Sings Cole Porter [Bonus Tracks]

by Mabel Mercer

Overview

A match made in heaven -- Mabel Mercer was born to sing the work of Cole Porter. Both vocalist and composer were the ultimate in stylized sophistication, their knowing cleverness draped in warmth and wit. On this gem of a recording, Mercer wraps her perfect diction around such Porter masterpieces as "So In Love," "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye," "Just One of Those Things," "It's All Right with Me," and "Down in the Depths" as well as the lesser-known jewels "Experiment," "Where, Oh Where?" and "When Love Comes Your Way." The tasteful arrangements usually feature Mercer with just piano and bass, all the accompaniment this peerless singer needed. Note also that this recording was produced by Ahmet and Nesuhi Ertegun and engineered by Tom Dowd, three of the masterminds behind Atlantic Records' great R&B sides of the 1950s and '60s. -- men who obviously appreciated great music when they heard it.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/21/1994
Label:	Rhino
UPC:	0081227169022
catalogNumber:	71690
Rank:	15816

Tracks

1. It's De-Lovely
2. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
3. Experiment
4. Ours
5. After You
6. Where, Oh Where?
7. It's All Right with Me
8. So in Love
9. Looking at You
10. When Love Comes Your Way
11. I Am Ashamed That Women Are So Simple
12. Use Your Imagination
13. Ace in the Hole
14. Just One of Those Things
15. From This Moment On
16. All of You
17. Down in the Depths

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Mabel Mercer   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Michael Davis   Composer
Rob Tyner   Composer
Wayne Kramer   Composer
Tom Dowd   Engineer
Fred "Sonic" Smith   Composer
Dennis Thompson   Composer