Tears and Laughter (Dinah Washington)

Tears and Laughter is a 1962 album by Dinah Washington with Orchestra conducted by Quincy Jones, that was released on Mercury Records (in mono MG 20661 and stereo SR-60661). The orchestral arrangements, partly with strings for the jazz standard repertoire, were provided by Jones, Hal Mooney, Al Cohn, Ernie Wilkins and Billy Byers.[1] On the second half –the B-side– of the original LP release Washington is backed by the male doo-wop quintet The Dells, who toured with her as the opening act since 1960.[2] They are also featured without Washington on "Jeepers Creepers", and "Am I Blue?" is a duet with one of them.[3] The album received a rating of three stars from AllMusic.[4]

Track listing

  1. "Bewitched" (Rodgers and Hart) – 2:19
  2. "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" (David Mann, Bob Hilliard) – 2:13
  3. "Mood Indigo" (Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills) – 2:25
  4. "Am I Blue?" (Harry Akst, Grant Clarke) – 2:52
  5. "I'm a Fool to Want You" (Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf, Joel Herron) – 3:00
  6. "Tears and Laughter" (Miriam Lewis) – 2:50
  7. "Secret Love" (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) – 2:48
  8. "You Do Something to Me" (Cole Porter) – 2:20
  9. "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 2:43
  10. "Jeepers Creepers" (Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer) – 2:02
  11. "Wake the Town and Tell the People" (Jerry Livingston, Sammy Gallop) – 2:38
  12. "I Just Found Out About Love" (Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson) – 2:46

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Cf. entry in the Mercury Records catalog on Jazzdisco.org
  2. ↑ Official website of The Dells
  3. ↑ Album liner notes, cf. back cover images of Tears and Laughter at Discogs
  4. ↑ Tears and Laughter at AllMusic


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