Dream of You (Helen Merrill album)


Dream of You, the third studio album by Helen Merrill, was arranged and conducted by Gil Evans. This recording immediately preceded the first of Evans' famous albums with Miles Davis, Miles Ahead. In 1987, Merrill and Evans reunited to record new versions of the same songs for the album Collaboration. The CD reissue of Dream of You includes additional tracks.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Stephen Cook awarded the album four stars and said that "On 1955's Dream of You... Merrill found reconciliation, sounding both melodramatic and swinging within Gil Evans' darkly spacious, yet economical arrangements. Suitably, torchy ballads are prominent.... The programmatic quality of Merrill's coyly sensual voice and Evans' slightly askew, bubbling reeds and languid rhythm conjure up dramatic, balmy southern scenes á la Tennessee Williams."

Track listing

  1. "People Will Say We're in Love" - 2:34
  2. "By Myself" - 3:23
  3. "Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home" - 4:10
  4. "I've Never Seen" - 3:33
  5. "He Was Too Good to Me" - 3:01
  6. "A New Town Is a Blue Town" - 3:09
  7. "You're Lucky to Me" - 3:25
  8. "Where Flamingos Fly" - 2:44
  9. "Dream of You" - 2:53
  10. "I'm a Fool to Want You" - 4:06
  11. "I'm Just a Lucky So and So" - 3:08
  12. "Troubled Waters" - 3:14
;1992 bonus tracks
  1. "Alone Together" - 3:11
  2. "Alone Together" - 3:10
  3. "Glad to Be Unhappy" - 2:50
  4. "This Is My Night Cry" - 3:06
  5. "How's the World Treating You?" - 2:57
  6. "How's the World Treating You?" - 2:56

    Personnel

;1992 Reissue