Songs of a Woman in Love is a quintessential Bethlehem label release -- a smoky, profoundly expressive session bathed in neon tavern light, it's singer Terry Morel's lone release for the label, which seemed to specialize in this kind of one-and-done snapshot of feminine malaise and melancholy. Backed by a trio led by pianist Ralph Sharon and featuring flutist Herbie Mann, Morel's dusky, come-hither vocals mask a deeper emotional turmoil that shades songs like "Too Late Now" and "The Night We Called It a Day." The session is devoid of all traces of the sweetness and innocence that so often define her peers, instead articulating an intimacy and intensity rare in the postwar, pre-feminist '50s. by Jason Ankeny
Tracklist:
A1 Mountain Greenery 2:12
A2 How About You 2:54
A3 The Night We Called It A Day 3:15
A4 The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else 2:18
A5 You Stepped Out Of A Dream 2:14
A6 You're Not The Kind 2:31
B1 Too Late Now 2:48
B2 The Gentleman Is A Dope 3:33
B3 A Hundred Years From Today 2:55
B4 Sometimes I'm Happy 3:05
B5 More Than You Know 2;57
B6 Who Cares 2:25
Credits:
Bass – Jay Cave
Drums – Christy Febbo
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Flute – Herbie Mann
Piano – Ralph Sharon
Vocals – Terry Morel
