Track Listing 1. My Romance 2. By Myself / I See Your Face Before Me 3. When Your Lover Has Gone 4. In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning 5. My Funny Valentine 6. Something Wonderful 7. Little Girl Blue 8. He Was Too Good to Me 9. What Has She Got 10. Bewitched 11. Danny Boy 12. Time After Time
| Details | | Playing Time: | 37 min. | | Contributing Artists: | Marvin Stamm, Michael Brecker | | Producer: | Frank Filipetti, Marty Paich | | Distributor: | BMG (distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | AAD |
Album Notes Personnel: Carly Simon (vocals, piano); Jimmy Ryan (guitar); Michael Brecker (saxophone); Marvin Stamm (trumpet); Michael Kosarin (piano); Jay Leonhart (acoustic bass); Wayne Pedzwiatr (bass); Steve Gadd (drums); Gordon Gottlieb (percussion). Carly Simon's MY ROMANCE, while lacking hits on the level of its predecessor, 1987's COMING AROUND AGAIN, solidified the singer-songwriter's commercial and artistic comeback. A second foray into the world of jazz and pop standards, following 1981's TORCH, MY ROMANCE pulls off the interesting feat of being an extremely personal-sounding album constructed almost entirely of covers, in the same vein as Frank Sinatra's classic string of concept albums with Nelson Riddle in the '50s. Like those albums, there's a theme running through these 12 songs, a romantic wistfulness which allies standards like "My Funny Valentine" with lesser-known gems like "Little Girl Blue." Unlike TORCH, MY ROMANCE is a period-style recording, with intimate, almost entirely acoustic arrangements, and the tasteful use of a full orchestra. This is one of the most satisfying albums of Simon's career.
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