Droppin' Things

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Released September 1990 Artist Betty Carter Producer Betty Carter Genres Jazz, Vocal jazz		Length 61:34 Release date 25 May 1990 Label Verve Records

Recorded Recorded May 25–26, 1990, at The Bottom Line, New York City and June 7, at Mastersound, New York City Droppin Things'(1990) It's Not About the Melody(1992) Similar Whatever Happened to Love?, Feed the Fire, The Betty Carter Album, It's Not About the Melody, The Modern Sound of

Droppin' Things is a 1990 live album by the American jazz singer Betty Carter.

At the 32nd Grammy Awards, Carter's performance on this album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female.

Droppin' Things peaked at 3 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.

Reception

In his review for Allmusic.com, Scott Yanow gave the album three stars out of five. Yanow wrote that Droppin' Things "solidified her [Carter's] credentials as one of jazz's top singers", and described the music as "consistently stimulating".

Track listing

For the 1990 Verve CD Issue, 843991-2.

"30 Years" (Betty Carter) – 3:58
"Stardust"/"Memories of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish)/(Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf) – 12:37
"What's the Use of Wond'rin'?" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 5:22
"Open the Door '90" (Carter) – 5:20
"Droppin' Things" (Carter) – 6:34
"I Love Music" (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner) – 7:40
"Why Him?" (Lane, Lerner) – 7:50
"Dull Day (In Chicago)" (Carter) – 12:13