singer Carmen McRae arranged by Jack Pleis and Ralph Burns.[2]

Critical reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Billboard77/100[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[6]

Jason Ankeny described the album as "a lush, potently atmospheric collection of romantic ballads rendered for maximum impact" and that the "...sheer intensity of McRae's vocals render orchestration virtually moot. Few singers have equaled her conviction or her fierce intelligence, and her interpretations of songs like "But Beautiful," "My Future Just Passed," and "We'll Be Together Again" pack a devastating emotional punch."[3] A reviewer of Billboard magazine noted that this album looks more like a pop release than others, but does not lose its appeal to the jazz crowd, as well as that MacRae sings with his usual warmth and good taste.[4]

Track listing

[edit]
  1. "Last Night When We Were Young" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) – 2:38
  2. "Speak Low" (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash) – 3:07
  3. "But Beautiful" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 2:55
  4. "If You'd Stay the Way I Dream About You" (Arthur Herzog, Jr., Irene Kitchings) – 2:47
  5. "Midnight Sun" (Lionel Hampton, Burke, Johnny Mercer) – 3:45
  6. "My Future Just Passed" (Richard A. Whiting, George Marion, Jr) – 3:18
  7. "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) – 2:33
  8. "We'll Be Together Again" (Carl T. Fischer, Frankie Laine) – 3:04
  9. "I'm a Dreamer, Aren't We All" (Ray Henderson, Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown) – 2:40
  10. "Good Morning Heartache" (Ervin Drake, Irene Higginbotham, Dan Fisher) – 3:20
  11. "Star Eyes" (Don Raye, Gene DePaul) – 3:08
  12. "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" (Victor Young, Bing Crosby, Ned Washington) – 3:10

Personnel

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Carmen McRae – The 1940's & 50's". Jazz Discography. August 22, 2006. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  2. ^ Friedwald, Will (2010). "Carmen McRae". A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. p. 321. ISBN 9780307379894.
  3. ^ a b Ankeny, Jason. "Torchy! Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Reviews and Ratings of New Popular Albums". Billboard. Vol. 68, no. 19. May 12, 1956. p. 72. ISSN 0006-2510.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "McRae, Carmen". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-1561592371.
  6. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2006). "Carmen McRae". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (8th ed.). Penguin. pp. 890–891. ISBN 9780141023274.
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