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Carmen McRae is a 1955 album by Jazz singer Carmen McRae. It was McRae's second album and was released on the Bethlehem label exclusively as 10" monoaural LP.[1]>[2] The album was reissued on LP in 1976 as The Finest of Carmen McRae: You'd Be So Easy to Love, with an additional track, "Too Much in Love to Care".[3] In 1994 Betlehem had digitally remastered the recordings and released a CD with six additional tracks, alternate takes of songs from the original sessions.[4][5]

Carmen McRae
Studio album by Carmen McRae
Released	March 23,ref? 1955 (10"), 1994 (CD)
Recorded	October 6-December 1954
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:11
Label	Bethlehem BCP 1023 (10"), BCP-6004 (LP), 20-30162 (CD)
Carmen McRae chronology
A Foggy Day with Carmen McRae (1953) Carmen McRae (1955) By Special Request (1955)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]

Scott Yanow reviewed the album for Allmusic and wrote that of it that "Overall the music is pleasing but not too memorable and one wishes there were more variety".[5]

Track listing

1. "You'd Be So Easy to Love" (Cole Porter) - 2:26
2. "If I'm Lucky (I'll Be the One)" (Chuck Darwin, Paulette Girard) - 3:17
3. "Old Devil Moon" (E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, Burton Lane) - 2:40
4. "Tip Toe Gently" (Mat Mathews, Girard) - 2:40
5. "You Made Me Care" (Darwin, Girard) - 2:09
6. "Last Time for Love" (Carmen McRae) - 3:05
7. "Misery" (Tony Scott) - 3:53
8. "Too Much in Love to Care" (Carroll Coates, James J. Kriegsmann) - 2:33

Alternate takes released on 1994 CD reissue

9. "Too Much in Love to Care" (Alternate take) - 3:19
10. "Old Devil Moon" (Alternate stereo) - 2:37
11. "You Made Me Care" (Alternate stereo) - 2:09
12. "Too Much in Love to Care" (Alternate stereo) - 2:20
13. "Last Time for Love" (Alternate stereo) - 3:03

Personnel

• Carmen McRae - vocals

Tracks 1-4

• Herbie Mann - flute, tenor saxophone
• Mat Mathews - accordion
• Mundell Lowe - guitar
• Wendell Marshall - double bass
• Kenny Clarke - drums

Tracks 5-8

• Tony Scott - clarinet, piano (on "Misery")
• Dick Katz - piano
• Skip Fawcett - double bass
• Osie Johnson - drums

References

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