Hummin' to Myself (Linda Ronstadt album)
Hummin’ to Myself is the twenty-fourth and final solo studio album by American singer/songwriter/producer Linda Ronstadt. The album debuted at #3 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart where it remained for six months. It peaked at #166 on the main Billboard album chart. It was her final solo album before her retirement in 2011, though she would record one more collaborative album in 2006 titled Adieu False Heart.[5]
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| Released | November 2004 | |||
| Recorded | Clubhouse, Rhinebeck, New York; Capital Studios, Hollywood; Oxford Sound, Nashville. | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:57 | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | George Massenburg, John Boylan | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Billboard | (favorable)[2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[3] |
| Jazz Times | (favorable)[4] |
History
Hummin' to Myself represents a return by Ronstadt to the classic jazz standards world she explored in a series of 1980s albums with Nelson Riddle, only this time with a band, not an orchestra, and in an overtly jazz manner.[1] According to an interview with Ronstadt, the songs on the album were among those she wanted to record with Riddle, but was unable to because of his death.[6]
Ronstadt sings songs by Frank Loesser (“Never Will I Marry” and “I’ve Never Been in Love Before”) and Cole Porter (“Get out of Town,” “Miss Otis Regrets), and “I Fall in Love Too Easily”.
Hummin’ to Myself received critical acclaim for its devotion to authenticity. It features musicians Alan Broadbent, Christian McBride, David “Fathead” Newman, Lewis Nash, Peter Erskine and Roy Hargrove.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Tell Him I Said Hello" | Jack J. Canning, Bill Hegner | 4:33 |
| 2. | "Never Will I Marry" | Frank Loesser | 2:22 |
| 3. | "Cry Me a River" | Arthur Hamilton | 4:25 |
| 4. | "Hummin' to Myself" | Sammy Fain, Herbert Magidson, Monty Siegel | 2:45 |
| 5. | "Miss Otis Regrets" | Cole Porter | 3:11 |
| 6. | "I Fall in Love Too Easily" | Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne | 3:36 |
| 7. | "Blue Prelude" | Joe Bishop, Gordon Jenkins | 3:01 |
| 8. | "Day Dream" | Duke Ellington, John Latouche, Billy Strayhorn | 4:28 |
| 9. | "I've Never Been in Love Before" | Frank Loesser | 3:25 |
| 10. | "Get Out of Town" | Cole Porter | 2:49 |
| 11. | "I'll Be Seeing You" | Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal | 2:37 |
| Total length: | 37:12 | ||
Personnel
- Linda Ronstadt – vocals, arrangements
- Warren Bernhardt – piano
- Alan Broadbent – piano, arrangements
- Larry Koonse – guitar
- Bob Mann – guitar
- Trey Henry – bass
- Christian McBride – bass
- Lewis Nash – drums
- Peter Erskine – drums
- John Catchings – cello
- Roberta Cooper – cello
- Eugene Drucker – violin
- Daniel Block – clarinet
- Jim Horn – saxophone
- David "Fathead" Newman – saxophone
- Bob Sheppard – saxophone
- Roy Hargrove – flugelhorn
- Mike Haynes – flugelhorn
- Steven Bernstein – trumpet
- Jon-Erik Kellso – trumpet
Production
- George Massenburg – producer, engineer, mastering, mixing
- John Boylan – producer
- Al Schmitt – engineer
- Steve Bishir – assistant engineer
- Jim Brady – assistant engineer
- Mark DeBuck – assistant engineer
- Steve Genewick – assistant engineer
- Hank Linderman – assistant engineer
- Chris Powers – assistant engineer
- Sean Price – assistant engineer
- Dann Thompson – assistant engineer
- André Zweers – assistant engineer
- Doug Sax – mastering
- Robert Hadley – mastering
- Isabelle Wong – graphic design
- Hollis King – art direction
- Rocky Schenck – photography
References
- Allmusic review
- Billboard review
- Entertainment Weekly review
- Jazz Times review
- https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/01/arts/music/linda-ronstadt-discusses-her-memoir-and-parkinsons.html
- Morago, Greg (July 1, 2004). "A Long Long Time". courant.com. Hartford Courant. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
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