Track Listing 1. My Romance 2. By Myself 3. I See Your Face 4. When Your Lover Is Gone 5. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning 6. My Funny Valentine 7. Something Wonderful 8. Little Girl Blue 9. He Was Good To Me 10. What Has She Got 11. Bewitched Bothered And Bewildered 12. Danny Boy 13. Time After Time
| Details | | Number of CDs: | 1 | | Producer: | Frank Filipeti, Marty Paich | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Distributor: | Sony Music/Arvato Services | | 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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