| Before Love Has Gone | ||||
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| Released | June 24, 2008 | |||
| Length | 41:17 | |||
| Label | 150 Music | |||
| Producer | Todd Barkan, Tim Peierls, Gary William Friedman | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Before Love Has Gone is a studio album by jazz vocalist Stevie Holland. The album is Holland's sixth and was released by 150 Music on June 24, 2008. [2] It was chosen as a "Critic's Pick of the Year" by USA Today . [3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Carioca" | Edward Eliscu, Gus Kahn, Vincent Youmans | 3:43 |
| 2. | "Before Love Has Gone" | Gary William Friedman, Stevie Holland | 5:06 |
| 3. | "Where or When" | Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers | 3:34 |
| 4. | "Lazy Afternoon" | John La Touche, Jerome Moross | 5:18 |
| 5. | "The Music in Me That Plays" | Gary William Friedman, Stevie Holland | 4:09 |
| 6. | "Make Our Garden Grow" | Leonard Bernstein, Richard Wilbur | 3:56 |
| 7. | "Daybreak" | Harold Adamson, Ferde Grofé | 2:46 |
| 8. | "How Deep Is the Ocean?" | Irving Berlin | 4:10 |
| 9. | "Riverboat Gambler" | Jacob Brackman, Carly Simon | 3:23 |
| 10. | "Here's to Your Illusions" | Sammy Fain | 5:12 |
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