Album · 1991
Softly / ’Round Midnight
- Released
- 1991
- Tracklist
- 24 tracks
- Length
- 1:10:29
- Country
- US
“Softly / ’Round Midnight” is an album by Dakota Staton, released in 1991. The original release has 24 tracks with a running time of 1:10:29. Jazz standards on the record include “Body And Soul”, “Close Your Eyes”, “Dedicated To You” and “Don't Explain”. The line-up features Dakota Staton (vocals) and Benny Carter (arranger, conductor).
Who played on Softly / ’Round Midnight
- Dakota Staton vocals all tracks
- Benny Carter arranger, conductor on 16 tracks
Tracklist
- 1 You’re Mine You — Johnny Green 3:14
- 2 Dedicated to You standard 3:08
- 3 Close Your Eyes standard — Bernice Petkere 3:34
- 4 Solitude standard — Duke Ellington 3:14
- 5 My Wish 3:19
- 6 The Very Thought of You standard — Ray Noble 2:52
- 7 Be Anything — Irving Gordon 3:15
- 8 Congratulations to Someone — Roy Alfred 3:18
- 9 Whispering Grass 3:10
- 10 Old Folks standard — Willard Robison 3:32
- 11 Body and Soul standard — Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour 3:31
- 12 I Can’t Get Started standard — Vernon Duke 3:23
- 13 ’Round Midnight standard — Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams 3:02
- 14 Knock Me a Kiss — Mike Jackson 2:14
- 15 Let Them Talk — Sonny Thompson 2:37
- 16 Indiana standard — James F. Hanley 1:46
- 17 You Call It Madness 3:24
- 18 So in Love standard — Cole Porter 2:26
- 19 I Won’t Worry 2:29
- 20 Don’t Explain standard 2:33
- 21 Will You Be Mine? standard — Matt Dennis 2:12
- 22 Along About Midnight 2:34
- 23 The Folks Who Live on the Hill standard — Jerome Kern 3:20
- 24 Hey Lawdy Mama — Long “Cleve” Reed 2:22
Production
- Andy Wiswell producer
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Time to Swing
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More Than the Most!
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Crazy He Calls Me
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Softly
1960 · Capitol Records
Sings Ballads and the Blues
1960 · Capitol Records
’Round Midnight
1961 · Capitol Records
Dakota
1961 · Capitol Records
From Dakota With Love
1962 · United Artists
Dakota Staton With Strings
1964 · United Artists
Frequently asked questions
Who played on Softly / ’Round Midnight?
The line-up of Softly / ’Round Midnight includes Dakota Staton (vocals) and Benny Carter (arranger, conductor).
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