It's Not About the Melody

1992 studio album by Betty Carter
It's Not About the Melody
Studio album by
Betty Carter
Released1992
RecordedMay 25–26, 1992, Clinton Recording Studios and Eastside Sound
GenreVocal jazz
Length71:34
LabelVerve 314-513870-2
ProducerBetty Carter
Betty Carter chronology
Droppin' Things
(1990) 		It's Not About the Melody
(1992) 		Feed the Fire
(1994)

It's Not About the Melody is a 1992 studio album by the American jazz singer Betty Carter.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album four stars, and described Carter as "a vocal improviser in a manner few have equaled, and if her voice lacks the clarity and timbre of the all-time greats, she's more than compensated with incredible timing, flexibility and power."[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Naima's Love Song"Betty Carter, John Hicks8:25
2."Stay as Sweet as You Are"Mack Gordon, Harry Revel7:11
3."Make Him Believe"Carter5:25
4."I Should Care"Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston3:26
5."Once upon a Summertime"Eddie Barclay, Michel Legrand, Eddy Marnay, Johnny Mercer5:58
6."You Go to My Head"J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie5:35
7."In the Still of the Night"Cole Porter4:07
8."When It's Sleepy Time Down South"Clarence Muse, Leon René, Otis Rene7:45
9."The Love We Had Yesterday"Pat Watson7:17
10."Dip Bag"Carter8:57
11."You're Mine You"Johnny Green, Edward Heyman7:12
Total length:71:34

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b c "It's Not About the Melody". Allmusic. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
  • v
  • t
  • e
John Hicks
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release,
unless stated otherwise.
As
leader
or
co-leader
With
Art
Blakey
With
Arthur
Blythe
With
David
Murray
With
Pharoah
Sanders
With
others
Authority control databases Edit this at Wikidata
  • MusicBrainz release group