| Hopeless Romantics | ||||
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| Released | September 27, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | May 6–10, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Label | Concord | |||
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Hopeless Romantics is a 2005 album by American vocalist Michael Feinstein accompanied by pianist George Shearing, recorded in 2002 and released on the Concord label. The album is a tribute to the American composer Harry Warren, who Feinstein met in his twenties. [1]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
The Allmusic review by Aaron Latham awarded the album 3½ stars and stated of Shearing that the "album's low-key approach leaves little room for him to shine", but praised Feinstein as "pitch-perfect" and that he "squeezes every ounce of good sentimentality out of each lyric". [2]
All music is composed by Harry Warren
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Had the Craziest Dream" | Mack Gordon | 3:01 |
| 2. | "You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me" | Al Dubin | 3:26 |
| 3. | "This Heart of Mine" | Arthur Freed | 4:23 |
| 4. | "At Last" | Gordon | 4:01 |
| 5. | "I'll String Along with You" | Dubin | 4:13 |
| 6. | "You're My Everything" | Mort Dixon, Victor Young | 4:04 |
| 7. | "The More I See You" | Gordon | 4:12 |
| 8. | "Serenade In Blue" | Gordon | 4:37 |
| 9. | "I Know Why (And So Do You)" | Gordon | 4:37 |
| 10. | "September in the Rain" | Dubin | 4:11 |
| 11. | "Shadow Waltz" | Dubin | 3:43 |
| 12. | "There Will Never Be Another You" | Gordon | 3:19 |
| 13. | "I Only Have Eyes for You" | Dubin | 4:45 |
| 14. | "You'll Never Know" | Gordon | 3:52 |
| 15. | "You're My Everything" | Dixon, Young | 3:05 |
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