Midnight Sun (Dee Dee Bridgewater album)

Midnight Sun
Compilation album by
Dee Dee Bridgewater
ReleasedAugust 26, 2011
GenreJazz
Length56:40
LabelDecca/EmArcy
ProducerTulani Bridgewater Kowalski, Dee Dee Bridgewater
Dee Dee Bridgewater chronology
Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959)
(2010) 		Midnight Sun
(2011) 		Dee Dee's Feathers
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Jazz Forum[2]
Jazzwise[3]

Midnight Sun is a 2011 compilation album by American jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater.[4][5]

Background

The album is a collection of 11 love ballads and standards. Bridgewater explained "For years my fans and family have been asking me to compile a CD of my favorite love songs, and Midnight Sun is my ode to them. Love in all its glory – for better or for worse – as expressed by some of the most amazing songwriters of our time."[6]

Reception

Thom Jurek of Allmusic wrote "Midnight Sun, issued by Decca/Emarcy, is a ballads collection of jazz and pop standards assembled from Dee Dee Bridgewater's recordings for Verve and other UMG-associated labels... As an album, these tracks -- all beautifully remastered -- hold together very well despite the variety of instrumental settings, and Bridgewater imbues them all with her consummate phrasing and intimacy."[7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Midnight Sun"Sonny Burke, Lionel Hampton, Johnny Mercer7:24
2."Angel Eyes"Earl Brent, Matt Dennis5:51
3."My Ship"Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill4:57
4."Que Rest-t-il?"Charles Trénet, Lee Wilson4:58
5."Lonely Woman"Horace Silver5:21
6."Speak Low"Ogden Nash, Kurt Weill4:18
7."I'm a Fool to Want You / I Fall in Love Too Easily"Sammy Cahn, Joel Herron, Frank Sinatra, Jule Stein, Jack Wolf4:09
8."L' Hymne à L'amour"Marguerite Monnot, Édith Piaf, Lee Wilson5:04
9."The Island"Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Ivan Lins, Vítor Martins3:42
10."Good Morning Heartache"Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham, Billie Holiday5:11
11."Here I'll Stay"Alan Jay Lerner, Kurt Weill5:45
Total length:56:40

Chart positions

Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Jazz Albums (Billboard 200)[8] 20

Release history

Release history and formats for Midnight Sun
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various August 26, 2011
  • CD
  • digital
 Decca Records/EmArcy Records [9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Dee Dee Bridgewater: Victim of Love". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  2. ^ Wrombel, Zbigniew. "Midnight Sun | Jazz Forum". Jazz Forum. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  3. ^ Quinn, Peter (March 2012). "Review". Jazzwise. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  4. ^ "Midnight Sun". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  5. ^ GIOIA, MICHAEL (June 5, 2011). "Tony Winner Dee Dee Bridgewater's "Midnight Sun" Album Has Songs by Weill, Lerner, Mercer and More". Playbill. playbill.com. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  6. ^ "Midnight Sun". Wrasse Records. wrasserecords.com. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  7. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Midnight Sun". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  8. ^ "Dee Dee Bridgewater". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  9. ^ Bridgewater, Dee Dee (August 26, 2011). "Midnight Sun (Liner Notes and Album Information)". Decca Records/EmArcy Records. B0013945-2 (CD).
  10. ^ "Midnight Sun - Album by Dee Dee Bridgewater". Apple Music. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
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