I Fall in Love Too Easily (album)

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I Fall in Love Too Easily
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 17, 2017
RecordedOctober 2016—August 2017 Los Angeles, California
Studio Capitol Studios and Henson Studios (Hollywood, California)
Genre Jazz
Length40:00
Label BMG
Producer Don Was
Katharine McPhee chronology
Hysteria
(2015)
I Fall in Love Too Easily
(2017)
Singles from I Fall in Love Too Easily
  1. "Night and Day"
    Released: October 5, 2017

I Fall in Love Too Easily is the fifth studio album by American actress, singer and songwriter Katharine McPhee. It was released on November 17, 2017 via BMG. The record was produced by Don Was, and features covers of romantic American standards. It was made available for pre-order on October 5, 2017. [1]

Contents

Background

In September 2016, McPhee announced that her next studio album was going to feature classic American standards under the supervision of Don Was. When asked about the project, McPhee shared: "They are songs I am inspired by. I've been inspired by them for a long time, these old standards, I've been singing since I was a little kid." [2]

Recording and inspiration

In December 2015, McPhee took part in a CBS special to celebrate Frank Sinatra’s 100th birthday - Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert. McPhee and John Legend performed the opening medley of Sinatra's "You Make Me Feel So Young," "My Kind Of Town," and "You And Me (We Wanted It All)". [3] Backstage, she met Don Was and discussed working with him on a project of music similar to what was performed that night. Was assembled a band for them to perform a few concerts at bars in California [4] before heading into the studio together.

She recorded the album in the Capitol Records Building [5] in a studio that included equipment used by Sinatra on his recordings. [6]

Title

On October 5, 2017 in an Instagram and Facebook live, [7] Katharine revealed that her album would be titled I Fall in Love Too Easily, and explained that it had been suggested by producer Don Was. [8] She later admitted that I Fall in Love Too Easily was a fitting title because, "...it's the truth." [9]

Singles

The first single, "Night and Day" was made available for free via SoundCloud, and premiered on Entertainment Weekly's website; [10] it was later added to other streaming sites, and made available for purchase on iTunes. The track was also released as an instant download with the pre-order of the album on iTunes, and amazon. [11]

Track listing

I Fall in Love Too Easily track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All The Way" Sammy Cahn 3:56
2."I'll Be Seeing You/ Some Other Time" (Medley) Irving KahalBetty ComdenAdolph Green 5:39
3."Night and Day" Cole Porter 5:09
4."I Fall in Love Too Easily"Sammy Cahn3:52
5."Everything Must Change" Bernard Ighner 3:29
6."I've Grown Accustomed to His Face" Alan Jay Lerner 2:44
7."Sooner or Later" Stephen Sondheim 3:07
8."Who Can I Turn To?" Leslie BricusseAnthony Newley 4:04
9."It Never Entered My Mind" Lorenz Hart 4:29
10."Blame It on My Youth/ You Make Me Feel So Young" (Medley) Oscar LevantEdward HeymanMack Gordon 4:07

– Sources: [12] [13]

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart performance for I Fall in Love Too Easily
Chart (2017)Peak
position
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [14] 27
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard) [15] 2

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