Mood Changes (album)

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Mood Changes
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 5, 2009 (2009-05-05)
Genre Jazz
Grace Kelly chronology
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Mood Changes [1] is a jazz album by American saxophonist and vocalist Grace Kelly. It was released on May 5, 2009. The tracks "101" and "I Want to Be Happy" were winners of the 2008 ASCAP Young Jazz Composers Award [2] [3] and the 2008 Downbeat Magazine student music awards. [4] The liner notes were written by the Los Angeles Times journalist, Don Heckman. [5]

Contents

Track listing

Tracks [1]

  1. "Happy Theme Song" (5:32)
  2. "Comes Love" (5:54)
  3. "Tender Madness" (4:26)
  4. "101" (6:12)
  5. "But Life Goes On" (4:00)
  6. "Ain't No Sunshine" (6:13)
  7. "Here, There and Everywhere" (6:13)
  8. "I'll Remember April" (3:17)
  9. "It Might As Well Be Spring" (5:38)
  10. "I Want to Be Happy" (4:26)

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mood Changes - Grace Kelly | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic .
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  4. "Downbeat magazine Archives". Berkshirejazz.org. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  5. "Mood Changes CD". Myiesstore.com. Archived from the original on 2019-07-20.