Love on the Rocks (album)

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Love on the Rocks
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Studio album by
Julie London
Released 1963
RecordedAugust–September 1962 [1]
StudioUniversal Recording, Chicago; United Recording, Los Angeles
Genre Traditional pop
Label Liberty
Producer Snuff Garrett
Julie London chronology
Love Letters
(1962)		Love on the Rocks
(1963)		 Latin in a Satin Mood
(1963)
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Love on the Rocks is an LP album by Julie London, released by Liberty Records under catalog number LRP-3249 as a monophonic recording in 1963, and later in stereo under catalog number LST-7249 the same year.

Contents

Basic tracks were recorded at Liberty Records' new Chicago studios in three late-night sessions after Julie had finished her evening live performances at Mister Kelly's nightclub. Additional tracks were recorded later in Los Angeles, where arranger Pete King also added orchestral overdubs. [3]

Track listing

TrackSongSongwriter(s)Time
1"How Did He Look?" Gladys Shelley, Abner Silver 2:35
2"What's New?" Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke 2:36
3"The End of a Love Affair"Edward Redding2:18
4"A Cottage for Sale" Willard Robison, Larry Conley2:35
5"Where Are You?" Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson 2:36
6"Willow Weep for Me" Ann Ronell 3:20
7"Guess Who I Saw Today" Murray Grand, Elisse Boyd3:05
8"Where Did the Gentleman Go?" Bobby Troup 2:55
9"Don't Worry 'bout Me" Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler 2:37
10"I'll Be Seeing You" Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal 2:10
11"The Man that Got Away" Harold Arlen, Ira Gershwin 3:36
12"Love on the Rocks"Francine Forest, Bob Hughes2:40

Selected personnel

Notes

  1. ↑ Owen 2017, p. 242.
  2. ↑ Watson, Jimmy (25 May 1963). "Julie London: Love On The Rocks" (PDF). New Record Mirror . No. 115. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  3. ↑ Owen 2017, p. 130.

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