Back Home Again

by Lee Wiley

Overview

Fourteen years after her last record, singer Lee Wiley came back for one final studio recording. Although she does a good job on "Indiana" and "I'm Coming, Virginia" and the backup band (which includes trumpeter Rusty Dedrick, clarinetist Johnny Mince, trombonist Buddy Morrow, and pianist Dick Hyman) is excellent, in general this is a disappointing LP. Wiley's voice was no longer in its prime and, although her distinctive phrasing was still intact, her earlier sessions are far superior while her final Carnegie Hall recording is much more emotional and historic. This album is only recommended to Lee Wiley completists. [The CD version released by Audiophile tacks on a 1965 demo session recorded with Joe Bushkin.] ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	12/01/1995
Label:	Audiophile Records
UPC:	0762247230021
Rank:	154154

Tracks

1. Moon River
2. When I Fall in Love
3. You're Lucky to Me
4. A Woman's Intuition
5. I'll Be Home
6. A Love Like This
7. A Sleeping Bee
8. (Back Home Again In) Indiana
9. Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year
10. I'm Coming Virginia
11. If I Love Again
12. Any Time Any Day Any Where
13. When I Leave This World Behind
14. When I Leave This World Behind
15. When I Leave This World Behind
16. Why Shouldn't I
17. Why Shouldn't I
18. Why Shouldn't I
19. The Lonesome Road
20. The Lonesome Road
21. The Lonesome Road
22. The Lonesome Road
23. The Lonesome Road
24. Someday You'll Be Sorry
25. I Left My Heart in San Francisco
26. Indiana

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lee Wiley   Primary Artist,Vocals
Don Lamond   Drums
Bucky Pizzarelli   Guitar
Buddy Morrow   Trombone
Dick Hyman   Organ,Piano
Johnny Mince   Clarinet,Sax (Alto)
George Duvivier   Bass
Joe Bushkin   Piano
Lyle "Rusty" Dedrick   Trumpet,Flugelhorn

Technical Credits

Frank Loesser   Composer
Ballard MacDonald   Composer
Andy Razaf   Composer
Harold Arlen   Composer
Irving Berlin   Composer
Ben Oakland   Composer
Don Hahn   Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Gene Austin   Composer
Eubie Blake   Composer
Nathaniel Shilkret   Composer
James F. Hanley   Composer
Herb Abramson   Demo Engineer
Louis Armstrong   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Ned Washington   Composer
Henry Mancini   Composer
Truman Capote   Composer
Stan Lewis   Composer
Barbara Lea   Text
Ferdinand Washington   Composer
Edward Heyman   Composer
Donald Heywood   Composer
Victor Young   Composer
Bill Borden   Producer
Will Marion Cook   Composer
Jack Murray   Composer
Wendell Echols   Production Coordination
Parker Dinkins   Digital Mastering,Digital Transfer Producer
Lyle "Rusty" Dedrick   Leader,Arranger