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|rev1score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Jackson does it right on 'What I Do'|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2004-09-06-listen-up_x.htm|date=2004-09-06|author=Gardner, Elysa|newspaper=]}}</ref>
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|rev2score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Picks and Pans: Music|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20145438,00.html|magazine=]. Vol. 62, No. 12|date=2004-09-20|author1=Arnold, Chuck |author2=Novak, Ralph |name-list-style=amp }}</ref>
|rev3 = '']''
|rev3score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite news|title=New recordings map Miles Davis' development in 'Seven Steps'|url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/living/music/jazz/s_251933.html|author=Karlovits, Bob|date=2004-09-19|newspaper=]}}</ref>
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|rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref> HMV Canada. Archived from original '''' p.65 October 2004.</ref>
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|rev5score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>Lo Conte, Vittorio. . '']''.</ref>
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|rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>. ]</ref>
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|rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=SOUND CHECK|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/SOUND+CHECK-a0122482969|author=Rosenberg, Steve|publisher=Archived from original LA Daily News, p. U21|date=2004-09-24}}</ref>
|rev8 = '']''
|rev8score = (favorable)<ref>Loudon, Christopher. '']''. October 2004.</ref>
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|rev9score = (favorable)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jane Monheit: Taking a Chance on Love|author=Maylin, Ferdinand|url=http://www.jazznow.com/0904/0904NS/NSJanMon.html|date=September 2004|publisher=New Sounds - CD Reviews|work= Jazz Now Magazine}}</ref>
|rev10 = '']''
|rev10score = (favorable)<ref>{{cite news|title=Luxury Goods: Taking a chance on Jane Monheit|url=http://www.seattleweekly.com/2004-12-01/music/luxury-goods.php|newspaper=]|author=Wood, Mikael|date=2004-12-01}}</ref>
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'''''Taking a Chance on Love''''' is an album by American jazz singer ] that includes cover versions of standards and songs from musicals. The album was released on September 7, 2004, via ] label.


==Background==
'''Taking a Chance on Love''' is a romantic jazz album of ] taken from ] film ] by American jazz singer ]. ''Taking a Chance on Love'' was released on September 7, 2004. It was Monheit's fifth album, her debut album with major music label ], and also was her third ]-labeled release after serving as guest singer in the 2001 & 2003 ]-labeled albums ''Let's Get Lost: The Songs of ]'' by ] and '']'' by ], respectively. ''Taking a Chance on Love'' was Monheit's first collaboration with multi-] winning producers ] and ]. During the first week of release, the album reached number one on Billboard's Traditional Jazz chart and the top 100 on Billboard's pop chart.
This was Monheit's fifth album and fourth studio album, her first album with ].<ref name="jazztimes">{{cite magazine|title=Jane Monheit Moves to Sony Classical|url=http://jazztimes.com/articles/22713-jane-monheit-moves-to-sony-classical|author=Berg, Chuck|date=2004-06-11|magazine=]}}</ref> ''Taking a Chance on Love'' was her first collaboration with ]-winning producers ] and ]. She sang on the album ''Session 55'' by ], which Schmitt produced.


During the album's first week of release, it entered the pop chart on ''Billboard'' magazine and reached number one on the Traditional Jazz chart. The song "]" received a Grammy Award nomination for ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jazz Nominations 47th annual GRAMMY Awards|url=http://www.jazzpolice.com/content/view/4774/79/|author=Berryman, Don|publisher=Jazz Police|date=2004-12-07|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090719155715/http://www.jazzpolice.com/content/view/4774/79/|archivedate=2009-07-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Grammy Award nominees in top categories|author=The Associated Press|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2004-12-07-grammy-nominee-list_x.htm|newspaper=USA Today|date=2004-12-07}}</ref>
The song "Dancing in the Dark" received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals.

The bonus track "Over The Rainbow" was featured on Monheit's 2001 album ''Come Dream With Me'' as well as on the soundtrack for the blockbuster film '']''. The songs "I Should Care" and "I Wish I Were in Love Again" are bonus tracks of the album's October 2004 Asian edition version. "I Should Care" is also featured in the 2006 album ''Legends Of Jazz With Ramsey Lewis: Season One, Vol.2''.


Monheit recorded "]" with ] on the album '']'' by ]. The bonus track "]" appeared on the soundtrack '']''.<ref name="jazztimes" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.outsmartmagazine.com/cms-this_issue/200410--Dolly,+Halloween,+More.html|title=Dolly, Halloween, More|author1=Troy Carrington |author2=Suzie Lynde |author3=Andrea Rodricks |publisher=OutSmart Magazine}}</ref> The bonus track "]" is from ''Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis: Season One, Vol. 2'' (2006).


==Track listing== ==Track listing==
{{Track listing
# Honeysuckle Rose
| extra_column = Musical
# In The Still Of The Night
| title1 = ]
# Taking a Chance on Love
| writer1 = ], ]
# Bill
| extra1 = '']'' (1943)
# I Won't Dance (duet with ])
| length1 = 3:39
# Too Late Now
| title2 = ]
# Why Can't You Behave?
| writer2 = ]
# Do I Love You?
| extra2 = '']'' (1928)
# I Should Care (bonus track on Asian edition version)
| length2 = 5:06
# Love Me Or Leave Me
| title3 = ]
# Embraceable You
| writer3 = ], ], ]
# Dancing in the Dark from "The Band Wagon"
| extra3 = '']'' (1940)
# I Wish I Were in Love Again (bonus track on Asian edition version)
| length3 = 3:19
# Over the Rainbow (bonus track)
| title4 = ]
| writer4 = ], ], ]
| extra4 = '']'' (1927)
| length4 = 5:16
| title5 = ]
| note5 = duet with ]
| writer5 = Jerome Kern, ], Oscar Hammerstein II, ], ]
| extra5 = '']'' (1934) /<br /> '']'' (1935)
| length5 = 3:36
| title6 = Too Late Now
| writer6 = ], ]
| extra6 = '']'' (1951)
| length6 = 5:21
| title7 = ]
| writer7 = Cole Porter
| extra7 = '']'' (1948)
| length7 = 4:08
| title8 = ]
| writer8 = Cole Porter
| extra8 = '']'' (1939)
| length8 = 4:53
| title9 = ]
| writer9 = ], ]
| extra9 = '']'' (1928) /<br /> '']'' (1955)
| length9 = 3:34
| title10 = ]
| writer10 = ], ]
| extra10 = '']'' (1930)
| length10 = 3:47
| title11 = ]
| writer11 = ], ]
| extra11 = '']'' (1931)
| length11 = 5:04
| title12 = ]
| note12 = bonus track)<br />
(from '']'' ]
| writer12 = ], ]
| extra12 = '']'' (1939)
| length12 = 3:54
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Target Edition bonus tracks
| extra_column = Musical
| title13 = ]
| writer13 = ], ], ]
| extra13 = '']'' (1945)
| length13 = 3:42
| title14 = ]
| writer14 = ], ]
| extra14 = '']'' (1937) /<br /> '']'' (1948)
| length14 = 2:54
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = UK Edition / Chinese Edition bonus track
| extra_column = Musical
| title9 = ]
| writer9 = ], ], ]
| extra9 = '']'' (1945)
| length9 = 3:42
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese Edition bonus tracks
| extra_column = Musical
| title9 = ]
| writer9 = ], ], ]
| extra9 = '']'' (1945)
| length9 = 3:42
| title13 = ]
| writer13 = ], ]
| extra13 = '']'' (1937) /<br /> '']'' (1948)
| length13 = 2:54
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = German Edition bonus tracks
| extra_column = Musical
| title9 = ]
| writer9 = ], ], ]
| extra9 = '']'' (1945)
| length9 = 3:42
| title14 = ]
| writer14 = ], ]
| extra14 = '']'' (1937) /<br /> '']'' (1948)
| length14 = 2:54
}}

==EP releases==
A four-track ] and a two-track EP release of Monheit's album ''Taking a Chance on Love'' were released as limited editions in 2004.<ref>. Archived from Ebay.com.</ref><ref>. Archived from Ebay.com.</ref>

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{{col-2}}

{{Track listing
| headline = ''Taking a Chance on Love'' (4-track EP)
| title1 = Honeysuckle Rose
| length1 = 3:39
| title2 = In the Still of the Night
| length2 = 5:06
| title3 = Taking a Chance On Love
| length3 = 3:19
| title4 = Over the Rainbow
| length4 = 3:54
}}

{{col-2}}

{{Track listing
| headline = ''Taking a Chance on Love'' (2-track EP)
| title1 = Honeysuckle Rose
| length1 = 3:39
| title2 = In the Still of the Night
| length2 = 5:06
}}

{{col-end}}

==Chart positions==
{| class="wikitable" width="60%"
!align="left"|Year
!align="left"|Chart
!align="left"|Position
|-
|2004
|Billboard Top Jazz Albums<ref name="billboard">{{Cite web|title=Allmusic: ''Taking a Chance on Love'' - Charts & Awards - Billboard Albums|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r702612/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}}|publisher=]. Archived from original Billboard.com}}</ref>
|1
|-
|2004
|]<ref name="billboard" />
|94
|-
|2004
|Billboard Top Internet Albums<ref name="billboard" />
|94
|-
|2004
|Portuguese Charts<ref>{{Cite web|title=JANE MONHEIT - TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE (ALBUM)|url=http://portuguesecharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jane+Monheit&titel=Taking+A+Chance+On+Love&cat=a|publisher=PortugueseCharts.com}}</ref>
|13
|-
|}

==Personnel==
* Jane Monheit – vocals
* ] – vocals
* ] – piano
* ], ] – guitar
* ], ], ] – bass guitar
* Rick Montalbano, ] – drums
* Michael Kanan, ] – piano, arranger
* ] – alto, soprano, and tenor saxophone
* ] – alto saxophone
* Michael Davis, Lawrence Feldman, Jim Hynes, ], Roger Rosenberg, Andy Snitzer, ], David Taylor – horn

===Technical===
* ] – producer
* Laraine Perri – producer
* ] – producer, engineer, mixing
* Brian Montgomery – engineer
* ] – arranger, conductor
* ] – arranger, conductor
* ] – arranger, conductor
* ] – arranger, conductor
* Joe Soldo – conductor<ref name="AM credits">{{cite web|title=Taking a Chance on Love - Jane Monheit {{!}} Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/taking-a-chance-on-love-mw0000206193/credits|website=AllMusic|accessdate=15 February 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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Latest revision as of 06:20, 17 December 2024

2004 studio album by Jane Monheit
Taking a Chance on Love
Studio album by Jane Monheit
ReleasedSeptember 7, 2004 (2004-09-07)
RecordedMarch 13, 2004–May 10, 2004
GenreVocal jazz, pop standards
LabelSony Classical
ProducerPeter Asher, Al Schmitt
Jane Monheit chronology
Live at the Rainbow Room
(2003)
Taking a Chance on Love
(2004)
The Season
(2005)
Singles from Taking a Chance on Love
  1. "Taking a Chance on Love"
  2. "Over the Rainbow"
  3. "Honeysuckle Rose"
  4. "I Won't Dance"
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
USA Today
People
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Down Beat
All About Jazz Italy
Allmusic
Los Angeles Daily News
JazzTimes(favorable)
Jazz Now(favorable)
Seattle Weekly(favorable)

Taking a Chance on Love is an album by American jazz singer Jane Monheit that includes cover versions of standards and songs from musicals. The album was released on September 7, 2004, via Sony Classical label.

Background

This was Monheit's fifth album and fourth studio album, her first album with Sony. Taking a Chance on Love was her first collaboration with Grammy Award-winning producers Peter Asher and Al Schmitt. She sang on the album Session 55 by Les Brown, which Schmitt produced.

During the album's first week of release, it entered the pop chart on Billboard magazine and reached number one on the Traditional Jazz chart. The song "Dancing in the Dark" received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals.

Monheit recorded "Honeysuckle Rose" with Wynton Marsalis on the album In Full Swing by Mark O'Connor. The bonus track "Over the Rainbow" appeared on the soundtrack Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. The bonus track "I Should Care" is from Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis: Season One, Vol. 2 (2006).

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)MusicalLength
1."Honeysuckle Rose"Andy Razaf, Fats WallerThousands Cheer (1943)3:39
2."In the Still of the Night"Cole PorterRosalie (1928)5:06
3."Taking a Chance on Love"Vernon Duke, John Latouche, Ted FetterCabin in the Sky (1940)3:19
4."Bill"Jerome Kern, P. G. Wodehouse, Oscar Hammerstein IIShow Boat (1927)5:16
5."I Won't Dance" (duet with Michael Bublé)Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II, Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy FieldsThree Sisters (1934) /
Roberta (1935)
3:36
6."Too Late Now"Alan Jay Lerner, Burton LaneRoyal Wedding (1951)5:21
7."Why Can't You Behave?"Cole PorterKiss Me, Kate (1948)4:08
8."Do I Love You?"Cole PorterDu Barry Was a Lady (1939)4:53
9."Love Me or Leave Me"Gus Kahn, Walter DonaldsonWhoopee! (1928) /
Love Me or Leave Me (1955)
3:34
10."Embraceable You"George Gershwin, Ira GershwinGirl Crazy (1930)3:47
11."Dancing in the Dark"Howard Dietz, Arthur SchwartzThe Band Wagon (1931)5:04
12."Over the Rainbow" (bonus track)
(from Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow OST)
Harold Arlen, E.Y. HarburgThe Wizard of Oz (1939)3:54
Target Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)MusicalLength
13."I Should Care"Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul WestonThrill of a Romance (1945)3:42
14."I Wish I Were in Love Again"Richard Rodgers, Lorenz HartBabes in Arms (1937) /
Words and Music (1948)
2:54
UK Edition / Chinese Edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)MusicalLength
9."I Should Care"Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul WestonThrill of a Romance (1945)3:42
Japanese Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)MusicalLength
9."I Should Care"Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul WestonThrill of a Romance (1945)3:42
13."I Wish I Were in Love Again"Richard Rodgers, Lorenz HartBabes in Arms (1937) /
Words and Music (1948)
2:54
German Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)MusicalLength
9."I Should Care"Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul WestonThrill of a Romance (1945)3:42
14."I Wish I Were in Love Again"Richard Rodgers, Lorenz HartBabes in Arms (1937) /
Words and Music (1948)
2:54

EP releases

A four-track EP and a two-track EP release of Monheit's album Taking a Chance on Love were released as limited editions in 2004.

Taking a Chance on Love (4-track EP)
No.TitleLength
1."Honeysuckle Rose"3:39
2."In the Still of the Night"5:06
3."Taking a Chance On Love"3:19
4."Over the Rainbow"3:54


Taking a Chance on Love (2-track EP)
No.TitleLength
1."Honeysuckle Rose"3:39
2."In the Still of the Night"5:06

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
2004 Billboard Top Jazz Albums 1
2004 The Billboard 200 94
2004 Billboard Top Internet Albums 94
2004 Portuguese Charts 13

Personnel

Technical

References

  1. Gardner, Elysa (2004-09-06). "Jackson does it right on 'What I Do'". USA Today.
  2. Arnold, Chuck & Novak, Ralph (2004-09-20). "Picks and Pans: Music". People. Vol. 62, No. 12.
  3. Karlovits, Bob (2004-09-19). "New recordings map Miles Davis' development in 'Seven Steps'". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
  4. Industry Reviews: Taking a Chance on Love - Jane Monheit HMV Canada. Archived from original Down Beat p.65 October 2004.
  5. Lo Conte, Vittorio. Taking a Chance on Love - Jane Monheit. All About Jazz Italy.
  6. Allmusic: Taking a Chance on Love Review. Allmusic
  7. Rosenberg, Steve (2004-09-24). "SOUND CHECK". Archived from original LA Daily News, p. U21.
  8. Loudon, Christopher. Jazz Albums: Taking a Chance on Love - Jane Monheit JazzTimes. October 2004.
  9. Maylin, Ferdinand (September 2004). "Jane Monheit: Taking a Chance on Love". Jazz Now Magazine. New Sounds - CD Reviews.
  10. Wood, Mikael (2004-12-01). "Luxury Goods: Taking a chance on Jane Monheit". Seattle Weekly.
  11. ^ Berg, Chuck (2004-06-11). "Jane Monheit Moves to Sony Classical". JazzTimes.
  12. Berryman, Don (2004-12-07). "Jazz Nominations 47th annual GRAMMY Awards". Jazz Police. Archived from the original on 2009-07-19.
  13. The Associated Press (2004-12-07). "Grammy Award nominees in top categories". USA Today.
  14. Troy Carrington; Suzie Lynde; Andrea Rodricks. "Dolly, Halloween, More". OutSmart Magazine.
  15. 4-track EP cover. Archived from Ebay.com.
  16. 2-track EP cover. Archived from Ebay.com.
  17. ^ "Allmusic: Taking a Chance on Love - Charts & Awards - Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Archived from original Billboard.com.
  18. "JANE MONHEIT - TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE (ALBUM)". PortugueseCharts.com.
  19. "Taking a Chance on Love - Jane Monheit | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
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