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For Once in My Life is a studio album by American singer Carmen McRae, released in 1967 by Atlantic Records. The arranger was Johnny Keating. The recording was made in London at Olympic Studios. The album consists covers mainly of modern popular songs by Burt Bacharach, Brian Wilson, the Beatles and Buffy Sainte-Marie.
Critical reception
The Billboard magazine review noted that McRae is following a new path, choosing a repertoire from the current pop catalog, and it works effectively, as well as that her performance skills are better than ever and this gives the first album for Atlantic a good chance to take off. From a review by Cash Box magazine: "Carmen McRae sings a selection of pop melodies which her fans are bound to take to their hearts. The artist’s tone is mellow and true, and she gives meaningful interpretation to the lyrics. A quality package indeed." Stereo Review reviewer Rex Reed stated that it was a wonderful listening experience, showcasing Carmen's voice in a better, more relaxed, more controlled way than he had ever heard.
Tim Sendra from AllMusic noted in a retrospective review that it may seem like it's just an attempt to jump on the pop scene, but McRae, with her not so pleasant voice, but a great interpretation of the songs, creates great tracks. Although, in his opinion, there is not much jazz here, McRae fans should not be put off by the songs or the era, because this is one of the best albums of the second half of her career.
Track listing
"For Once in My Life" (Ron Miller, Orlando Murden) – 3:08
"Don't Talk" (Tony Asher, Brian Wilson) – 2:10
"Until It's Time for You to Go" (Buffy Sainte-Marie) – 3:03
"Got to Get You into My Life" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:35
"Our Song" (Tony Clarke, Umberto Bindi, Nisa Califano) – 2:37
"Come Live with Me" (Johnny Keating, Leah Worth) – 3:11
"The Look of Love" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 2:56
"It's Not Going That Way" (Johnny Keating, Leah Worth) – 2:37
"I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" (Tony Asher, Brian Wilson) – 2:57
"Worlds of Time" (George David Weiss) – 3:00
"Flying" (Carolyn Leigh, Mike Stoller) – 2:46
Personnel
Carmen McRae – vocals
Joel Dorn – producer
Nesuhi Ertegun – supervision
Johnny Keating – arranger, conductor
Loring Eutemey – cover design
Fred Seligo – cover photography
References
External links
For Once in My Life at Discogs (list of releases)