Hummin' to Myself (Linda Ronstadt album)
| Hummin' to Myself | ||||
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| Studio album by Linda Ronstadt | ||||
| Released | November, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | Clubhouse, Rhinebeck, New York; Capital Studios, Hollywood; Oxford Sound, Nashville. | |||
| Genre | Jazz, traditional jazz | |||
| Length | 42:57 | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | George Massenburg, John Boylan | |||
| Linda Ronstadt chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Billboard | (favorable)[2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[3] |
| Jazz Times | (favorable)[4] |
Hummin’ to Myself is a 2004 traditional jazz album by American singer/songwriter/producer Linda Ronstadt. The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart (where it remained for over six months). It peaked at #166 on the main Billboard album chart and sold approximately 75,000 copies in the United States during its first year.
History
Hummin' to Myself represents a return by Ronstadt to the classic jazz standards world she had explored in a series of 1980s albums with Nelson Riddle, only this time with a band not an orchestra and in a more overtly jazz manner.[1]
Ronstadt sings songs by Frank Loesser (“Never Will I Marry” and “I’ve Never Been in Love Before”) and Cole Porter (“Get out of Town,” “Miss Otis Regrets), and “I Fall in Love Too Easily”, which was sung by Frank Sinatra in the 1944 film Anchors Aweigh.
Hummin’ To Myself received critical acclaim for its devotion to authenticity. It features musicians Alan Broadbent, Christian McBride, David “Fathead” Newman, Lewis Nash, Peter Erskine and Roy Hargrove.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tell Him I Said Hello" | Jack J. Canning, Bill Hegner | 4:33 |
| 2. | "Never Will I Marry" | Frank Loesser | 2:22 |
| 3. | "Cry Me a River" | Arthur Hamilton | 4:25 |
| 4. | "Hummin' to Myself" | Sammy Fain, Herbert Magidson, Monty Siegel | 2:45 |
| 5. | "Miss Otis Regrets" | Cole Porter | 3:11 |
| 6. | "I Fall in Love Too Easily" | Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne | 3:36 |
| 7. | "Blue Prelude" | Joe Bishop, Gordon Jenkins | 3:01 |
| 8. | "Day Dream" | Duke Ellington, John Latouche, Billy Strayhorn | 4:28 |
| 9. | "I've Never Been in Love Before" | Frank Loesser | 3:25 |
| 10. | "Get Out of Town" | Cole Porter | 2:49 |
| 11. | "I'll Be Seeing You" | Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal | 2:37 |
Personnel
- Linda Ronstadt – vocals
- Warren Bernhardt – piano
- Alan Broadbent – piano
- Larry Koonse – guitar
- Bob Mann – guitar
- Trey Henry – bass
- Christian McBride – bass
- Lewis Nash – drums
- Peter Erskine – drums
- John Catchings – cello
- Roberta Cooper – cello
- Eugene Drucker – violin
- Steven Bernstein – trumpet
- Daniel Block – clarinet
- Roy Hargrove – flugelhorn
- Mike Haynes – flugelhorn
- Jim Horn – saxophone
- Jon-Erik Kellso Trumpet
- David “Fathead” Newman – saxophone
- Bob Sheppard – saxophone
Production notes:
- George Massenburg – producer, engineer, mastering, mixing
- John Boylan – producer
- Alan Broadbent – arranger
- Linda Ronstadt – arranger
- Al Schmitt – engineer
- Dann Thompson – assistant engineer
- André Zweers – assistant engineer
- Chris Powers – assistant engineer
- Sean Price – assistant engineer
- Hank Linderman – assistant engineer
- Mark DeBuck – assistant engineer
- Steve Genewick – assistant engineer
- Steve Bishir – assistant engineer
- Jim Brady – assistant engineer
- Doug Sax – mastering
- Robert Hadley – mastering
- Isabelle Wong – graphic design
- Hollis King – art direction
- Rocky Schenck – photography
