It Takes a Whole Lot of Human Feeling is an album by American jazz vocalist Carmen McRae recorded in 1973 and released on the Groove Merchant label.Carmen McRae discography: The 1970s, accessed April 9, 2018Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 500 Series, accessed April 9, 2018 The album's title track is a song from the 1971 musical Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope.
Reception
Allmusic's Scott Yanow said: "Carmen McRae's charming version of Blossom Dearie's "Hey John" is enough of a reason to search for this album by itself ... Not all of the selections are of that quality, but overall, this is definitely a worthwhile acquisition for fans of the singer".
Track listing "It Takes a Whole Lot of Human Feeling" (Micki Grant) – 3:48 "I Fall in Love Too Easily" (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) – 3:47 "Hey John" (Blossom Dearie, Jim Council) – 3:23 "Where Are the Words" (Frank Severino) – 3:17 "Nice Work If You Can Get It" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:50 "Straighten Up and Fly Right" (Nat King Cole, Irving Mills) – 2:47 "Inside a Silent Tear" (Dearie, Peter King) – 5:49 "Imagination" (Jimmy Van Heusen. Johnny Burke) – 4:22 "The Right to Love" (Lalo Schifrin, Gene Lees) – 4:14 "All the Things You Are" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 3:59
Personnel Carmen McRae − vocals Joe Pass − guitar Dick Shreve − piano Ray Brown − bass Larry Bunker − vibraphone, percussion Frank Severino − drums
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