Turned to Blue
{{Infobox album
| name = Turned to Blue
| type = Studio
| artist = Nancy Wilson
| cover = Turned2Blue.jpg
| alt =
| released = August 22, 2006
| recorded =
| venue =
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| genre = Jazz
| length = 52:02
| label = MCG Jazz
| producer = Marty Ashby
| prev_title = R.S.V.P.
| prev_year = 2004
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{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r849968|pure_url=yes}} link]
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Turned to Blue is the fifty-second and final studio album by American jazz singer Nancy Wilson. It was released in 2006 through MCG Jazz. The title track is a poem written by Maya Angelou. The album won Best Jazz Vocal Album at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards, becoming Wilson's third and final Grammy win.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Turned to Blue track listing
| total_length = 52:02
| title1 = This Is All I Ask
| writer1 = Gordon Jenkins
| length1 = 5:56
| title2 = Take Love Easy
| writer2 = {{hlist|Duke Ellington|John La Touche}}
| length2 = 4:30
| title3 = Turned to Blue
| writer3 = {{hlist|Jay Ashby|Maya Angelou}}
| length3 = 4:02
| title4 = Knitting Class
| writer4 = {{hlist|K. Lawrence Dunham|Bryce Rohde}}
| length4 = 3:53
| title5 = Be My Love
| writer5 = {{hlist|Nicholas Brodszky|Sammy Cahn}}
| length5 = 3:55
| title6 = Taking a Chance on Love
| writer6 = {{hlist|Vernon Duke|Ted Fetter|La Touche}}
| length6 = 3:17
| title7 = Just Once
| writer7 = {{hlist|Barry Mann|Cynthia Weil}}
| length7 = 4:21
| title8 = These Golden Years
| writer8 = {{hlist|D. Channsin Berry|John Proulx}}
| length8 = 6:10
| title9 = I Don't Remember Ever Growing Up
| writer9 = Artie Butler
| length9 = 5:17
| title10 = Old Folks
| writer10 = {{hlist|Dedette Lee Hill|Willard Robison}}
| length10 = 5:24
| title11 = I'll Be Seeing You
| writer11 = {{hlist|Sammy Fain|Irving Kahal}}
| length11 = 5:17
}}
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (2007)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| scope="row"| US Jazz Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/nancy-wilson/chart-history/jls/|title=Nancy Wilson Chart History (Jazz Albums)|publisher=Billboard|access-date=October 2, 2021}}
| 11 |
| scope="row"| US Traditional Jazz Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/nancy-wilson/chart-history/jlp/|title=Nancy Wilson Chart History (Traditional Jazz Albums)|publisher=Billboard|access-date=October 2, 2021}}
| 7 |
Featured performers
Several noted performers were featured on this recording, including (but not limited to):
- Hubert Laws on flute
- Billy Taylor on piano
- Andy Narell on steelpan
= Reedists =
Several reedists were featured on this recording, many of which are well-known saxophonists:
External links
- [https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/awards/grammys/2007-02-11-grammy-otherwinners_x.htm Partial List of Grammy Award winners] from USA Today
References
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Category:Nancy Wilson (jazz singer) albums