Close Enough for Love
Studio album by Shirley Horn
Released	1989
Recorded	November 14–16, 1988 A&R Recording, New York City
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	52:54
Label	Verve
Producer	Ron Berinstein, Richard Seidel
Shirley Horn chronology
I Thought About You (1987) Close Enough for Love (1989) You Won't Forget Me (1991)

Close Enough for Love is a 1989 studio album by Shirley Horn. It was her second album; her first studio album, was on the Verve Records label. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

In his review for Allmusic, Scott Yanow wrote: "Performing with her usual trio...and guest tenor Buck Hill on five of the 13 tracks, Horn is heard in definitive form throughout these studio sessions." ^[1]

Track listing

1. "A Beautiful Friendship" (Donald Kahn, Stanley Styne) – 3:42
2. " I Got Lost in His Arms" ( Irving Berlin) – 4:15
3. "Baby, Baby All the Time" ( Bobby Troup) – 2:40
4. " Close Enough for Love" ( Johnny Mandel, Paul Williams) – 4:44
5. " This Can't Be Love" ( Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 2:45
6. " I Wanna Be Loved" ( Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Billy Rose) – 4:29
7. " Come Fly with Me" ( Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 4:00
8. " Once I Loved (O Amor en Paz)" ( Vinícius de Moraes, Ray Gilbert, Antonio Carlos Jobim) – 6:50
9. " But Beautiful" ( Johnny Burke, Van Heusen) – 4:32
10. " Get Out of Town" ( Cole Porter) – 2:42
11. " Memories of You" ( Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf) – 7:23
12. " It Could Happen to You" (Burke, Van Heusen) – 2:48
13. "So I Love You" ( Carroll Coates) – 3:15

Personnel

Performance

• Shirley Horn – piano, vocals
• Buck Hill - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 6-7, 11-12)
• Charles Ables – bass guitar
• Steve Williams – drums, percussion

Production

• Seth Rothstein – production manager
• Mitchell Kanner – art direction
• Blaise Sires – assistant engineer
• Dave Baker – engineer
• Ron Berinstein – executive producer
• Joel E. Siegel – liner notes
• Joe Brescio – mastering
• David Conrad – photography
• Jeffrey Krein
• Richard Seidel – producer
• Pierre M. Sprey – technical assistance

References