No More in Life

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No More in Life
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Studio album by
Released1961
RecordedSeptember 26, 1960
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Jazz, blues
Length38:10
Label Bluesville
BVLP 1017
Producer Ozzie Cadena
Mildred Anderson chronology
Person to Person
(1960)
No More in Life
(1961)

No More in Life is the second album by jazz vocalist Mildred Anderson recorded in 1960 and released on the Bluesville label early the following year. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars with reviewer Scott Yanow stating, "Considering how well she sings on this set, it is strange that Mildred Anderson would have no further opportunities to lead her own albums". [4]

Track listing

All compositions by Mildred Anderson except where noted

  1. "Everybody's Got Somebody But Me" – 5:33
  2. "I Ain't Mad at You" (Count Basie, Milton Ebbins, Freddie Green) – 3:02
  3. "Hard Times" (Esmond Edwards) – 4:12
  4. "No More in Life" – 2:42
  5. "Roll 'Em Pete" (Pete Johnson, Big Joe Turner) – 3:16
  6. "What More Can a Woman Do" (Dave Barbour, Peggy Lee) – 2:41
  7. "That Ole Devil Called Love" (Allan Roberts, Doris Fisher) – 3:45
  8. "Mistreater" – 6:01
  9. "I'm Lost" (Otis René) – 4:36

Personnel

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References

  1. Jazzdisco: Prestige Records Catalog: Bluesville 1000 series accessed October 31, 2018
  2. Both Sides Now: Prestige/Bluesville Album Discography accessed October 31, 2018
  3. Wirz' Amerinan Music: Prestige Bluesville Discography accessed October 31, 2018
  4. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Mildred Anderson: No More in Life – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  5. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 9. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.