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

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| rev1 = Allmusic

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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

  1. "I Cried for You" (Gus Arnheim, Arthur Freed, Abe Lyman) – 3:35
  2. "Whoa Tilly, Take Your Time" (Stuart Balcom, Henry Creamer, John Henry, Turner Layton, Bessie Smith, C. Smith) – 3:03
  3. "Nuages" (Django Reinhardt) – 2:56
  4. "Black Coffee" (Al Goodhart, Al Hoffman, Maurice Sigler) – 3:56
  5. "If It Ain't Love" (Fats Waller, Andy Razaf, Don Redman) – 3:30
  6. "You've Been a Good Ole Wagon" (Stuart Balcom, John Henry, Bessie Smith, C. Smith) – 2:45
  7. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 4:21
  8. "Cette Chanson Est Pour Vous" (Fred Alhert, Joseph Young) – 4:05
  9. "If You Were Mine" (Matty Malneck, Johnny Mercer) – 3:50
  10. "New Orleans Blues" (Blue Lu Barker) – 3:20
  11. "Embraceable You" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:19
  12. "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

References

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Category:2010 albums

Category:Ann Savoy albums