But Beautiful: The Best of Shirley Horn

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But Beautiful: The Best of Shirley Horn
Greatest hits album by
Shirley Horn
ReleasedOctober 11, 2005 (2005-10-11)
Recorded1987–2005
GenreJazz[1]
Length63:01
LabelVerve
Shirley Horn chronology
May the Music Never End
(2003) 		But Beautiful: The Best of Shirley Horn
(2005) 		The Swingin' Shirley Horn
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz[2]
AllMusic[1]
The Austin Chronicle[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]

But Beautiful: The Best of Shirley Horn is a greatest hits album by American jazz singer and pianist Shirley Horn, released on October 11, 2005, by Verve Records.[5] The album, among other things, also contains three live recordings made at the Au Bar in New York in January 2005.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Just Found Out About Love"
2:27
2."You Won't Forget Me"
7:10
3."You Don't Know Me"
2:58
4."The Great City"Curtis Lewis2:05
5."Fever"
4:45
6."If You Love Me"
6:04
7."A Time for Love"
6:45
8."Come Dance with Me"
2:51
9."Nice 'n' Easy" (Live)
4:53
10."But Beautiful"
4:42
11."Here's to Life"
5:37
12."Jelly, Jelly" (Live)
4:54
13."Loads of Love" (Live)Richard Rodgers3:07
14."I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (Live)
4:43
Total length:63:01

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for But Beautiful: The Best of Shirley Horn
Chart (2005) Peak
position
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[6] 20
US Top Traditional Jazz Albums (Billboard)[7] 8

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Sendra, Tim. "But Beautiful: The Best of Shirley Horn Review". AllMusic. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  2. ^ Wilkins, Woodrow (January 5, 2006). "Shirley Horn: But Beautiful: The Best of Shirley Horn album review". All About Jazz. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  3. ^ Trachtenberg, Jay (December 30, 2005). "Shirley Horn: But Beautiful: The Best of Shirley Horn Album Review – Music". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Horn, Shirley". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-1561592371.
  5. ^ Ouelette, Dan (October 29, 2005). "Horn's 'Beautiful' Music". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 44. New York. p. 61. ISSN 0006-2510.
  6. ^ "Shirley Horn Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  7. ^ "Shirley Horn". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 2, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2023.

External links[edit]

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