Love You Madly
Studio album by Carol Sloane
Released	June 1989 (1989-06)
Recorded	October 1988 (1988-10)
Studio	Home Base Recording
Genre	Jazz [1]
Label	Contemporary
Producer	Helen Keane
Carol Sloane chronology
Early Hours (1987) Love You Madly (1989) The Real Thing (1990)

Love You Madly is a studio album by American singer, Carol Sloane. It was released in June 1989 by Contemporary Records and was her first album with the label. The 13-track jazz collection contained American standards and lesser-known songs from notable composers. It received a positive reception from critics and publications following its release.

Contents

• Background, recording and content
• Release and critical reception
• Track listing
• Personnel
• Release history
• References

Background, recording and content

Carol Sloane performed at the 1961 Newport Jazz Festival and her singing was met with critical acclaim, followed by a two-album contract with Columbia Records. When jazz fell out of favor in the US, Sloane recorded in Japan and also worked outside the music industry. She returned in the 1980s and signed with Contemporary Records. ^[2] Love You Madly was among her Contemporary releases and was cut at the Home Base Recording Studio in New York City in October 1988. The project was produced by Helen Keane and featured jazz sidemen like flugelhorn player Art Farmer and pianist Kenny Barron. ^{[1] [3]} The project consisted of 13 tracks ^[1] featuring American standards and lesser-known tracks. ^[4] Among them was a cover of The Beatles's "Norwegian Wood". Other songs on the album were described by the liner notes as being songs that told stories rather be hidden behind electric instrumentation. ^[3]

Release and critical reception

Love You Madly was released in June 1989 by Contemporary Records and was her first album with the label. It was offered in three separate formats: a vinyl LP, a cassette or as a compact disc (CD). ^[3] It was given critical acclaim upon its release from newspapers and other publications. Cashbox found the project to showcase Sloane as both "smooth" and "swinging" in a way that will "garner attention". ^[4] Scott Yanow of AllMusic rated it 4.5 out of 5 stars and called it "a strong effort that finds Carol Sloane in prime form." ^[1] Jack Fuller of the Chicago Tribune noticed a confidence in Sloane alongside the session players that created a "shared improvisation" throughout the album. ^[5] The New York Times also highlighted a shared musicality between Sloane and the instrumentalists, while also comparing her voice to Sarah Vaughan's. ^[6] The Washington Post found it to have "great songs" and called Sloane an "underrated" artist. ^[7]

Track listing

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Love You Madly ^[3]

Release history

References