A Song for You (Steve Tyrell album)

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A Song for You
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ReleasedFebruary 9, 2018 (2018-02-09) [1]
Length47:05
Label New Design
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A Song for You is a studio album by American jazz vocalist Steve Tyrell. It was released in February 2018 under New Design Records, and features love songs originally sung by artists such as Van Morrison, Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer.

Track listing

No.TitleOriginal artistLength
1."Someone Like You"Van Morrison3:52
2."Come Rain or Come Shine" Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer 4:42
3."Try a Little Tenderness" Jimmy Campbell and Reg Connelly, Harry Woods 4:18
4."A Song for You" Leon Russell 4:18
5."A Sunday Kind of Love"Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard, Louis Prima, Stan Rhodes3:31
6."When I Fall in Love" Edward Heyman, Victor Young 4:13
7."Come Live With Me" Felice and Boudleaux Bryant 4:07
8."You Are So Beautiful" Bruce Fisher, Billy Preston 3:45
9."Them There Eyes" Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber, William Tracey2:56
10."To Be Loved" Tyran Carlo, Berry Gordy, Jackie Wilson 4:05
11."The Good Life" Sacha Distel, Jack Reardon3:02
12."Always on My Mind"Johnny Christopher, Mark James, Wayne Carson 4:16
Chart (2018)Peak
position
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard) [4] 3

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