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Merrill at Midnight

Merrill at Midnight is the fourth album by Helen Merrill, featuring the singer fronting a quartet augmented by an orchestra arranged and conducted by Hal Mooney, recorded in 1957 and released on the EmArcy label.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Bruce Eder stated "this one's a keeper and in a class by itself, with lots and lots of class."

Track listing

  1. "Soft as Spring" (Alec Wilder) – 3:06
  2. "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair" (Traditional) – 2:27
  3. "Lazy Afternoon" (John La Touche, Jerome Moross) – 3:00
  4. "The Things We Did Last Summer" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 3:02
  5. "After You" (Cole Porter) – 3:01
  6. "If You Go" (Geoffrey Parsons) – 3:08
  7. "If I Forget You" (Irving Caesar) – 3:16
  8. "If Love Were All" (Noël Coward) – 3:02
  9. "Easy Come Easy Go" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) – 3:41
  10. "I'll Be Around" (Wilder) – 2:42
  • Recorded in New York on February 21, 1957 (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10) and February 27, 1957 (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8 & 9)

Personnel

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