| After the Lights Go Down Low | ||||
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| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | April 19 and October 25, 1950, June 27, 1951 and 1956 NYC | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 40:20 | |||
| Label | Atlantic SD 1251 | |||
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After the Lights Go Down Low is an album by vocalist Al Hibbler, released by the Atlantic label in 1957. [1] The album contains tracks that were recorded between 1950 and 1956, with several being released on the Original and Atlantic labels as singles. [2]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
AllMusic's Arwulf stated that "anyone else putting on such a show would run the risk of sounding foolish, Hibbler had so much class mingled with chutzpah that each performance feels like something from an impossible or imaginary jazz/lieder recital." [3]
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