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Judy in Love

Judy in Love is a studio album by Judy Garland released on November 3, 1958, by Capitol Records. The album was conceived as a contrast to the sad themes of her previous album, Alone, with Nelson Riddle providing arrangements that move between swing, slow ballads, and Latin-influenced rhythms, while reworking standards like "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" and "I Can't Give You Anything but Love". The repertoire, largely drawn from pre-1940 songs, including several by Cole Porter, is presented with a degree of emotional distance, reframing themes of infatuation as expressions of mature passion suited to Garland's stage in life. The LP was her first to be recorded in stereo.

Critical reception

Cash Box described the album as "a Judy Garland effort that's a natural sales plum", praising her "positive vocals on love" delivered with "artful buoyancy and touching tenderness". William Ruhlmann of AllMusic called it "a gem", and highlighted how it recontextualizes classic love songs into expressions of "mature passion".

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