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Music for a First Love
Studio album by
Released1957
RecordedJanuary 14, 1946 - September 1, 1950 [1]
VenueChicago, New York
Genre Vocal Jazz
Label Mercury Records MG 20119
Producer Bob Shad
Dinah Washington chronology
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(1957)
Music for a First Love
(1957)
Dinah Sings Bessie Smith
(1958)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic [2]

Music for a First Love is the eighth studio album by American jazz singer Dinah Washington released in 1957 via Mercury label. [3] The tracks were recorded in various sessions between January 1946 and September 1950. [1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1." Embraceable You" George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin2:58
2." Stairway to the Stars" Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli, Mitchell Parish3:01
3."Am I Asking Too Much" Helen Miller, Fay Whitman2:54
4." What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry" Walter Donaldson, Abe Lyman2:44
5." Harbor Lights" Will Grosz, Jimmy Kennedy3:07
6." How Deep Is the Ocean" Irving Berlin3:05
7."Time out for Tears" Irving Berman, Abe Schiff3:26
8." If I Loved You" Rodgers and Hammerstein2:32
9."I Want to Cry"Harry Pirone, Lille Randall3:16
10." It Isn't Fair" Richard Himber, Frank Warshauer, Sylvester Sprigato3:07
11." I Want to Be Loved" Savannah Churchill2:57
12."I Only Know"Washington, Jackson2:33

Personnel

  • Dinah Washington – vocals
  • Willie Cook (1), Harry "Pee Wee" Jackson (1, 3), George Hudson (6, 12), Bob Merrill (9), Cootie Williams (9) - trumpet
  • Gus Chappell (1), Benny Powell (possibly 11) - trombone
  • Andrew Gardner (3) Rupert Cole (6, possibly 9, 12), Ernie Wilkins (6, 11-12) - alto sax
  • Dave Young (possibly 1; 3), William Parker (9) - tenor sax
  • Cecil Payne (6, 11-12) - baritone sax
  • Tony Aless (2), Rudy Martin (possibly 1; 3-4), James Forman (6, 12), Arnold Jarvis (9) - piano
  • Billy Bauer (2), Hurley Ramey (possibly 4), Freddie Green (6, 11-12), Mundell Lowe (9) - guitar
  • Chubby Jackson (2), Bill Settles (possibly 1; 3-4), Ray Brown (6, 11-12), Leonard Swain (9) - bass
  • Oliver Coleman (1), Curtis Walker (3), Teddy Stewart (6, 8, 10-12), Sylvester "Vess" Payne (9) - drums
  • Jimmy Carroll, conductor (5, 7) [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mercury Records Catalog: MG-20119 Dinah Washington - Music For A First Love". Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Dinah Washington - Music for a First Love". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Dinah Washington – Music For A First Love". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018.