Black Coffee (Ann Savoy album)
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| name = Black Coffee
| type = studio
| artist = Ann Savoy
| cover = Black Coffee Ann Savoy.jpg
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| released = July 6, 2010
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| genre = Traditional Pop Standards, jazz, blues
| length = 43:51
| label = Memphis Records
| producer = Ann Savoy, Joel Savoy
| prev_title = If Dreams Come True
| prev_year = 2007
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Black Coffee is the second album by American singer and musician Ann Savoy, released in 2010. It is credited to Ann Savoy & Her Sleepless Knights.
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |first= William |last= Ruhlman |title= Black Coffee > Review |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id= r1818360 |pure_url=yes}} |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=January 30, 2011}}
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Allmusic critic William Ruhlman recalled similarities to Quintette du Hot Club de France with Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli, calling the album "quite pleasant, if in a distinctly retro manner."
Track listing
- "I Cried for You" (Gus Arnheim, Arthur Freed, Abe Lyman) – 3:35
- "Whoa Tilly, Take Your Time" (Stuart Balcom, Henry Creamer, John Henry, Turner Layton, Bessie Smith, C. Smith) – 3:03
- "Nuages" (Django Reinhardt) – 2:56
- "Black Coffee" (Al Goodhart, Al Hoffman, Maurice Sigler) – 3:56
- "If It Ain't Love" (Fats Waller, Andy Razaf, Don Redman) – 3:30
- "You've Been a Good Ole Wagon" (Stuart Balcom, John Henry, Bessie Smith, C. Smith) – 2:45
- "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 4:21
- "Cette Chanson Est Pour Vous" (Fred Alhert, Joseph Young) – 4:05
- "If You Were Mine" (Matty Malneck, Johnny Mercer) – 3:50
- "New Orleans Blues" (Blue Lu Barker) – 3:20
- "Embraceable You" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:19
- "J'attendrai" (Dino Olivieri, Louis Poterat, Nino Rastelli) – 4:11
Personnel
- Ann Savoy – vocals
- Glenn Fields – drums
- Eric Frey – upright bass
- Chas Justus – guitar
- Tom Mitchell – guitar
- Kevin Wimmer – fiddle
Production notes:
- Ann Savoy – producer, photography
- Joel Savoy – producer, engineer, mixing
- Brad Blackwood – mastering
- Brooke Barnett – cover design
- Gabrielle Savoy – photography