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Music for a First Love
Studio album by
Dinah Washington
Released1957
RecordedJanuary 14, 1946 – September 1, 1950[1]
VenueChicago, New York
GenreVocal jazz
LabelMercury Records MG 20119
ProducerBob Shad
Dinah Washington chronology
Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller
(1957) 		Music for a First Love
(1957) 		Dinah Sings Bessie Smith
(1958)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Music for a First Love is the eighth studio album by American jazz singer Dinah Washington released in 1957 via Mercury label.[3] The tracks were recorded in various sessions between January 1946 and September 1950.[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Embraceable You"George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin2:58
2."Stairway to the Stars"Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli, Mitchell Parish3:01
3."Am I Asking Too Much"Helen Miller, Fay Whitman2:54
4."What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry"Walter Donaldson, Abe Lyman2:44
5."Harbor Lights"Will Grosz, Jimmy Kennedy3:07
6."How Deep Is the Ocean"Irving Berlin3:05
7."Time out for Tears"Irving Berman, Abe Schiff3:26
8."If I Loved You"Rodgers and Hammerstein2:32
9."I Want to Cry"Harry Pirone, Lille Randall3:16
10."It Isn't Fair"Richard Himber, Frank Warshauer, Sylvester Sprigato3:07
11."I Want to Be Loved"Savannah Churchill2:57
12."I Only Know"Washington, Jackson2:33

Personnel

  • Dinah Washington – vocals
  • Willie Cook (1), Harry "Pee Wee" Jackson (1, 3), George Hudson (6, 12), Bob Merrill (9), Cootie Williams (9) - trumpet
  • Gus Chappell (1), Benny Powell (possibly 11) - trombone
  • Andrew Gardner (3) Rupert Cole (6, possibly 9, 12), Ernie Wilkins (6, 11-12) - alto sax
  • Dave Young (possibly 1; 3), William Parker (9) - tenor sax
  • Cecil Payne (6, 11-12) - baritone sax
  • Tony Aless (2), Rudy Martin (possibly 1; 3-4), James Forman (6, 12), Arnold Jarvis (9) - piano
  • Billy Bauer (2), Hurley Ramey (possibly 4), Freddie Green (6, 11-12), Mundell Lowe (9) - guitar
  • Chubby Jackson (2), Bill Settles (possibly 1; 3-4), Ray Brown (6, 11-12), Leonard Swain (9) - bass
  • Oliver Coleman (1), Curtis Walker (3), Teddy Stewart (6, 8, 10-12), Sylvester "Vess" Payne (9) - drums
  • Jimmy Carroll, conductor (5, 7)[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mercury Records Catalog: MG-20119 Dinah Washington - Music For A First Love". Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Dinah Washington - Music for a First Love". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Dinah Washington – Music For A First Love". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
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