The Second of Maye

Marilyn Maye was discovered by Steve Allen, who brought her on his syndicated national television show. These appearances caught the attention of RCA Victor, which signed her to the label. Maye's first RCA album was released in 1965 titled Meet Marvelous Marilyn Maye. It was then followed by the live album The Second of Maye.{{cite journal |last1=Loudon |first1=Christopher |title=Marilyn Maye |journal=JazzTimes |date=April 26, 2019 |url=https://jazztimes.com/features/columns/marilyn-maye/ |access-date=29 May 2023}} The project was recorded live at The Living Room venue in New York City. The album featured the Sammy Tucker Quartet. The group's leader, Sammy Tucker, was Maye's husband at the time.{{cite web |last1=Lester |first1=Rob |title=A Late New York Night With Marilyn Maye |url=https://www.talkinbroadway.com/cabaret/032607.html |website=Talkin' Broadway |access-date=29 May 2023}} It was produced by Joe René.{{cite journal |last1=Maye |first1=Marilyn |title=The Second of Maye (Liner Notes) |journal=RCA Victor |date=April 1966 |id=LMP-3546 (Mono); LSP-3546 (Stereo)}} It was Maye's second production collaboration with René who also produced her 1965 studio album.{{cite web |title=Carbaret Singer Marilyn Maye Discography |url=https://www.marilynmaye.com/marilyn-maye-discography.aspx |website=Marilyn Maye.com |access-date=29 May 2023}}

The Second of Maye consisted of 12 tracks.{{cite web |title=The Second of Maye by Marilyn Maye |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-second-of-maye/1169681218 |website=Apple Music |access-date=29 May 2023}} It included Jazz vocal standards and musical theatre covers. Its opening track, "The Sweetest Sounds", which was composed by Richard Rodgers and first appeared in the musical No Strings. Also on the beginning of the album is a cover of the Broadway musical song "On the Street Where You Live", which Maye recorded in a Jazz style. "I'll Know" was another Broadway musical song that had first appeared in the film Guys and Dolls. "My Ship" was also covered and first featured in the Broadway musical Lady in the Dark.

The Second of Maye was originally released in April 1966 by RCA Victor. It was originally distributed as a vinyl LP, sold in both mono and stereo versions. It was re-released to digital platforms which included Apple Music. Following its original release, it was given a positive review from Billboard magazine. The publication found that the project "allows the artist to display her skill as an improviser". The magazine also compared Maye's singing style to that of Ella Fitzgerald. High Fidelity magazine also praised the project, calling her an "exciting, versatile, and in the best sense, stylish singer."{{cite journal |title=Marilyn Maye, The Second of Maye |journal=High Fidelity |date=1966 |volume=16 |issue=7 |page=92}}

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| headline = Side one

| title1 = The Sweetest Sounds

| writer1 = Richard Rodgers

| length1 = 2:23

| note1 = from the musical production No Strings

| title2 = It Never Entered My Mind

| writer2 = {{hlist|Lorenz Hart|Rodgers}}

| length2 = 3:36

| note2 = from the musical production Higher and Higher

| title3 = Mr. Lucky

| writer3 = {{hlist|Evans|Livingston|Mancini}}

| length3 = 2:38

| title4 = I'll Know

| writer4 = {{hlist|Arlen|Harburg}}

| length4 = 2:58

| note4 = from the musical production Guys and Dolls

| title5 = When Sunny Gets Blue

| writer5 = {{hlist|M. Fisher|Jack Segal}}

| length5 = 3:53

| title6 = On the Street Where You Live

| writer6 = {{hlist|Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe}}

| length6 = 2:58

| note6 = from the musical production My Fair Lady

}}

{{tracklist

| headline = Side two

| title1 = Bill Bailey

| writer1 = Traditional

| length1 = 2:59

| title2 = My Ship

| writer2 = {{hlist|I. Gershwin|K. Weill}}

| length2 = 2:41

| note2 = from the musical production Lady in the Dark

| title3 = When I'm in Love

| writer3 = Steve Allen

| length3 = 2:22

| title4 = You Will Be Loved

| writer4 = Murray Grand

| length4 = 3:06

| title5 = Won't Someone Please Belong to Me

| writer5 = Bobby Troup

| length5 = 3:33

| title6 = Everything's Made for Love

| writer6 = {{hlist|G. Gibson|S. Schwartz}}

| length6 = 3:08

}}

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of The Second of Maye.

• Mickey Crofford – Recording engineer
• Skitch Henderson – Liner notes
• Joe René – Producer
• The Sammy Tucker Quarter – Ensemble

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