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USA Today[1]
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All About Jazz Italy[5]
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Los Angeles Daily News[7]
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Jazz Now(favorable)[9]
Seattle Weekly(favorable)[10]

Taking a Chance on Love is a jazz album of standards and musicals by American jazz singer Jane Monheit. It was released in the United States on September 7, 2004.

This was Monheit's fifth album and fourth studio album, her debut studio album with major music label Sony, and also was her third Sony-labeled release after serving as guest singer on the 2001 & 2003 Sony-labeled albums Let's Get Lost: The Songs of Jimmy McHugh by Terence Blanchard and In Full Swing by Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing Trio, respectively.[11]

Taking a Chance on Love was also Monheit's first collaboration with multi-Grammy Awards winning producers Peter Asher and Al Schmitt. Monheit was previously featured on Al Schmitt's co-produced 2001 album entitled Session 55 by the late Les Brown.

During its first week of release, the album reached number one on Billboard's Traditional Jazz chart and the top 100 on Billboard's pop chart.

The song "Dancing in the Dark" received a 47th Grammy Award nomination for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals.[12][13]

Monheit had previously recorded "Honeysuckle Rose" as a guest singer with Wynton Marsalis on Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing Trio album In Full Swing. The bonus track "Over The Rainbow" is a newly recorded version from Monheit's 2001 album Come Dream with Me and was featured on the soundtrack for the blockbuster film Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.[11][14] Monheit also performed "Over the Rainbow" on her 2003 concert DVD/CD Live at the Rainbow Room. The bonus track "I Should Care" was performed on the 2006 DVD/CD set Legends Of Jazz With Ramsey Lewis: Season One, Vol.2.

Monheit later followed this album by releasing a 2005 concert DVD of the same name.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)MusicalLength
1."Honeysuckle Rose"Andy Razaf, Thomas '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.[15][16]

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
2004 Billboard Top Jazz Albums[17] 1
2004 The Billboard 200[17] 94
2004 Billboard Top Internet Albums[17] 94
2004 Portuguese Charts[18] 13

References

  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ 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)
  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. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  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. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ a b Berg, Chuck (2004-06-11). "Jane Monheit Moves to Sony Classical". JazzTimes. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ Berryman, Don (2004-12-07). "Jazz Nominations 47th annual GRAMMY Awards". Jazz Police.
  13. ^ 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)
  14. ^ Troy Carrington; Suzie Lynde; Andrea Rodricks. "Dolly, Halloween, More". OutSmart Magazine. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. ^ 4-track EP cover. Archived from Ebay.com.
  16. ^ 2-track EP cover. Archived from Ebay.com.
  17. ^ a b c "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.
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