Taking a Chance on Love
(2004) The Season
(2005) Release date 7 September 2004 Producers Peter Asher, Al Schmitt | Artist Jane Monheit Label Sony Classical Records | |
Released September 7, 2004 (2004-09-07) Recorded March 13, 2004–May 10, 2004 Genres Jazz, Vocal jazz, Traditional pop music Similar Live at the Rainbow Room, Never Never Land, Come Dream With Me, The Season, The Heart of the Matter | ||
Taking a Chance on Love is an album by American jazz singer Jane Monheit that includes cover versions of standards and songs from musicals. This was Monheit's fifth album and fourth studio album, her first album with Sony. Taking a Chance on Love was her first collaboration with Grammy Award-winning producers Peter Asher and Al Schmitt. She sang on the album Session 55 by Les Brown, which Schmitt produced.
Contents
- Jane monheit taking a chance on love live at java jazz festival 2010
- EP releases
- Personnel
- Technical
- Songs
- References
During the album's first week of release, it entered the pop chart on Billboard magazine and reached number one on the Traditional Jazz chart. The song "Dancing in the Dark" received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals.
Monheit recorded "Honeysuckle Rose" with Wynton Marsalis on the album In Full Swing by Mark O'Connor. The bonus track "Over the Rainbow" appeared on the soundtrack Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. The bonus track "I Should Care" is from Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis: Season One, Vol. 2 (2006).
Jane monheit taking a chance on love live at java jazz festival 2010
EP releases
A four-track EP and a two-track EP release of Monheit's album Taking a Chance on Love were released as limited editions in 2004.
Personnel
Technical
Songs
1Honeysuckle Rose3:39
2In the Still of the Night5:07
3Taking a Chance on Love3:20