Taking a Chance on Love (album)
2004 studio album by Jane Monheit
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Taking a Chance on Love is an album by American jazz singer Jane Monheit that includes cover versions of standards and songs from musicals. The album was released on September 7, 2004, via Sony Classical label.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 7, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | March 13, 2004–May 10, 2004 | |||
| Genres | Vocal jazz, pop standards | |||
| Label | Sony Classical | |||
| Producers | Peter Asher, Al Schmitt | |||
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| Singles from Taking a Chance on Love | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| USA Today |   [1] |
| People |  [2] |
| Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | [3] |
| Down Beat | [4] |
| All About Jazz Italy | [5] |
| Allmusic | [6] |
| Los Angeles Daily News | [7] |
| JazzTimes | (favorable)[8] |
| Jazz Now | (favorable)[9] |
| Seattle Weekly | (favorable)[10] |
Background
This was Monheit's fifth album and fourth studio album, her first album with Sony.[11] Taking a Chance on Love was her first collaboration with Grammy Award-winning producers Peter Asher and Al Schmitt. She sang on the album Session 55 by Les Brown, which Schmitt produced.
During the album's first week of release, it entered the pop chart on Billboard magazine and reached number one on the Traditional Jazz chart. The song "Dancing in the Dark" received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals.[12][13]
Monheit recorded "Honeysuckle Rose" with Wynton Marsalis on the album In Full Swing by Mark O'Connor. The bonus track "Over the Rainbow" appeared on the soundtrack Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.[11][14] The bonus track "I Should Care" is from Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis: Season One, Vol. 2 (2006).
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Musical | Length |
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| 13. | "I Should Care" | Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston | Thrill of a Romance (1945) | 3:42 |
| 14. | "I Wish I Were in Love Again" | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | Babes in Arms (1937) / Words and Music (1948) | 2:54 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Musical | Length |
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| 9. | "I Should Care" | Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston | Thrill of a Romance (1945) | 3:42 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Musical | Length |
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| 9. | "I Should Care" | Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston | Thrill of a Romance (1945) | 3:42 |
| 13. | "I Wish I Were in Love Again" | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | Babes in Arms (1937) / Words and Music (1948) | 2:54 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Musical | Length |
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| 9. | "I Should Care" | Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston | Thrill of a Romance (1945) | 3:42 |
| 14. | "I Wish I Were in Love Again" | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | Babes in Arms (1937) / Words and Music (1948) | 2:54 |
EP releases
A four-track EP and a two-track EP release of Monheit's album Taking a Chance on Love were released as limited editions in 2004.
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Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2004 | Billboard Top Jazz Albums[15] | 1 |
| 2004 | The Billboard 200[15] | 94 |
| 2004 | Billboard Top Internet Albums[15] | 94 |
| 2004 | Portuguese Charts[16] | 13 |
Personnel
- Jane Monheit – vocals
- Michael Bublé – vocals
- Geoffrey Keezer – piano
- Romero Lubambo, Miles Okazaki – guitar
- Ron Carter, Christian McBride, Orlando le Fleming – bass guitar
- Rick Montalbano, Lewis Nash – drums
- Michael Kanan, Rob Mounsey – piano, arranger
- Joel Frahm – alto, soprano, and tenor saxophone
- Donald Harrison – alto saxophone
- Michael Davis, Lawrence Feldman, Jim Hynes, Bob Malach, Roger Rosenberg, Andy Snitzer, Lew Soloff, David Taylor – horn
Technical
- Peter Asher – producer
- Laraine Perri – producer
- Al Schmitt – producer, engineer, mixing
- Brian Montgomery – engineer
- Vince Mendoza – arranger, conductor
- Alan Broadbent – arranger, conductor
- Jorge Calandrelli – arranger, conductor
- Edward Shearmur – arranger, conductor
- Joe Soldo – conductor[17]