For One to Love

For One to Love
Studio album by Cécile McLorin Salvant
Released September 4, 2015 (2015-09-04)
Recorded 2014–2015
Genre Jazz, vocal jazz
Label Mack Avenue
Producer Gretchen Valade (executive producer), Al Pryor (producer)[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Boston Globe(positive)[3]
The Guardian[4]
Wall Street Journal(positive)[5]

For One to Love, is a studio album by American jazz singer Cécile McLorin Salvant. It is the singer's third album and the follow up to WomanChild (2013).

Critical reception

The album was released to critical acclaim from publications such as the New York Times, The Guardian, and Los Angeles Times.[4][6][7] For One to Love won Grammy Award as Best Jazz Vocal Album of 2016.[8]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fog"Cécile McLorin Salvant5:15
2."Growlin' Dan"
4:34
3."Stepsisters' Lament"
2:19
4."Look at Me"Salvant2:44
5."Wives and Lovers"
2:51
6."Left Over"Salvant4:27
7."The Trolley Song"
3:51
8."Monday"Salvant2:00
9."What's the Matter Now?"
4:17
10."Le mal de vivre"Monique Andrée Serf6:14
11."Something's Coming"
10:33
12."Underling"Salvant3:39

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.[1]

  • Cécile McLorin Salvant – vocals
  • Aaron Diehl – piano
  • Paul Sikivie – double bass
  • Lawrence Leathers – drums

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 118
French Albums (SNEP)[9] 156
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 58
US Billboard Top Heatseekers[10] 3
US Billboard Jazz Albums[11] 2
US Billboard Top Independent Albums[12] 28

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.allmusic.com/album/for-one-to-love-mw0002859724/credits
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ Boston Globe review
  4. 1 2 "Cécile McLorin Salvant: For One to Love review – more like heightened music-theatre than jazz" The Guardian, September 3, 2015
  5. ↑ Wall Street Journal review
  6. ↑ "Review: Cécile McLorin Salvant Wields Her Power, Drawing From Her Album ‘For One to Love’," New York Times, August 26, 2015
  7. ↑ "Review: Cecile McLorin Salvant is still pushing herself with 'For One to Love'" Los Angeles Times, September 5, 2015
  8. ↑ La Rosa, David (February 15, 2016). "2016 Jazz Grammy Winners Announced". thejazzline.com. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 "Cécile McLorin Salvant - For One To Love - hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  10. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/6389257/cecile-mclorin-salvant/chart?f=324
  11. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/6389257/cecile-mclorin-salvant/chart?f=901
  12. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/6389257/cecile-mclorin-salvant/chart?f=326
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