Joanie Sommers - Let's Talk About Love (2015)

At the time of the release of this little-known LP (singer Joanie Sommers' fifth for Warner Bros), she was being packaged as the "voice of youth." Backed by a big band arranged and conducted by Tommy Oliver, Sommers interprets a dozen songs having something to do with love, programmed so as to tell a story. Sommers' voice at this point in time was quite musical but can be a bit of an acquired taste. She swings the pieces (a couple newer songs and such standards as "I'm Nobody's Baby," "I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me," "Till There Was You" and "Kiss and Run") with sincerity and understanding of the lyrics. Some of the arrangements are a bit dated (using early-'60s pop rhythms), but in general the album works well. ~ Scott Yanow

Tracklist:
01. Joanie Sommers - Let's Talk About Love (2:32)
02. Joanie Sommers - Spring Is Here (4:17)
03. Joanie Sommers - I'm Nobody's Baby (2:30)
04. Joanie Sommers - Something's Coming (2:23)
05. Joanie Sommers - Make the Man Love Me (3:48)
06. Joanie Sommers - I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me (2:27)
07. Joanie Sommers - 'Til There Was You (2:31)
08. Joanie Sommers - After the Lights Go Down Low (3:22)
09. Joanie Sommers - There's No Such Thing (2:14)
10. Joanie Sommers - Namely You (3:16)
11. Joanie Sommers - Kiss and Run (2:35)
12. Joanie Sommers - I'll Never Stop Loving You (3:15)