Softly (Shirley Horn album)

Softly
Softly
Studio album by Shirley Horn
Released	1988
Recorded	November 1987
Studio	Mapleshade, Baltimore
Genre	Jazz
Length	51:50
Label	Audiophile
Producer	Joel E. Siegel
Shirley Horn chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[2]

Softly is a studio album by American singer and pianist Shirley Horn, released in 1988 by Audiophile Records. The album was recorded in October 1987 and was her only release for Audiophile. The producer was Joel E. Siegel.

In 2018, the album was reissued on limited edition vinyl by ORG Music. A different cover was used for the design, and song "How Long Has This Been Going On" was also excluded.^[3]

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Since I Fell for You"	Buddy Johnson	7:13
2.	"You're My Thrill"	Jay Gorney Sidney Clare	4:20
3.	"How Long Has This Been Going On?"	George Gershwin Ira Gershwin	7:05
4.	"My, How the Time Goes By"	Carolyn Leigh Cy Coleman	5:12
5.	"Summer (Estate)"	Bruno Brishetti Bruno Martino Joel E. Siegel	8:38
6.	"Forget Me"	Valerie Parks Brown	3:37
7.	"I Watch You Sleep"	Siegel Richard Rodney Bennett	6:35
8.	"Softly, as I Leave You"	Giorgio Calabrese Hal Shaper Antonio De Vita	3:00
9.	"Dindi"	Aloysio De Oliveira Antônio Carlos Jobim Ray Gilbert	6:10
Total length:			51:50

Personnel[edit]

Shirley Horn – vocals, piano
Charles Ables – bass
Steve Williams – drums
Pierre Sprey – engineering
George H. Buck, Jr. – executive producer
Don Jarvis – mastering
Joel E. Siegel – producer

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Shirley Horn - Softly Album Reviews, Songs & More at AllMusic. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Horn, Shirley". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-1561592371.
^ "Softly White Vinyl". Org Music. Archived from the original on 2022-03-08. Retrieved May 17, 2023.

External links[edit]

Softly at Discogs (list of releases)

[AllMusic-1] Shirley Horn - Softly Album Reviews, Songs & More at AllMusic. Retrieved May 17, 2023.

[2] Larkin, Colin (2011). "Horn, Shirley". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-1561592371.

[3] "Softly White Vinyl". Org Music. Archived from the original on 2022-03-08. Retrieved May 17, 2023.

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Discography
Studio albums	Embers and Ashes (1960) Loads of Love (1962) Shirley Horn with Horns (1963) Travelin' Light (1965) Where Are You Going (1972) A Lazy Afternoon (1978) All of Me (1987) Softly (1988) Close Enough for Love (1989) You Won't Forget Me (1991) Here's to Life (1992) Light Out of Darkness (A Tribute to Ray Charles) (1993) The Main Ingredient (1996) Loving You (1997) I Remember Miles (1998) You're My Thrill (2001) May the Music Never End (2003)
Live albums	All Night Long (1981) Violets for Your Furs (1981) The Garden of the Blues (1984) I Thought About You (1987) I Love You, Paris (1994) Live at the 4 Queens (2016)
Compilation albums	But Beautiful: The Best of Shirley Horn (2005)
Soundtracks	For Love of Ivy (1968)
With others	Cat on a Hot Fiddle (Stuff Smith, 1959) Sarah: Dedicated to You (Carmen McRae, 1991) The Art of the Song (Charlie Haden, 1999) A Tribute to Oscar Peterson – Live at the Town Hall (1996)