Prelude to a Kiss (album)

Prelude to a Kiss
Studio album by Mel Tormé
Released	1958
Recorded	November 1957
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	33:15
Label	Tops Records
Mel Tormé chronology
Tormé Meets the British (1957) Prelude to a Kiss (1958) Mel Tormé Sings About Love (1958)

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Allmusic	[1]

Prelude to a Kiss is a 1958 concept album by Mel Tormé. The album charts the course of a relationship, each track is interspersed with dialogue.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Something to Live For" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn)
2. "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" (George Bassman, Ned Washington)
3. "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You" (Bing Crosby, Washington, Victor Young)
4. "I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me" (Clarence Gaskill, Jimmy McHugh)
5. "Prelude to a Kiss" (Ellington, Mack Gordon, Irving Mills)
6. "I've Got the World on a String" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler)
7. "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" (Arlen, Koehler)
8. "I Surrender Dear" (Harry Barris, Gordon Clifford)
9. "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" (Ellington, Mills, Nemo)
10. "Don't Worry 'bout Me" (Rube Bloom, Koehler)
11. "One Morning in May" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish)
12. "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" (Dorothy Fields, McHugh)

Personnel

• Mel Torme - Vocals
• Marty Paich - Arranger Conductor

Performance

• Mel Tormé - vocals

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Prelude to a Kiss at AllMusic