| Music for a First Love | ||||
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| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | January 14, 1946 – September 1, 1950 [1] | |||
| Venue | Chicago, New York | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Label | Mercury Records MG 20119 | |||
| Producer | Bob Shad | |||
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Music for a First Love is the eighth studio album by American jazz singer Dinah Washington released in 1957 via Mercury label. [3] The tracks were recorded in various sessions between January 1946 and September 1950. [1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Embraceable You" | George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin | 2:58 |
| 2. | "Stairway to the Stars" | Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli, Mitchell Parish | 3:01 |
| 3. | "Am I Asking Too Much" | Helen Miller, Fay Whitman | 2:54 |
| 4. | "What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry" | Walter Donaldson, Abe Lyman | 2:44 |
| 5. | "Harbor Lights" | Will Grosz, Jimmy Kennedy | 3:07 |
| 6. | "How Deep Is the Ocean" | Irving Berlin | 3:05 |
| 7. | "Time out for Tears" | Irving Berman, Abe Schiff | 3:26 |
| 8. | "If I Loved You" | Rodgers and Hammerstein | 2:32 |
| 9. | "I Want to Cry" | Harry Pirone, Lille Randall | 3:16 |
| 10. | "It Isn't Fair" | Richard Himber, Frank Warshauer, Sylvester Sprigato | 3:07 |
| 11. | "I Want to Be Loved" | Savannah Churchill | 2:57 |
| 12. | "I Only Know" | Washington, Jackson | 2:33 |
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