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That's Just the Way I Want to Be

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Released
  
1970

Artist
  
Blossom Dearie

Label
  
Fontana Records

Recorded
  
1970

Release date
  
1970

Genre
  
Jazz

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Producer
  
Pete King for Ronnie Scott Directions Ltd.

That's Just the Way I Want to Be (1970)
  
Blossom Dearie Sings (1974)

Similar
  
Blossom Dearie albums, Jazz albums

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That's Just the Way I Want to Be is a 1970 (see 1970 in music) album by Blossom Dearie. It is noteworthy among her recordings in that, for the first time, the focus is on Dearie as a songwriter with her co-writing nine of the album's 12 tracks). She took the opportunity to pay tribute to some of her well-known contemporaries: John Lennon (the object of her praise in "Hey John"), Georgie Fame and Dusty Springfield. The last song, "I Like London In The Rain", contains an opening breakbeat that has been sampled by hip hop producers.

Contents

Blossom dearie that s just the way i want to be


Track listing

  1. "That's Just the Way I Want to Be" – 3:48
  2. "Long Daddy Green" (Blossom Dearie, Dave Frishberg) – 3:23
  3. "Sweet Surprise" – 3:18
  4. "Hey John" – 3:31
  5. "Sweet Georgie Fame" (Dearie, Sandra Harris) – 3:24
  6. "Both Sides Now" (Joni Mitchell) – 3.19
  7. "Dusty Springfield" (Dearie, Jim Council, Norma Tanega) – 1.55
  8. "Will There Really Be a Morning" (John Wallowitc, Emily Dickinson) – 3.07
  9. "I Know the Moon" – 3:28
  10. "Inside a Silent Tear" (Dearie, Peter King) – 2:16
  11. "Yesterday When I Was Young" (Charles Aznavour, Herbert Kretzmer) – 5:11
  12. "I Like London in the Rain" – 2:39

All songs by Blossom Dearie and Jim Council, except as indicated.

Personnel

  • Blossom Dearie – piano, vocals
  • Ian Carr – flugelhorn
  • Jeff Clyne – bass
  • Harold McNair – flute, tenor saxophone
  • Daryl Runswick – bass
  • Ray Warleigh – flute
  • Spike Wells – drums
  • Kenny Wheeler – trumpet
  • The Ladybirds – voices
  • The Hooray String Section – strings
  • Brian Gascoigne – orchestrations

    • Songs

    1That's Just the Way I Want to Be3:48
    2Long Daddy Green3:23
    3Sweet Surprise3:18

    References

    That's Just the Way I Want to Be Wikipedia
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