| Midnight Sun | ||||
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| Released | August 26, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 56:40 | |||
| Label | Decca/EmArcy | |||
| Producer | Tulani Bridgewater Kowalski, Dee Dee Bridgewater | |||
| Dee Dee Bridgewater chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Jazzwise | [2] |
Midnight Sun is a 2011 compilation album by American jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater. [3] [4]
The album is a collection of 11 love ballads and standards. Bridgewater explained "For years my fans and family have been asking me to compile a CD of my favorite love songs, and Midnight Sun is my ode to them. Love in all its glory – for better or for worse – as expressed by some of the most amazing songwriters of our time." [5]
Thom Jurek of Allmusic wrote "Midnight Sun, issued by Decca/Emarcy, is a ballads collection of jazz and pop standards assembled from Dee Dee Bridgewater's recordings for Verve and other UMG-associated labels... As an album, these tracks -- all beautifully remastered -- hold together very well despite the variety of instrumental settings, and Bridgewater imbues them all with her consummate phrasing and intimacy." [6]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Midnight Sun" | Sonny Burke, Lionel Hampton, Johnny Mercer | 7:24 |
| 2. | "Angel Eyes" | Earl Brent, Matt Dennis | 5:51 |
| 3. | "My Ship" | Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill | 4:57 |
| 4. | "Que Rest-t-il?" | Charles Trénet, Lee Wilson | 4:58 |
| 5. | "Lonely Woman" | Horace Silver | 5:21 |
| 6. | "Speak Low" | Ogden Nash, Kurt Weill | 4:18 |
| 7. | "I'm a Fool to Want You / I Fall in Love Too Easily" | Sammy Cahn, Joel Herron, Frank Sinatra, Jule Stein, Jack Wolf | 4:09 |
| 8. | "L' Hymne à L'amour" | Marguerite Monnot, Édith Piaf, Lee Wilson | 5:04 |
| 9. | "The Island" | Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Ivan Lins, Vítor Martins | 3:42 |
| 10. | "Good Morning Heartache" | Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham, Billie Holiday | 5:11 |
| 11. | "Here I'll Stay" | Alan Jay Lerner, Kurt Weill | 5:45 |
| Total length: | 56:40 | ||
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Jazz Albums ( Billboard 200 ) [7] | 20 |
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