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==Background, recording and content== |
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==Background, recording and content== |
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Before becoming a television actress (notably on the TV series '']''), Della Reese was an established singer and recording artist. She first was signed with ] where she had a million-selling single with 1957's "]". She then moved to RCA Victor where she had her greatest commercial success with 1959's "]". She recorded a series of studio albums with RCA between 1959 and 1965, among them was ''Moody''.<ref name="Bio">{{cite book |title=A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers |pages=385–388 |author=Will Friedwald |publisher=Knopf Doubleday |date=2010 |isbn=9780307379894}}</ref> It was recorded at ], located in ]. It was produced by the ] recording team and featured arrangements by ].<ref name="Liner Notes">{{cite journal |last1=Reese |first1=Della |title=''Moody'' (Liner Notes) |journal=] |date=1965 |id=LPM-2814 (LP mono); LSP-2814 (LP stereo)}}</ref> ''Moody'' consisted of 12 tracks<ref name="Apple">{{cite web |title=''Moody'' - Album by Della Reese |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/moody/952371210 |website=] |access-date=2 January 2025}}</ref> all of which were story lines centered on heartbreak and loss. The album's ] argue that while the songs are about despair, Reese's "rocking groove" changes listener's minds.<ref name="Liner Notes"/> |
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Before becoming a television actress (notably on the TV series '']''), Della Reese was an established singer and recording artist. She first was signed with ] where she had a million-selling single in 1957 with "]". She then moved to RCA Victor where she had her greatest commercial success in 1959 with "]". She recorded a series of studio albums with RCA between 1959 and 1965, including ''Moody''.<ref name="Bio">{{cite book |title=A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers |pages=385–388 |author=Will Friedwald |publisher=Knopf Doubleday |date=2010 |isbn=9780307379894}}</ref> It was recorded at ], located in ]. It was produced by the ] recording team and featured arrangements by ].<ref name="Liner Notes">{{cite journal |last1=Reese |first1=Della |title=''Moody'' (Liner Notes) |journal=] |date=1965 |id=LPM-2814 (LP mono); LSP-2814 (LP stereo)}}</ref> ''Moody'' consisted of 12 tracks<ref name="Apple">{{cite web |title=''Moody'' - Album by Della Reese |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/moody/952371210 |website=] |access-date=2 January 2025}}</ref> all of which were story lines centered on heartbreak and loss. The album's ] argue that while the songs are about despair, Reese's "rocking groove" could change listener's minds.<ref name="Liner Notes"/> |
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==Release and critical reception== |
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==Release and critical reception== |
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''Moody'' was released by the RCA Victor label in January 1965<ref>{{cite magazine |title=New Album Releases |magazine=] |date=January 9, 1965 |page=22 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E0UEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA22&dq=della+reese+%22moody%22+1965&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjB1oWvjtiKAxVJFFkFHRxDKi44ChDoAXoECAYQAg#v=onepage&q=della%20reese%20%22moody%22%201965&f=false |access-date=2 January 2025}}</ref> and was the eleventh studio album in her music career. It was issued as a ], offered in both mono and stereo formats. Six tracks were featured on each side of the LP.<ref name="Liner Notes"/> ''Moody'' would prove to be the final studio LP released by the RCA Victor label before Reese signed with ]–].<ref name="Bio"/> The album was given mostly positive reviews by critics following its release. '']'' magazine wrote that, "Della tempers each love song with a touch of the blues for added effect and feeling". They further commented the album felt "warm, romantic and sophisticated".<ref name="BB"/> '']'' magazine believed Reese had "a voice to spare" but found her performances to be too dramatic.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Album reviews |magazine=] |date=January 1965 |page=14}}</ref> Meanwhile, Walt Friedwald of the book ''A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers'' praised it as a set "of exceptionally well-sung slow love songs".<ref name="Bio"/> |
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''Moody'' was released by the RCA Victor label in January 1965<ref>{{cite magazine |title=New Album Releases |magazine=] |date=January 9, 1965 |page=22 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E0UEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA22&dq=della+reese+%22moody%22+1965&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjB1oWvjtiKAxVJFFkFHRxDKi44ChDoAXoECAYQAg#v=onepage&q=della%20reese%20%22moody%22%201965&f=false |access-date=2 January 2025}}</ref> and was the eleventh studio album in her music career. It was issued as a ], offered in both mono and stereo formats. Six tracks were featured on each side of the LP.<ref name="Liner Notes"/> ''Moody'' would prove to be the final studio LP released by the RCA Victor label before Reese signed with ]–] later in 1965.<ref name="Bio"/> The album was given mostly positive reviews by critics following its release. '']'' magazine wrote that, "Della tempers each love song with a touch of the blues for added effect and feeling". They further commented that the album felt "warm, romantic and sophisticated".<ref name="BB"/> '']'' magazine believed Reese had "a voice to spare" but claimed that her performances were too dramatic.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Album reviews |magazine=] |date=January 1965 |page=14}}</ref> Meanwhile, Walt Friedwald of the book ''A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers'' praised it as a set "of exceptionally well-sung slow love songs".<ref name="Bio"/> |
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==Track listing== |
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| headline = Side one<ref name="Liner Notes"/> |
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| writer1 = {{hlist|]|Jack Reardon}} |
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| length1 = 3:20 |
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| title2 = Then You'll Know |
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| writer2 = {{hlist|Al Neilburg|Herbert Nelson}} |
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| length2 = 3:40 |
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| title4 = The End of a Love Affair |
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| writer4 = Edward C. Redding |
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| title6 = All by Myself |
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| headline = Side two<ref name="Liner Notes"/> |
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| title1 = More Than This I Cannot Give |
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| length1 = 3:22 |
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| title2 = My Silent Love |
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| writer2 = {{hlist|E. Heyman|D. Suesse}} |
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| length2 = 2:55 |
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| title3 = ] |
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| writer3 = {{hlist|Cahn|]|]}} |
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| length4 = 4:50 |
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| title5 = Can't We Talk It Over |
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| title6 = Have a Good Time |
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==Personnel== |
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