When You're Away
| When You're Away | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1959 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:11 | |||
| Label | Kapp | |||
| Carmen McRae chronology | ||||
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When You're Away is a 1959 studio album by jazz singer Carmen McRae, conducted by Luther Henderson Jr. and Frank Hunter.[1] It was released on vinyl LP on Kapp Records.[2]
Track listing
- "When You're Away" (Blossom Dearie, Victor Herbert) - 3:14
- "The More I See You" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 4:02
- "I Only Have Eyes for You" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) - 3:48
- "Willingly (Melodie Perdue)" (Hubert Giraud, Carl Sigman) - 2:35
- "If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)" (Henry Creamer, James P. Johnson) - 2:21
- "I'll Be Seeing You" (Sammy Fain, Irvin Kahal) - 3:42
- "I Concentrate On You" (Cole Porter) - 3:31
- "Ain't Misbehavin' " (Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) - 3:17
- "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (Cole Porter) - 3:02
- "When Your Lover Has Gone" (Einar Aaron Swan) - 3:32
- "I'm Glad There Is You" (Sammy Davis Jr., Paul Madeira) - 3:54
- "Two Faces in the Dark" (Dorothy Fields, Albert Hague) - 3:08
Reception
The initial Billboard magazine review from August 1959 wrote: "The gal hands the tunes a tasteful, clear delivery, and for the most part she sticks to a straight rather than in improvising tack. […] moody stuff with a good bit that's programmable for jocks."[1]
References
- ^ a b "Reviews of This Week's LP's". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 17, 1959. pp. 28–30. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Carmen McRae - When You're Away, 1973, retrieved May 22, 2026