It Takes a Whole Lot of Human Feeling is an album by American jazz vocalist Carmen McRae recorded in 1973 and released on the Groove Merchant label. The album's title track is a song from the 1971 musical Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope.
Reception
Allmusic's Scott Yanow said: "Carmen McRae's charming version of Blossom Dearie's "Hey John" is enough of a reason to search for this album by itself ... Not all of the selections are of that quality, but overall, this is definitely a worthwhile acquisition for fans of the singer".
Track listing
- "It Takes a Whole Lot of Human Feeling" (Micki Grant) â 3:48
- "I Fall in Love Too Easily" (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) â 3:47
- "Hey John" (Blossom Dearie, Jim Council) â 3:23
- "Where Are the Words" (Frank Severino) â 3:17
- "Nice Work If You Can Get It" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) â 2:50
- "Straighten Up and Fly Right" (Nat King Cole, Irving Mills) â 2:47
- "Inside a Silent Tear" (Dearie, Peter King) â 5:49
- "Imagination" (Jimmy Van Heusen. Johnny Burke) â 4:22
- "The Right to Love" (Lalo Schifrin, Gene Lees) â 4:14
- "All the Things You Are" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) â 3:59
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