Unforgettable (Dinah Washington album)
Appearance
Unforgettable | |
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Studio album by | |
Released | 1961 (LP record, vinyl) 1991 (Compilation album) |
Recorded | August 1959, January 15, 1961 |
Genre | Pop standards |
Length | 46:21 (Compilation album) |
Label | Mercury |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
Unforgettable is the twelfth studio album LP record by blues, R&B and jazz singer Dinah Washington, released on the Mercury Records label, and reissued as a compilation album in 1991.[3] The record shows the singer mostly in a pop star role instead of her traditional jazz & blues style. Allmusic reviews the compilation album as saying: "This CD (which has the original LP program of 12 songs joined by six others) finds Washington singing brief (mostly under three-minute) versions of standards in hopes of gaining another hit.".[4] The single "Unforgettable", released in 1959, peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1961,[5] and Dinah's recording of the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001.[6]
Track listing
[edit]- "This Bitter Earth" (Clyde Otis) – 2:27
- "I Understand" (Mabel Wayne, Kim Gannon) – 2:38
- "This Love of Mine" (Sol Parker, Hank Sanicola, Frank Sinatra) – 2:39
- "Alone" (Arthur Freed, Nacio Herb Brown) – 2:21
- "Somewhere Along the Line" (Walter Merrick, Dinah Washington) – 2:39
- "The Song Is Ended (But the Melody Lingers On)" (Irving Berlin) – 2:52
- "Everybody Loves Somebody" (Sam Coslow, Irving Taylor, Ken Lane) – 2:26
- "Ask a Woman Who Knows" (Victor Abrams) – 2:42
- "A Man Only Does (What a Woman Makes Him Do)" (Clyde Otis, Kelly Owens) – 2:24
- "A Bad Case of the Blues" (Clyde Otis) – 2:38
- "When I Fall in Love" (Victor Young, Edward Heyman) – 2:33
- "Unforgettable" (Irving Gordon) – 2:42
- Additional tracks on 1991 compilation album
- "Lingering" (Stell Adams, Dinah Washington) – 2:35
- "Do You Want It That Way" (Billy Bowen, Dinah Washington) – 2:24
- "Congratulations to Someone" (Roy Alfred, Andy Gibson) – 2:14
- "I'm in Heaven Tonight" (Clyde Otis, Leroy Kirkland) – 2:31
- "Love Is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:42
- "Surprise Party" (Bob Hilliard, Walter Bishop, Sr.) – 1:54
Personnel
[edit]Musicians
[edit]- Dinah Washington, vocals, arranger
- Belford Hendricks, arranger, conductor
- Nat Goodman, conductor
- Rene Hall, guitar
- Barney Kessel, guitar
- Ernie Freeman, piano
- Red Callender, bass
- Earl Palmer, drums
Production
[edit]- Lou Sidran – original liner notes
References
[edit]- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1467. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ "Unforgettable – Dinah Washington | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Unforgettable". Allmusic.
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r109673/charts-awards
- ^ Grammy Hall of Fame Database