Hello Young Lovers (Nancy Wilson album)

Hello Young Lovers
Studio album by Nancy Wilson
Released	1962
Recorded	1962
Genre	Traditional pop music, Jazz
Length	32:59
Label	Capitol - T-1767[1]
Nancy Wilson chronology
Nancy Wilson and Cannonball Adderley (1962) Hello Young Lovers (1962) Broadway – My Way (1963)

Hello Young Lovers is a 1962 studio album by singer Nancy Wilson arranged by Milt Raskin.^[2]

The strings on the album were arranged by George Shearing, Shearing also played the harpsichord on "Miss Otis Regrets".^[1]

The album peaked at 49 on the Billboard 200.^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

The initial Billboard magazine review from August 11, 1962 commented that "The thrush shows off her own, stylish way with a pop song on this album cover over a lush string choir...Lass does a fine job here".^[4]

Stephen Cook reviewed the album for Allmusic and wrote that the album "...contains Wilson's standard program of easy swingers and ballads that show off her impeccable phrasing while sporting George Shearing's luxurious string charts in hits hits like "Little Girl Blue" and "Back in Your Own Backyard." One also hears Wilson's burgeoning talent for vocal drama as she evokes a variety of moods on "Miss Otis Regrets" and "Little Girl Blue."...the listening pleasure is found mostly in her signature urbane pop sound".^[2]

Track listing

1. "A Good Man is Hard to Find" (Eddie Green) – 3:03
2. "Hello, Young Lovers" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 2:08
3. "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 2:34
4. "When a Woman Loves a Man" (Bernie Hanighen, Gordon Jenkins, Johnny Mercer) – 2:29
5. "Little Girl Blue" (Lorenz Hart, Rodgers) – 2:52
6. "Nina Never Knew" (Louis Alter, Milton Drake) – 2:48
7. "You Don't Know What Love is" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) – 2:37
8. "Put On a Happy Face" (Lee Adams, Charles Strouse) – 1:54
9. "When Sunny Gets Blue" (Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal) – 2:58
10. "Listen, Little Girl" (Frances Landesman, Tommy Wolf) – 3:15
11. "Miss Otis Regrets" (Cole Porter) – 3:29
12. "Back In Your Own Back Yard" (Dave Dreyer, Al Jolson, Billy Rose) – 2:52

Personnel

• Nancy Wilson – vocals
• George Shearing – arranger, harpsichord on "Miss Otis Regrets"
• Milt Raskin – arranger

References

1. "Nancy Wilson - Hello Young Lovers at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
2. Hello Young Lovers at AllMusic
3. From Broadway with Love at AllMusic
4. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (11 August 1962). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 40. ISSN 0006-2510.