I Fall in Love Too Easily

by Katharine McPhee

Overview

Modern pop music never treated Katharine McPhee especially well. She hit the Billboard Top 40 only once, when her 2007 post-American Idol debut, "Over It," went to 29. Given this, a move to the Great American Songbook makes sense, and 2017's I Fall in Love Too Easily is indeed a classy affair. Produced by Don Was and recorded at Capitol Studios, the place where Frank Sinatra cut so many of his classic records, I Fall in Love Too Easily is a smoky, subdued set of standards. McPhee and Was don't opt for the unexpected, preferring songs that are well-known and sturdy, withstanding decades of renditions: "All the Way," "I'll Be Seeing You," "Night and Day," "I've Grown Accustomed to His Face." McPhee doesn't radically reinterpret these warhorses, preferring to follow the contours of the songs exactly, so a lot of the weight on I Fall in Love Too Easily rests on the production. While there are strings and the occasional drum, the focus is always on McPhee and her pianist, giving this album the cozy, intimate feel of a nightclub. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	11/17/2017
Label:	Bmg
UPC:	0190296960000

Tracks

1. All the Way
2. I'll Be Seeing You/Some Other Time
3. Night and Day
4. I Fall in Love Too Easily
5. Everything Must Change
6. I've Grown Accustomed to His Face
7. Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)
8. Who Can I Turn To
9. It Never Entered My Mind
10. Blame It on My Youth/You Make Me Feel So Young

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Katharine McPhee   Primary Artist,Vocals
Francisco Torres   Trombone
John Clayton   Bass (Acoustic)
Alex Budman   Saxophone
Reuben Rogers   Bass (Acoustic)
Alan Pasqua   Piano
Darek Oles   Bass (Acoustic)
Joe La Barbera   Drums
Peter Erskine   Drums
Michael Stever   Trumpet

Technical Credits

Frederick Loewe   Composer
Irving Kahal   Composer
Cole Porter   Composer
Alan Jay Lerner   Composer
Oscar Levant   Composer
Lorenz Hart   Composer
Leslie Bricusse   Composer
Jule Styne   Composer
James Van Heusen   Composer
Katharine McPhee   Composer
Stephen Sondheim   Composer
Anthony Newley   Composer
Edward Heyman   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Sammy Fain   Composer
Sammy Cahn   Composer
Jeremy Levy   Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Bernard Ighner   Composer