Taking It to Hart

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Dave Burns of JazzTimes said that Shaw "is blessed with strong pipes and good intonation; unfortunately, he has also mastered every pop mannerism-bathos, exaggerated dynamics, melodramatic vibrato, fake-Southern diction, swoops of pointless-tasteless Mathis falsetto, the Tom Jones vocal wink, the ain't-we-hip scat", but added that the musicians and arrangements added a "tender counterpoint".{{cite magazine |first=Dave |last=Burns |title=Ian Shaw: Taking it to Hart |url=https://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/ian-shaw-taking-it-to-hart/ |magazine=JazzTimes |date=1 September 1997 |accessdate=25 April 2019}}

1. "I Wish I Were in Love Again" – 2:58
2. "Where or When" – 3:24
3. "Have You Met Miss Jones?" – 4:11
4. "I Could Write a Book" – 4:00
5. "My Romance"/"Any Old Place with You" – 3:10
6. "Little Girl Blue" – 4:01
7. "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" – 6:07
8. "My Funny Valentine" – 5:12
9. "Blue Moon" – 1:55
10. "This Can't Be Love" – 3:00
11. "It Never Entered My Mind" – 5:12
12. "This Funny World" – 3:51
13. "With a Song in My Heart" – 5:47

All music composed by Richard Rodgers, with all lyrics written by Lorenz Hart.

• Ian Shaw - vocals, arranger
• Carol Grimes - vocals
• Mari Wilson - vocals
• Iain Ballamy - tenor saxophone
• Mornington Lockett - tenor saxophone
• Guy Barker - trumpet
• Tim Wells - double bass
• Matthew Barley - cello
• Mark Fletcher - drums
• Adrian York - piano

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