Dear Heart and Other Songs About Love is billed as Henry Mancini's first all-choral album, but he had worked with a vocal chorus many times in the past, so the "departure" is not very unusual.
"Soldier in the Rain" is an instrumental piece with a wordless chorus of the sort that filled many an instrumental album of the era, but the rest of the tracks are actual songs performed by a mixed choir.
The vocals and instrumentation are credited to Henry Mancini & His Orchestra & Chorus, an assemblage of studio artists.
The songs encompass soundtrack cuts ("Dear Heart"), recent hits ("The Girl from Ipanema"), assorted pop compositions, and one delightful novelty ("The New 'Frankie and Johnnie' Song").
Mancini is better known for his orchestral arrangements -- his choral arrangements are well-done, but not as "intriguingly original" as the liner notes would lead you to believe.
Dear Heart and Other Songs About Love lacks the readily identifiable sound of a Ray Conniff, for example, but is similar in tone and construction.
A vocal version of Mancini's theme, "Mr.
Lucky," is one item of special interest on this album.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dear HeartRay Evans, Jay Livingston, Henry Mancini | Henry Mancini | Play | 02:41 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Mr. Lucky (Vocal)Henry Mancini | Henry Mancini | Play | 02:36 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | (I Love You And) Don't You Forget ItHenry Mancini, Al Stillman | Henry Mancini | Play | 02:38 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Song About LoveHenry Mancini | Henry Mancini | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | How SoonHenry Mancini | Henry Mancini | Play | 02:47 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | The New "Frankie and Johnnie" SongBob Gibson, Shel Silverstein | Henry Mancini | Play | 02:59 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Mostly for LoversHenry Mancini, Paul Francis Webster | Henry Mancini | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Man's Favorite SportHenry Mancini, Johnny Mercer | Henry Mancini | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Can't Buy Me LoveJohn Lennon, Paul McCartney | Henry Mancini | Play | 02:30 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | DreamJohnny Mercer | Henry Mancini | Play | 02:59 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | The Girl from Ipanema | Henry Mancini | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Solider in the Rain | Henry Mancini | Play | 02:56 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 34 mins | 79 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vinícius de Moraes | Composer |
| 2 | Ray Evans | Composer |
| 3 | Bob Gibson | Composer |
| 4 | Norman Gimbel | Composer |
| 5 | Antônio Carlos Jobim | Composer |
| 6 | John Lennon | Composer |
| 7 | Jay Livingston | Composer |
| 8 | Jim Malloy | Engineer |
| 9 | Henry Mancini | Arranger, Composer, Conductor, Piano, Primary Artist |
| 10 | Paul McCartney | Composer |
| 11 | Johnny Mercer | Composer |
| 12 | John B. Norman | Engineer |
| 13 | Joe Reisman | Producer |
| 14 | Harvey Siders | Liner Notes |
| 15 | Shel Silverstein | Composer |
| 16 | Al Stillman | Composer |
| 17 | Paul Francis Webster | Composer |
| 18 | Ken Whitmore | Photography |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |