Listen to My Heart is an album by Nancy LaMott, released in 1995.[3][4] The title track, which was written by David Friedman, became LaMott's signature tune.[5]
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| Released | December 12, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | March 1995 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | Midder Music[1] | |||
| Producer | David Friedman, Peter Matz[2] | |||
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LaMott recorded the album in two days, after postponing a hysterectomy needed because of uterine cancer.[6][7] The album has sold more than 100,000 copies.[1]
Critical reception
editThe New York Times wrote: "A grown-up girl-next-door with a sweet throb of a voice and a classicist's respect for the outlines of a song, LaMott comes as close as anyone nowadays to being a songwriter's ideal interpreter."[8]
Track list
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Listen to My Heart" | David Friedman | 4:15 |
| 2. | "It Feels Like Home" | John Bucchino | 3:37 |
| 3. | "The Lady Down the Hall" | Annie Dinerman | 3:36 |
| 4. | "Have You Got Any Castles, Baby?" | Johnny Mercer; Richard Whiting | 2:51 |
| 5. | "Not Exactly Paris" | Russell George; Michael Leonard | 4:05 |
| 6. | "We Can Be Kind" | David Friedman | 4:40 |
| 7. | "I Got the Sun in the Morning" | Irving Berlin | 4:04 |
| 8. | "Out of This World"/"So in Love" | Johnny Mercer; Harold Arlen; Cole Porter | 6:33 |
| 9. | "The Secret o' Life" | James Taylor | 4:31 |
| 10. | "The Summer Knows"/"Summer Me Winter Me" | Alan Bergman; Marilyn Bergman; Michel Legrand | 5:46 |
| 11. | "Ordinary Miracles" | Alan Bergman; Marilyn Bergman; Marvin Hamlisch | 3:42 |
| 12. | "I'll Be Here With You" | David Friedman | 4:03 |
| Total length: | 51:43 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b Dreyfous, Leslie (17 Mar 1996). "On Threshold of Death, Singer Attains Dreams". Los Angeles Times. p. 1.
- ^ Goldberg, Dean (21 Jan 1996). "A MIRACLE OF STRENGTH AND BEAUTY". BOOKS & MUSIC. The Record. p. 13.
- ^ "Artist Biography by Michael G. Nastos". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ Bessman, Jim (November 29, 2003). "Friedman Relies On Singers To Channel Tunes". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 45. Prometheus Global Media. p. 39. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- Verna, Paul (February 3, 1996). "Reviews and Previes>Pop>Nancy LaMott: Listen to My Heart". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 5. Prometheus Global Media. p. 69. Retrieved December 24, 2013. - ^ Bessman, Jim (April 9, 2005). "Reissues Keep Cabaret Singer's Flame Alive". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 15. Prometheus Global Media. p. 38. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- ^ Goldberg, Carey. "A Sweet, Songful Life Lost As It Was About to Start". The New York Times.
- ^ Dickinson, Chris (9 Feb 1997). "STRAIGHT FROM HER HEART". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. C3.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (10 Nov 1995). "They're Adults, And Sound It". The New York Times. p. C1.