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Taking a Chance on Love is an album by American jazz singer Jane Monheit that includes cover versions of standards and songs from musicals. 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. | Title | Writer(s) | Musical | Length |
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| 13. | "I Should Care" | Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston | Thrill of a Romance (1945) | 3:42 |
| 14. | "I Wish I Were in Love Again" | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | Babes in Arms (1937) / Words and Music (1948) | 2:54 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Musical | Length |
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| 9. | "I Should Care" | Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston | Thrill of a Romance (1945) | 3:42 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Musical | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9. | "I Should Care" | Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston | Thrill of a Romance (1945) | 3:42 |
| 13. | "I Wish I Were in Love Again" | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | Babes in Arms (1937) / Words and Music (1948) | 2:54 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Musical | Length |
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| 9. | "I Should Care" | Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston | Thrill of a Romance (1945) | 3:42 |
| 14. | "I Wish I Were in Love Again" | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | Babes 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.
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Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2004 | Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 1 |
| 2004 | The Billboard 200 | 94 |
| 2004 | Billboard Top Internet Albums | 94 |
| 2004 | Portuguese Charts | 13 |
Personnel
- Jane Monheit – vocals
- Michael Bublé – vocals
- Ron Carter – bass
- Christian McBride – bass
- Orlando le Fleming – bass
- Romero Lubambo – guitar
- Miles Okazaki – guitar
- Geoffrey Keezer – piano
- Michael Kanan – piano, arranger
- Rob Mounsey – piano, arranger
- Joel Frahm – alto, soprano, and tenor saxophones
- Donald Harrison – alto saxophone
- Michael Davis – horn
- Lawrence Feldman – horn
- Jim Hynes – horn
- Bob Malach – horn
- Roger Rosenberg – horn
- Andy Snitzer – horn
- Lew Soloff – horn
- David Taylor – horn
- Rick Montalbano – drums
- Lewis Nash – drums
Technical
- Peter Asher – producer
- Laraine Perri – producer
- Al Schmitt – producer, engineer, mixing
- Brian Montgomery – engineer
- Vince Mendoza – arranger, conductor
- Alan Broadbent – arranger, conductor
- Jorge Calandrelli – arranger, conductor
- Edward Shearmur – arranger, conductor
- Joe Soldo – conductor
References
- Gardner, Elysa (2004-09-06). "Jackson does it right on 'What I Do'". USA Today.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - Arnold, Chuck; Novak, Ralph (2004-09-20). "Picks and Pans: Music". People. Vol. 62, No. 12.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help); Unknown parameter|lastauthoramp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - Karlovits, Bob (2004-09-19). "New recordings map Miles Davis' development in 'Seven Steps'". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - Industry Reviews: Taking a Chance on Love - Jane Monheit HMV Canada. Archived from original Down Beat p.65 October 2004.
- Lo Conte, Vittorio. Taking a Chance on Love - Jane Monheit. All About Jazz Italy.
- Allmusic: Taking a Chance on Love Review. Allmusic
- Rosenberg, Steve (2004-09-24). "SOUND CHECK". Archived from original LA Daily News, p. U21.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - Loudon, Christopher. Jazz Albums: Taking a Chance on Love - Jane Monheit JazzTimes. October 2004.
- Maylin, Ferdinand (September 2004). "Jane Monheit: Taking a Chance on Love". Jazz Now Magazine. New Sounds - CD Reviews.
- Wood, Mikael (2004-12-01). "Luxury Goods: Taking a chance on Jane Monheit". Seattle Weekly.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Berg, Chuck (2004-06-11). "Jane Monheit Moves to Sony Classical". JazzTimes.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - Berryman, Don (2004-12-07). "Jazz Nominations 47th annual GRAMMY Awards". Jazz Police.
- The Associated Press (2004-12-07). "Grammy Award nominees in top categories". USA Today.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - Troy Carrington; Suzie Lynde; Andrea Rodricks. "Dolly, Halloween, More". OutSmart Magazine.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - 4-track EP cover. Archived from Ebay.com.
- 2-track EP cover. Archived from Ebay.com.
- ^ "Allmusic: Taking a Chance on Love - Charts & Awards - Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Archived from original Billboard.com.
- "JANE MONHEIT - TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE (ALBUM)". PortugueseCharts.com.
- "Taking a Chance on Love - Jane Monheit | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
