Neha Patil (Editor)

Mad About the Man

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Released
  
1958

Genre
  
Vocal jazz

Label
  
Decca DL-8662

Recorded
  
1958

Length
  
35:16

Mad About the Man (1957)
  
Book of Ballads (1958)

Mad About the Man is a 1958 album by jazz singer Carmen McRae, arranged by Jack Pleis, of songs written by Noël Coward.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album four stars and reviewer Jason Ankeny wrote that the combination of McRae and Coward was a "perfect match, bringing together two witty, sophisticated talents capable of remarkable expressions of raw emotional power." Ankeny also wrote that McRae was "at the absolute top of her game" and interpreted the songs with "effortless style and grace."

Track listing

  1. "I'll See You Again" - 2:42
  2. "Zigeuner" - 2:41
  3. "Some Day I'll Find You" - 2:57
  4. "Room with a View" - 2:45
  5. "World Weary" - 2:56
  6. "I Can't Do Anything at All" - 3:00
  7. "Mad About the Boy" - 4:11
  8. "Poor Little Rich Girl" - 3:04
  9. "I'll Follow My Secret Heart" - 2:45
  10. "If Love Were All" - 2:51
  11. "Why Does Love Get in the Way?" - 2:35
  12. "Never Again" - 2:49

All songs written by Noël Coward.

Personnel

  • Carmen McRae - vocals
  • Jack Pleis - arranger
  • Charlie Shavers - trumpet
  • Ike Isaacs - double bass
  • Ray Bryant - piano
  • Specs Wright - drums

    • References

    Mad About the Man Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA