AUTUMN IN NEW YORK

DIANA KRALL

SONGWRITER: VERNON DUKE

COUNTRY: CANADA

ALBUM: THIS DREAM OF YOU

LABEL: VERVE RECORDS

GENRE: JAZZ

YEAR: 2020

 

      Diana Jean Krall (born November 16, 1964) is a Canadian jazz pianist, and singer known for her contralto vocals. She has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide, including over six million in the US. On December 11, 2009, Billboard magazine named her the second greatest jazz artist of the decade (2000–2009), establishing her as one of the best-selling artists of her time.

         Krall is the only jazz singer to have had eight albums debuting at the top of the Billboard Jazz Albums. To date, she has won three Grammy Awards and eight Juno Awards. She has also earned nine gold, three platinum, and seven multi-platinum albums.

           This Dream of You is the fifteenth studio album by Canadian singer Diana Krall, released on September 25, 2020, by Verve Records. The album spawned two singles released in August 2020.

        The album is named after Krall's rendition of the Bob Dylan song from his album Together Through Life(2009). The release is a collection of Krall's scores of studio recordings that she performed with her longtime producer Tommy LiPuma before his death in 2017. The dozen tracks was selected from over 30 recordings that the pair had laid down. The album was finished in May 2020 and produced by Krall herself. The "Autumn in New York" video was created to raise awareness for New York Cares, the largest volunteer organization in New York City founded in 1987.

Autumn in New York

Why does it seem so inviting?

Autumn in New York

It spells the thrill of first-nighting

Glittering crowds

And shimmering clouds

In canyons of steel

They're making me feel

I'm home

 

It's autumn in New York

That brings the promise of new love

Autumn in New York

Is often mingled with pain

Dreamers with empty hands

May sigh for exotic lands

It's autumn in New York

It's good to live it again

 

It's autumn in New York

That brings the promise of new love

Autumn in New York

Is often mingled with pain

Lovers that bless the dark

On benches in Central Park

It's autumn in New York

It's good to live it again.

BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX

GLEN CAMPBELL

SONGWRITER: WEBB JIMMY L.

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX

LABEL: CAPITOL RECORDS

GENRE: FOLK MUSIC

YEAR: 1967

 

      Glen Travis Campbell(April 22, 1936– August 8, 2017) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, actor and television host. He was best known for a series of hit songs in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television from 1969 until 1972. He released 64 albums in a career that spanned five decades, selling over 45 million records worldwide, including twelve gold albums, four platinum albums, and one double-platinum album.

       Born in Billstown, Arkansas, Campbell began his professional career as a studio musician in Los Angeles, spending several years playing with the group of instrumentalists later known as "The Wrecking Crew". After becoming a solo artist, he placed a total of 80 different songs on either the Billboard Country Chart, Billboard Hot 100, or Adult Contemporary Chart, of which 29 made the top 10 and of which nine reached number one on at least one of those charts. Among Campbell's hits are "Universal Soldier", his first hit from 1965, along with "Gentle on My Mind" (1967), "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" (1967), "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife" (1968), "Wichita Lineman" (1968), "Galveston" (1969), "Rhinestone Cowboy" (1975), and "Southern Nights" (1977).

      In 1967, Campbell won four Grammys in the country and pop categories. For "Gentle on My Mind", he received two awards in country and western; "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" did the same in pop. Three of his early hits later won Grammy Hall of Fame Awards(2000, 2004, 2008), while Campbell himself won the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012. He owned trophies for Male Vocalist of the Year from both the Country Music Association(CMA) and the Academy of Country Music(ACM), and took the CMA's top award as 1968 Entertainer of the Year. Campbell played a supporting role in the film True Grit(1969), which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Most Promising Newcomer. He also sang the title song, which was nominated for an Academy Award.

         By the Time I Get to Phoenix is the seventh album by American singer-guitarist Glen Campbell, released in November 1967 by Capitol Records.

       In March 1969 the album won the Grammy for Album of the Year(for 1968), the first country album to do so. In February 1968 the album's lead single "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", released October 1967, won Grammys for both Best Vocal Performance, Male and Best Contemporary Male Solo Vocal Performance (for 1967). In 2004 "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame.

By the time I get to Phoenix

She'll be rising

She'll find the note I left hanging on her door

She'll laugh, when she reads the part that says I'm leaving

Cause I've left that girl, so many times before

 

By the time I make Albuquerque

She'll be working

She'll probably stop at lunch,

And give me a call

But she'll just hear that phone keep on ringing

Off the wall, that's all

 

By the time I make Oklahoma

She'll be sleeping

She'll turn softly and call my name out low

And she'll cry, just to think, I'd really leave her

Though time and time I've tried to tell her so

She just didn't know,

I would really go. 

HONEY

RAY CONNIFF

SONGWRITER: BOBBY RUSSALL

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: HONEY

LABEL: COLUMBIA RECORDS

GENRE: EASY LISTENING

YEAR: 1968

 

       Joseph Raymond Conniff(November 6, 1916–October 12, 2002) was an American bandleader and arranger best known for his Ray Conniff Singers during the 1960s.

       Honey is an album by Ray Conniff and The Singers. It was released in 1968 on the Columbia label (catalog nº CS-9661).

    The album debuted on Billboard magazine's "Top LPs" chart on July 27, 1968, peaked at Nº. 22, and remained on that chart for nine weeks. It was certified by the RIAA as a gold record. It was also Conniff's last album to make the Top 40 on the Billboard album chart.

       AllMusic later gave the album a rating of three stars. Reviewer William Ruhlmann wrote: "Fans of the original songs may have found the results disconcerting on occasion, but Conniff was aiming at a less-discerning audience that could have hummed along when hearing the songs on the radio without paying close attention to the words." 

See the tree, how big it's grown

But friend it hasn't been too long

It wasn't big

I laughed at her and she got mad

The first day that she planted it, was just a twig

Then the first snow came

And she ran out to brush the snow away

So it wouldn't die

Came runnin' in all excited

Slipped and almost hurt herself

And I laughed till I cried

She was always young at heart

Kinda dumb and kinda smart and I loved her so

And I surprised her with a puppy

Kept me up all Christmas Eve two years ago

And it would sure embarrass her

When I came in from workin' late

'Cause I would know

That she'd been sittin' there and cryin'

Cryin'over some sad and silly late, late show

 

And honey, I miss you

And I'm bein' good

And I'd love to be with you

If only I could

 

She wrecked the car and she was sad

And so afraid that I'd be mad

But what the heck

Though I pretended hard to be

Guess you could say she saw through me

And hugged my neck

I came home unexpectedly

And caught her cryin' needlessly

In the middle of the day

And it was in the early Spring

When flowers bloom and robins sing

She went away

 

And honey, I miss you

And I'm bein' good

And I'd love to be with you

If only I could

 

One day while I was not at home

While she was there and all alone

The angels came

Now all I have is memories of Honey

And I wake up nights and call her name

Now my life's an empty stage

Where Honey lived and Honey played

And love grew up

And a small cloud passes overhead

And cries down on the flower bed

That Honey loved

 

And see the tree how big it's grown

But friend it hasn't been too long

It wasn't big

And I laughed at her and she got mad

The first day that she planted it, was just a twig.

JEALOUSY, JEALOUSY

OLIVIA RODRIGO

SONGWRITERS: OLIVIA RODRIGO; DANIEL NIGRO & CASEY SMITH.

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: SOUR

LABEL: GEFFEN RECORDS

GENRE: POP

YEAR: 2021

 

        Olivia Isabel Rodrigo(born February 20, 2003) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She gained recognition in the late 2010s with her lead roles on the Disney television programs Bizaardvark and High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. After signing with Geffen and Interscope Records in 2020, Rodrigo released her debut single "Drivers License", which broke various records and became one of the best-selling songs of 2021, propelling her to mainstream fame. She followed it up that year with the singles "Deja Vu" and "Good 4 U". Rodrigo then released her debut solo studio album, Sour(2021), which received widespread critical recognition and commercial success, and won her several awards including three Grammy Awards. The following year, Disney+released the documentary, Olivia Rodrigo: Driving Home 2 U, which chronicled Rodrigo's creative process with Sour. Aside from her solo discography, she has also contributed to the soundtrack of High School Music: The Musical: The Series.

    Rodrigo has achieved two Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles and one Billboard 200 number-one album; as well as five multi-Platinum certifications by the Recording Industry Association of America(RIAA). In addition to several Other recognitions, she has won three Grammy Awards out of seven nominations, an American Music Award, seven Billboard Music Awards and four MTV Video Music Awards. Time named her the 2021 Entertainer of the Year and Billboard named her Woman of the Year in 2022.

       Sour(stylized in all caps) is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and actress Olivia Rodrigo. It was released on May 21, 2021, via Geffen Records. The album was written by Rodrigo and her producer Dan Nigro. Originally planned as an EP, Rodrigo expanded Sour into a full-length album following the viral success of her debut single, "Drivers License".

     Influenced by Rodrigo's favorite genres and singer-songwriters, Sour is primarily a pop record that spans from energetic pop punk songs to bedroom pop ballads. Its subject matter centers on adolescence, failed romance, and heartache. She said the album explores her perils and discoveries as a 17-year-old, with its title referring to the "sour" emotions young people experience but are often criticized for, such as anger, jealousy, and unhappiness.

       Three singles preceded Sour's release, all of which entered the top three of the US Billboard Hot 100. The lead single, "Drivers License", topped the chart and propelled Rodrigo to mainstream prominence. It was followed by "Deja Vu", which peaked at number 3, and "Good 4 U", the album's second chart-topper. It made Rodrigo the first artist in history to debut their first three singles in the top 10 of the Hot 100, and Sour the first debut album in history to spawn two number-one debuts on the chart. The album broke the global Spotify record for the biggest opening week for an album by a female artist. It topped the charts in several countries, including the US Billboard 200. "Traitor", prior to becoming the fourth single, landed at number nine on the Hot 100 as the fourth top-10 song from the album. Sour was one of the best-selling albums of 2021.

I kinda wanna throw my phone across the room

'Cause all I see are girls too good to be true

With paper-white teeth and perfect bodies

Wish I didn't care

 

I know their beauty's not my lack

But it feels like that weight is on my back

And I can't let it go

 

Com-comparison is killin' me slowly

I think I think too much

'Bout kids who don't know me

I'm so sick of myself

I'd rather be, rather be

Anyone, anyone else

My jealousy, jealousy started followin' me

Started followin' me

 

And I see everyone gettin' all the things I want

I'm happy for them, but then again, I'm not

Just cool vintage clothes and vacation photos

I can't stand it

Oh God, I sound crazy

 

Their win is not my loss

I know it's true, but

I can't help gettin' caught up in it all

 

Com-comparison is killin' me slowly

I think I think too much

'Bout kids who don't know me

I'm so sick of myself

Rather be, rather be

Anyone, anyone else

My jealousy, jealousy (yeah)

 

All your friends are so cool, you go out every night

In your daddy's nice car, yeah, you're livin' the life

Got a pretty face, a pretty boyfriend, too

I wanna be you so bad and I don't even know you

 

All I see is what I should be

Happier, prettier, jealousy, jealousy

All I see is what I should be

I'm losin' it, all I get's jealousy, jealousy

 

Com-comparison is killin' me slowly

I think I think too much

'Bout kids who don't know me

And I'm so sick of myself

Rather be, rather be (oh, oh)

Anyone, anyone else (anybody else)

Jealousy, jealousy

 

Oh, I'm so sick of myself

I'd rather be, rather be (oh, oh, oh)

Anyone, anyone else

Jealousy, jealousy started followin' me.