Songs from the Heart (Johnny Hartman album)

Songs from the Heart
Studio album by Johnny Hartman
Released	1956
Recorded	Late Oct/Early Nov, 1955[1]
Venue	New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	56:27
Label	Bethlehem BCP 43
Producer	Red Clyde[1]
Johnny Hartman chronology
Songs from the Heart (1956) All of Me: The Debonair Mr. Hartman (1957)

Songs from the Heart is a 1956 album by Jazz singer Johnny Hartman. It was Hartman's debut album and was released on the Bethlehem label. The album was reissued in 2000 with six additional tracks, alternate takes of songs from the original album.^[2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

John Bush reviewed Songs from the Heart for

1. "What Is There to Say?" (Vernon Duke, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg) – 2:52
2. "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) – 2:50
3. "I Fall in Love Too Easily" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 2:26
4. "We'll Be Together Again" (Carl T. Fischer, Frankie Laine) – 3:03
5. "Down in the Depths (On the Ninetieth Floor)" (Cole Porter) – 3:01
6. "They Didn't Believe Me" (Jerome Kern, Herbert Reynolds) – 2:36
7. "I'm Glad There Is You" (Jimmy Dorsey, Paul Mertz) – 2:32
8. "
   Einar A. Swan
   ) – 3:10
9. "
   Gene DePaul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye
   ) – 3:12
10. "I See Your Face Before Me" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 3:34
11. "September Song" (Maxwell Anderson, Kurt Weill) – 3:52
12. "Moonlight in Vermont" (John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf) – 3:08

Alternate takes released on 2000 CD reissue

13. "Down in the Depths" – 3:01
14. "They Didn't Believe Me" – 2:43
15. "I'm Glad There Is You" – 2:38
16. "I'll Remember April" – 3:43
17. "I See Your Face Before Me" – 4:10
18. "September Song" – 3:56

Personnel

• Johnny Hartman – vocals
• Howard McGhee – trumpet
• Ralph Sharon – piano
• Jay Cave – bass
• Christy Febbo – drums

References