For Once in My Life (Sylvia Syms album)
Appearance
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Released | 1967 | |||
Recorded | March 9 and April 18, 1967 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 30:35 | |||
Label | Prestige PR 7489 | |||
Producer | Cal Lampley | |||
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For Once in My Life is an album by American vocalist Sylvia Syms recorded in 1967 and released on the Prestige label.[1]
Reception
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Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "The renditions are mostly pretty brief and instantly forgettable. Not one of Sylvia Syms' more significant sets".[2]
Track listing
[edit]- "Vaya con Dios" (Inez James, Buddy Pepper, Larry Russell) – 4:05
- "Who (Will Take My Place)?" (Charles Aznavour, Herbert Kretzmer) – 3:20
- "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" (Pino Donaggio, Vito Pallavicini, Vicki Wickham, Simon Napier-Bell) – 2:52
- "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) – 4:07
- "Games That Lovers Play" (Larry Kusic, James Last, Günter Loose, Eddie Snyder) – 2:50
- "For Once in My Life" (Ron Miller, Orlando Murden) – 2:45
- "Solitaire" (Steve Allen, Erroll Garner) – 1:55
- "Yesterday" (Lennon–McCartney) – 3:15
- "I Will Wait for You" (Jacques Demy, Norman Gimbel, Michel Legrand) – 2:26
- "Don't Take Your Love from Me" (Henry Nemo) – 3:00
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on March 9, 1967 (tracks 1, 5 & 9) and April 18, 1967 (tracks 2–4, 6–8 & 10)
Personnel
[edit]- Sylvia Syms – vocals
- Jerome Richardson – flute, alto flute (tracks 1, 5 & 9)
- Johnny "Hammond" Smith – organ
- Gene Bertoncini (tracks 1, 5 & 9), Bucky Pizzarelli (tracks 1, 5 & 9), Thornel Schwartz (tracks 2–4, 6–8 & 10)
– guitar
- Sam Bruno (tracks 1, 5 & 9), Charles Wellsley (tracks 2–4, 6–8 & 10) – bass
- Bobby Rosengarden (tracks 1, 5 & 9), John Harris (tracks 2–4, 6–8 & 10) – drums
- Richie "Pablo" Landrum – congas (tracks 2–4, 6–8 & 10)
References
[edit]- ^ Prestige Records Discography accessed July 29, 2013
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed July 29, 2013