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Old Boyfriends
Old Boyfriends
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- When the Sun Comes OutComposer(s) Arlen, KoehlerArtist(s) Claire Martin - vocals, Steve Melling - piano, Arnie Somogyli - bass, Clark Tracey - drums, Mark Nightingale - trombone
When the Sun Comes Out
04:24$1.80 - Close as Pages In A BookComposer(s) Romberg, FieldsArtist(s) Claire Martin - vocals, Steve Melling - piano, Arnie Somogyli - bass, Clark Tracey - drums, Mark Nightingale - trombone
Close as Pages In A Book
05:46$1.80 - Partners In CrimeComposer(s) HolmesArtist(s) Claire Martin - vocals, Steve Melling - piano, Arnie Somogyli - bass, Clark Tracey - drums, Mark Nightingale - trombone, Jim Mullen - guitar
Partners In Crime
06:14$1.80 - Chased OutComposer(s) Somogy/Martin/HowlettArtist(s) Claire Martin - vocals, Steve Melling - piano, Arnie Somogyli - bass, Clark Tracey - drums, Mark Nightingale - trombone
Chased Out
04:24$1.80 - Moon RayComposer(s) Shaw, Quenzer, MadisonArtist(s) Claire Martin - vocals, Steve Melling - piano, Arnie Somogyli - bass, Clark Tracey - drums, Mark Nightingale - trombone
Moon Ray
05:22$1.80 - Old BoyfriendsComposer(s) WaitsArtist(s) Claire Martin - vocals, Arnie Somogyli - bass, Mark Nightingale - trombone, Jim Mullen - guitar
Old Boyfriends
06:28$1.80 - Out Of My Continental MindComposer(s) Bacharach, ShawArtist(s) Claire Martin - vocals, Steve Melling - piano, Arnie Somogyli - bass, Clark Tracey - drums
Out Of My Continental Mind
02:47$1.80 - I've Got News For YouComposer(s) BlairArtist(s) Claire Martin - vocals, Steve Melling - piano, Arnie Somogyli - bass, Clark Tracey - drums
I've Got News For You
02:58$1.80 - The Wheelers and DealersComposer(s) FrishbergArtist(s) Claire Martin - vocals, Steve Melling - piano, Arnie Somogyli - bass, Clark Tracey - drums, Mark Nightingale - trombone, Jim Mullen - guitar
The Wheelers and Dealers
04:30$1.80 - I Was Telling Him About YouComposer(s) Charlap, GeorgeArtist(s) Claire Martin - vocals, Steve Melling - piano, Arnie Somogyli - bass, Clark Tracey - drums, Mark Nightingale - trombone, Jim Mullen - guitar
I Was Telling Him About You
05:28$1.80 - Gentleman FriendComposer(s) Lewine, HorwittArtist(s) Claire Martin - vocals, Steve Melling - piano, Arnie Somogyli - bass, Clark Tracey - drums
Gentleman Friend
04:14$1.80 - Killing TimeComposer(s) Styne/LeighArtist(s) Claire Martin - vocals, Steve Melling - piano, Jim Mullen - guitar
Killing Time
03:37$1.80
Total running time: 56 minutes.
Album information
Released in the year that Claire received the Rising Star Award at the British Jazz Awards.
A new phase in Claire's recording career opened in 1994, when she joined forces with her new producer, Joel Siegel, manager to the cult jazz singer, Shirley Horn. Introduced to Claire by Richard Rodney Bennett, Siegel supervised proceedings on Claire's third album Old Boyfriends.
It was another acclaimed exercise in daring and unorthodox programming, the material ranging from the risque lyrics of Rupert Holmes' 'Partners in Crime' to the heart-on-sleeve sentiments of 'Close As Pages In A Book' a vintage ballad from the pen of Dorothy Fields and Sigmund Romberg. The title tune, written by Tom Waits, had previously been heard on the soundtrack of the Francis Ford Coppola film 'One From the Heart'.
Warmly recieved by the critics, Old Boyfriends was another best-seller, rising to #2 on the Virgin jazz charts.
