This Time It's Love is an album made by the American vocal group, The Hi-Lo's, with an orchestral accompaniment arranged and conducted by Clare Fischer, recorded and released on the Columbia label in 1962 as CL 1723 (mono)/CS 8523 (stereo).[2]
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| Released | 1962 | |||
| Genre | Jazz, traditional pop | |||
| Length | 35 m [1] | |||
| Label | Columbia CL 1723 / CS 8523 | |||
| Producer | Irving Townsend | |||
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Reception
editDescribed as "[t]he last solid Hi-Lo's LP before the quartet folded in 1964," This Time It's Love was awarded three stars by John Bush in his Allmusic review, which goes on to note:
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| Billboard | [2] |
| Disc | [4] |
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 You may listen to "On the Alamo" here |
This Time It's Love was a ballads-only album, and thus much less snappy and swinging than previous records like the Marty Paich extravaganza And All That Jazz or the Rosemary Clooney collaboration Ring Around Rosie. The gauzy harmonies of the Hi-Lo's were perfectly suited to slow-dance material, though, and the selections are perfect, arranged by Hi-Lo's associate Clare Fischer (who often played piano with the quartet).[3]
Contemporary reviews were even more flattering, with 4-star reviews issued by Billboard and Disc; the former finding the singing, "as always, top drawer, imaginative, fresh and done with great skill,"[2] while the latter credits Fischer with "maintain[ing] a soft, subtle Latin mood throughout [and] matching the group's unique approach well with his original scores."[4] In addition, American Record Guide offers its "recommend[ation] with glowing acclaim," describing the Hi-Lo's as one of the "most compelling, most ingratiating, most musically sharp" groups of its kind.[5]
Track listing
edit- All compositions arranged by Clare Fischer.
- "My Foolish Heart" (Victor Young, Ned Washington)
- "More Than You Know" (Vincent Youmans, Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu)
- "The Second Time Around" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn)
- "Bésame Mucho" (Consuelo Velázquez, Sunny Skylar)
- "Only Forever" (James V. Monaco, Johnny Burke)
- "Let Me Love You" (Bart Howard)
- "Catch a Falling Star" (Paul Vance, Lee Pockriss)
- "There's a Small Hotel" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
- "The Very Thought of You" (Ray Noble)
- "Tangerine" (Victor Schertzinger, Ray Noble)
- "On the Alamo" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn)
- "Paradise" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gordon Clifford)
Personnel
edit- Clark Burroughs – tenor,
- Don Shelton – tenor
- Bob Morse – baritone
- Gene Puerling – bass/baritone, vocal arranger
- Clare Fischer – arranger, conductor
References
edit- ^ "This Time It's Love". LOC Online. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
- ^ a b c "Reviews of New Albums". Billboard. April 14, 1962. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
- ^ a b Bush, John. "Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
- ^ a b Hunter, Nigel. "LPs: Pop Film Provides Star-Studded Album". Disc. June 23, 1962. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ "This Time It's Love". American Record Guide. Volume 28. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
