Torchy (album)

Torchy
Studio album by Carmen McRae
Released	1955
Recorded	1955
Genre	Vocal jazz
Label	Decca DL-8267
Carmen McRae chronology
Carmen for Cool Ones (1957) Torchy (1955) Book of Ballads (1958)

Torchy is a 1955 album by jazz singer Carmen McRae arranged by Jack Pleis and Ralph Burns.

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."

Track listing

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" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 2:55
4. "If You'd Stay the Way I Dream about You" (Irene Kitchings, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) - 2:47
5. "Midnight Sun" (Johnny Mercer, Burke, Lionel Hampton) - 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" (Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson) - 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" (Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 3:10

Personnel

• Carmen McRae - vocals
• Ralph Burns, Jack Pleis - arranger