Carmen McRae
Studio album by Carmen McRae
Released	March 23,ref? 1955 (10"), 1994 (CD)
Recorded	October 6 – December 1954
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:11
Label	Bethlehem BCP 1023 (10"), BCP-6004 (LP), 20-30162 (CD)
Carmen McRae chronology
A Foggy Day with Carmen McRae (1953) Carmen McRae (1955) By Special Request (1955)

Carmen McRae is a 1955 album by Jazz singer Carmen McRae. It was McRae's second album and was released on the Bethlehem label exclusively as 10" monoaural LP. ^[1]> ^[2] The album was reissued on LP in 1976 as The Finest of Carmen McRae: You'd Be So Easy to Love, with an additional track, "Too Much in Love to Care". ^[3] In 1994 Betlehem had digitally remastered the recordings and released a CD with six additional tracks, alternate takes of songs from the original sessions. ^{[4] [5]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]

Scott Yanow reviewed the album for Allmusic and wrote that of it that "Overall the music is pleasing but not too memorable and one wishes there were more variety". ^[5]

Track listing

1. " You'd Be So Easy to Love" ( Cole Porter) – 2:26
2. "If I'm Lucky (I'll Be the One)" ( Chuck Darwin, Paulette Girard) – 3:17
3. " Old Devil Moon" ( E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, Burton Lane) – 2:40
4. "Tip Toe Gently" (Mat Mathews, Girard) – 2:40
5. "You Made Me Care" (Darwin, Girard) – 2:09
6. "Last Time for Love" (Carmen McRae) – 3:05
7. "Misery" ( Tony Scott) – 3:53
8. "Too Much in Love to Care" ( Carroll Coates, James J. Kriegsmann) – 2:33

Alternate takes released on 1994 CD reissue

9. "Too Much in Love to Care" (Alternate take) – 3:19
10. "Old Devil Moon" (Alternate stereo) – 2:37
11. "You Made Me Care" (Alternate stereo) – 2:09
12. "Too Much in Love to Care" (Alternate stereo) – 2:20
13. "Last Time for Love" (Alternate stereo) – 3:03

Personnel

• Carmen McRae – vocals

Tracks 1–4

• Herbie Mann – flute, tenor saxophone
• Mat Mathews – accordion
• Mundell Lowe – guitar
• Wendell Marshall – double bass
• Kenny Clarke – drums

Tracks 5–8

• Tony Scott – clarinet, piano (on "Misery")
• Dick Katz – piano
• Skip Fawcett – double bass
• Osie Johnson – drums

References