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'''''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>http://www.discogs.com/Carmen-McRae-Torchy/master/547954</ref> |
'''''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> |
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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"/> |
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"/> |
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Torchy is a 1955 album by jazz singer Carmen McRae arranged by Jack Pleis and Ralph Burns.[1][2]
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."[1]
Track listing
- "Last Night When We Were Young" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) - 2:38
- "Speak Low" (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash) - 3:07
- "But Beautiful" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 2:55
- "If You'd Stay the Way I Dream about You" (Irene Kitchings, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) - 2:47
- "Midnight Sun" (Johnny Mercer, Burke, Lionel Hampton) - 3:45
- "My Future Just Passed" (Richard Whiting, George Marion, Jr)- 3:18
- "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) - 2:33
- "We'll Be Together Again" (Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine) - 3:04
- "I'm a Dreamer, Aren't We All" (Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson) - 2:40
- "Good Morning Heartache" (Ervin Drake, Irene Higginbotham, Dan Fisher) - 3:20
- "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