| Blue and Sentimental | ||||
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| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1994; Clinton Recording Studios, New York City and Studio D Recording Studios, Sausalito, California | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
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Blue and Sentimental is a 1994 studio album by British singer Cleo Laine.
Traditional pop is Western pop music that generally pre-dates the advent of rock and roll in the mid-1950s. The most popular and enduring songs from this era of music are known as pop standards or American standards. The works of these songwriters and composers are usually considered part of the canon known as the "Great American Songbook". More generally, the term "standard" can be applied to any popular song that has become very widely known within mainstream culture.
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Nothing Without You is a 1991 studio album by the jazz singers Mel Tormé and Cleo Laine.
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