It's Not About the Melody

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It's Not About the Melody
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Studio album by
Released1992
RecordedMay 25–26, 1992, Clinton Recording Studios and Eastside Sound
Genre Vocal jazz
Length71:34
Label Verve 314-513870-2
Producer Betty Carter
Betty Carter chronology
Droppin' Things
(1990)
It's Not About the Melody
(1992)
Feed the Fire
(1994)

It's Not About the Melody is a 1992 studio album by the American jazz singer Betty Carter. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album four stars, and described Carter as "a vocal improviser in a manner few have equaled, and if her voice lacks the clarity and timbre of the all-time greats, she's more than compensated with incredible timing, flexibility and power." [1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Naima's Love Song" Betty Carter, John Hicks 8:25
2."Stay as Sweet as You Are" Mack Gordon, Harry Revel 7:11
3."Make Him Believe"Carter5:25
4."I Should Care" Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston 3:26
5."Once Upon a Summertime" Eddie Barclay, Michel Legrand, Eddy Marnay, Johnny Mercer 5:58
6."You Go to My Head" J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie 5:35
7."In the Still of the Night" Cole Porter 4:07
8."When It's Sleepy Time Down South" Clarence Muse, Leon René, Otis Rene 7:45
9."The Love We Had Yesterday"Pat Watson7:17
10."Dip Bag"Carter8:57
11."You're Mine You" Johnny Green, Edward Heyman 7:12
Total length:71:34

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 3 "It's Not About the Melody". Allmusic . Retrieved April 20, 2011.