Music for a First Love

Music for a First Love
Studio album by
Dinah Washington
Released1957
RecordedJanuary 14, 1946 – September 1, 1950
VenuesChicago, New York
GenreVocal jazz
LabelMercury Records MG 20119
ProducerBob Shad
Dinah Washington chronology
Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller
(1957)		 Music for a First Love
(1957)		 Dinah Sings Bessie Smith
(1958)
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Music for a First Love is the eighth studio album by American jazz singer Dinah Washington released in 1957 via Mercury label. The tracks were recorded in various sessions between January 1946 and September 1950.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Embraceable You"George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin2:58
2."Stairway to the Stars"Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli, Mitchell Parish3:01
3."Am I Asking Too Much"Helen Miller, Fay Whitman2:54
4."What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry"Walter Donaldson, Abe Lyman2:44
5."Harbor Lights"Will Grosz, Jimmy Kennedy3:07
6."How Deep Is the Ocean"Irving Berlin3:05
7."Time out for Tears"Irving Berman, Abe Schiff3:26
8."If I Loved You"Rodgers and Hammerstein2:32
9."I Want to Cry"Harry Pirone, Lille Randall3:16
10."It Isn't Fair"Richard Himber, Frank Warshauer, Sylvester Sprigato3:07
11."I Want to Be Loved"Savannah Churchill2:57
12."I Only Know"Washington, Jackson2:33

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mercury Records Catalog: MG-20119 Dinah Washington - Music For A First Love". Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Dinah Washington - Music for a First Love". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Dinah Washington – Music For A First Love". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved April 23, 2018.