Music for a First Love

Music for a First Love
Music for a First Love
Studio album by Dinah Washington
Released	1957
Recorded	January 14, 1946 – September 1, 1950
Venue	Chicago, New York
Genre	Vocal jazz
Label	Mercury Records MG 20119
Producer	Bob Shad
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Released1957

RecordedJanuary 14, 1946 – September 1, 1950^[1]

VenueChicago, New York

GenreVocal jazz

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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.^[3] The tracks were recorded in various sessions between January 1946 and September 1950.^[1]

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Embraceable You"	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	2:58
2.	"Stairway to the Stars"	Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli, Mitchell Parish	3:01
3.	"Am I Asking Too Much"	Helen Miller, Fay Whitman	2:54
4.	"What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry"	Walter Donaldson, Abe Lyman	2:44
5.	"Harbor Lights"	Will Grosz, Jimmy Kennedy	3:07
6.	"How Deep Is the Ocean"	Irving Berlin	3:05
7.	"Time out for Tears"	Irving Berman, Abe Schiff	3:26
8.	"If I Loved You"	Rodgers and Hammerstein	2:32
9.	"I Want to Cry"	Harry Pirone, Lille Randall	3:16
10.	"It Isn't Fair"	Richard Himber, Frank Warshauer, Sylvester Sprigato	3:07
11.	"I Want to Be Loved"	Savannah Churchill	2:57
12.	"I Only Know"	Washington, Jackson	2:33

v t e Dinah Washington
Studio albums	Blazing Ballads After Hours with Miss "D" For Those in Love Dinah! In the Land of Hi-Fi The Swingin' Miss "D" Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller Music for a First Love Dinah Sings Bessie Smith What a Diff'rence a Day Makes! September in the Rain Unforgettable Drinking Again Back to the Blues Dinah '63 This Is My Story A Stranger on Earth
Live albums	Dinah Jams Newport '58
Associated albums	Jam Session
Tribute albums	Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington
Singles	"I'll Never Be Free" "Ain't Misbehavin'" "It's Too Soon to Know" "Baby Get Lost" "I Wanna Be Loved" "Harbor Lights" "My Heart Cries for You" "Cold, Cold Heart" "Trouble in Mind" "I Don't Hurt Anymore" "Dream" "Teach Me Tonight" "I Concentrate on You" "That's All I Want from You" "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes" "Unforgettable" "Baby (You've Got What It Takes)" "A Rockin' Good Way (to Mess Around and Fall in Love)" "This Bitter Earth" "Love Walked In" "It Could Happen to You" "September in the Rain" "Where Are You?" "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You"
Associated acts	Lionel Hampton Clifford Brown Brook Benton
Associated people	Eddie Chamblee Dick Lane
Related topics	Discography Dinah Washington Park

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