Love Scenes (Diana Krall album)

Love Scenes
Studio album by Diana Krall
Released	August 26, 1997 (1997-08-26)
Studio	Avatar (New York City)
Genre	Jazz
Length	55:07
Label	Impulse!
Producer	Tommy LiPuma
Diana Krall chronology
All for You: A Dedication to the Nat King Cole Trio (1996) Love Scenes (1997) When I Look in Your Eyes (1999)

Love Scenes is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer Diana Krall, released on August 26, 1997, by Impulse! Records.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Buffalo News	[2]
Tom Hull	A− [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD	[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide	[5]
DownBeat	[6]

Reception

Mary Kunz of The Buffalo News wrote, "This is a quiet recording, smooth and almost too uniform in texture. Krall's piano is silky and subdued, and she tends to yield most of the instrumental spotlight to her exquisite sidemen – guitarist Russell Malone and bassist Christian McBride. She keeps a lid on passion." ^[2]

DownBeat reviewer Jim Macnie assigned the album 4 stars. ^[6] He wrote, "By banking on nuance, Krall and company make a major statement". ^[6] The issue also featured the release in "The Hot Box" feature, in which 3 additional critics assigned ratings. John McDonough and John Corbett each assigned 3 stars and critic John Ephland assigned 4 stars. ^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"All or Nothing at All"	Jack Lawrence Arthur Altman	4:35
2.	"Peel Me a Grape"	Dave Frishberg	5:52
3.	"I Don't Know Enough About You"	Peggy Lee Dave Barbour	4:01
4.	"I Miss You So"	Jimmy Henderson Bertha Scott Sid Robin	4:42
5.	"They Can't Take That Away from Me"	Ira Gershwin George Gershwin	5:39
6.	"Lost Mind"	Percy Mayfield	3:48
7.	"I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You"	Victor Young Bing Crosby Ned Washington	6:14
8.	"You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me"	Harry Warren Al Dubin	2:14
9.	"Gentle Rain"	Luiz Bonfá Matt Dubey	4:55
10.	"How Deep Is the Ocean (How High Is the Sky)"	Irving Berlin	4:45
11.	"My Love Is"	Billy Myles	3:26
12.	"Garden in the Rain"	Carroll Gibbons James Dyrenforth	4:56
Total length:			55:07

International edition bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"That Old Feeling"	Lew Brown Sammy Fain	2:32
Total length:			57:39

Japanese edition bonus track ^[7]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Another Spring"	Lee Hubie Wheeler	3:04
Total length:			60:43

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Love Scenes. ^[8]

• Diana Krall – piano, lead vocals, liner notes
• Russell Malone – guitar
• Christian McBride – bass
• Tommy LiPuma – production
• Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
• Lawrence Manchester – recording engineering assistance
• Koji Egawa – mixing engineering assistance
• Doug Sax – mastering
• Marsha Black – project coordination
• Rocky Schenck – photography
• Hollis King – art direction
• Isabelle Wong – graphic design

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1997–1998) Peak position Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [9] 47 French Albums (SNEP) [10] 35 Japanese Albums (Oricon) [11] 98 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [12] 45 UK Albums (OCC) [13] 152 UK Jazz & Blues Albums (OCC) [14] 2 US Billboard 200 [15] 109 US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard) [16] 2 US Traditional Jazz Albums ( Billboard ) [17] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard) [18] 7 Chart (1998) Position US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard) [19] 2 Chart (1999) Position US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard) [20] 4 Chart (2000) Position Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [21] 167 Chart (2001) Position Canadian Jazz Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [22] 5 Chart (2002) Position Canadian Jazz Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [23] 8

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [24]	2× Platinum	200,000^
Germany (BVMI) [25]	2× Platinum	40,000‡
United States (RIAA) [26]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Yanow, Scott. "Love Scenes – Diana Krall". AllMusic . Retrieved March 9, 2016.
2. Kunz, Mary (September 19, 1997). "Discs". The Buffalo News . Retrieved August 18, 2020.
3. Hull, Tom. "Grade List: Diana Krall". TomHull.com. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1998). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (4th ed.). Penguin Books. p.  887. ISBN   978-0-1405-1383-7.
5. Franckling, Ken (1999). Swenson, John (ed.). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. New York: Random House. p.  406. ISBN   978-0-6797-6873-9.
6. Macnie, Jim (October 1997). "CD Reviews". DownBeat . 64 (10): 46–47.
7. "Love Scenes [Japan Bonus Tracks] – Diana Krall". AllMusic. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
8. Love Scenes (liner notes). Diana Krall. Impulse! Records. 1997. IMPD-233.
9. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 3477". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
10. "Lescharts.com – Diana Krall – Love Scenes". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
11. ダイアナ・クラールのアルバム売り上げランキング [Diana Krall album sales ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
12. "Charts.nz – Diana Krall – Love Scenes". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
13. "Chart Log UK: Alex K – Kyuss". Zobbel. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
14. "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart Top 30". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
15. "Diana Krall Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
16. "Diana Krall Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
17. "Diana Krall Chart History (Traditional Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
18. "The Year in Music 1997 – Top Jazz Albums". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 52. December 27, 1997. p. YE-68. ISSN   0006-2510 – via Google Books.
19. "The Year in Music 1998 – Top Jazz Albums". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 52. December 26, 1998. p. YE-79. ISSN   0006-2510 – via Google Books.
20. "The Year in Music 1999 – Top Jazz Albums". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 52. December 25, 1999. p. YE-86. ISSN   0006-2510 – via Google Books.
21. "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000". Jam! . Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
22. "Top 50 jazz albums of 2001 in Canada". Jam! . Archived from the original on November 21, 2002. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
23. "Canada's Top 50 Jazz Albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam! . Archived from the original on August 12, 2004. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
24. "Canadian album certifications – Diana Krall – Love Scenes". Music Canada. June 26, 2001. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
25. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Diana Krall; 'Love Scenes')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved November 12, 2025.
26. "American album certifications – Diana Krall – Love Scenes". Recording Industry Association of America. November 13, 2002. Retrieved March 9, 2016.

External links

• Official website