You're My Thrill

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com's Best of 2001
On You're My Thrill, vocalist and pianist Shirley Horn teams once again with strings arranger and conductor Johnny Mandel, resulting in yet another spellbinding album that defines romantic ecstasy. Horn's magical ability to imbue the softest utterance with enough emotional poignancy to make a grown man weep is elegantly complemented by Mandel's haunting string arrangements and Horn's longtime trio-mates, bassist Charles Ables and drummer Steve Williams. Songs like "You're My Thrill" and "My Heart Stood Still" find Horn wonderfully capturing the stillness and allure of flickering candlelight. Yet Horn is also friskier on You're My Thrill than on previous albums. If she makes your heart stop on the misty "The Very Thought of You," she'll make your feet tap with joy on her bluesy rendition of "The Best Is Yet to Come" and the sultry "Sharing the Night with the Blues." Here's the stuff that divas are made of. --John Murph

Tracks:

You're My Thrill
The Best Is Yet To Come
Solitary Moon
Sharing The Night With The Blues
I Got Lost In His Arms
The Rules Of The Road
My Heart Stood Still
You'd Better Love Me (While You May)
The Very Thought Of You
Why Don't You Do Right?
All Night Long

Amazon.com's Best of 2001

On You're My Thrill, vocalist and pianist Shirley Horn teams once again with strings arranger and conductor Johnny Mandel, resulting in yet another spellbinding album that defines romantic ecstasy. Horn's magical ability to imbue the softest utterance with enough emotional poignancy to make a grown man weep is elegantly complemented by Mandel's haunting string arrangements and Horn's longtime trio-mates, bassist Charles Ables and drummer Steve Williams. Songs like "You're My Thrill" and "My Heart Stood Still" find Horn wonderfully capturing the stillness and allure of flickering candlelight. Yet Horn is also friskier on You're My Thrill than on previous albums. If she makes your heart stop on the misty "The Very Thought of You," she'll make your feet tap with joy on her bluesy rendition of "The Best Is Yet to Come" and the sultry "Sharing the Night with the Blues." Here's the stuff that divas are made of. --John Murph

Customer Reviews:

a classic.......2006-01-14

One of the best, most consistantly compelling albums of Shirley Horn's career. A Cool Jazz Vocal standard against which all other Jazz vocals must be judged. A worthy companion to the better known "Here's to Life".

Shirley had that slowed delivery. In one of his last sessions Miles Davis said "You sure like 'um slow, Shirley" (before 1964, so did he!). Johnny Mandel had particular difficulty slowing down the violins, making them slow enough to match Shirley's "squeeze every ounce of feeling" delivery.

Yeah, many of her late albums sound similar, but so what? When you've got a good formula, stick with it! Even at that, this one stands out. Stunning.

You can't listen to these pieces by anyone else ever again without thinking of these arrangements.

"The Best is Yet to Come" "You're my Thrill", "Solitary Moon" stand out, but the whole album, even with the occasional scooped tone, the whole album doesnt' contain one bad cut. The best version of "Why don't you do Right?" since Jessica Rabbit!

Romantic late night music.

Highest recommendation.

Worthy sequel.......2002-03-07

The Horn/Mandel collaboration on 1992's "Here's to Life" is no less sublime, inspired, and miraculous than the best work of Sinatra/Riddle ("Only the Lonely") or Miles Davis/Gil Evans ("Sketches of Spain"). There's not a false note on that album, which for many listeners is the most essential recording of the past 20 years, if not since "Kind of Blue." "You're My Thrill" is certainly a worthy sequel, and some listeners may even prefer the walking bass tempos that appear on several tracks featuring just Shirley and rhythm section. But the high points, once again, are the nuanced harmonies and whispered counter melodies Mandel is able to incorporate with the trio's offerings--orchestrations that succeed not merely in being unobtrusive but actually contribute to the sense of silence, of meditative reflectiveness and suspended animation. Overall, the results on this collaboration are not quite as consistent and satisfying as on the earlier meeting, and there are far fewer spinetingling moments. Shirley's voice evidences a bit more strain, the song choices are not quite as surprising and revelatory (Peggy Lee's reading of "You're My Thrill" on the album "Black Coffee" is one for the ages), and the programming concept--going for a bit more "variety"--is not as daring. Pick this one up, but by no means should it be a priority over "Here's to Life."

She's alright with Me!!.......2001-12-05

I first heard about Shirley Horn when I bought the CD, "Here's to Life", and promptly dismissed it, to my regret. I don't have it any longer. Lately, thanks to watching the Jazz series, I have been checking out the works of the great jazz masters, and came across this CD, and don't regret getting it. "You better love me while you may", and "The Best Is Yet to Come" will probably be my favorites on this CD. "Why Don't You Do Right" is another favorite. Now, this lady may not have one great voice, but she delivers a heck of a punch in my opinion and sits up there with Billie and Ella. I guess the opinion of what you have and make do with it applies in this instance. At any rate, this CD is worth the stars it gets and then some. Hats off to Ms.Horn for this spectacular CD.

She's alright with Me!!.......2001-12-05

I first heard about Shirley Horn when I bought the CD, "Here's to Life", and promptly dismissed it, to my regret. I don't have it any longer. Lately, thanks to watching the Jazz series, I have been checking out the works of the great jazz masters, and came across this CD, and don't regret getting it. "You better love me while you may", and "The Best Is Yet to Come" will probably be my favorites on this CD. "Why Don't You Do Right" is another favorite. Now, this lady has one great voice, and delivers a heck of a punch in my opinion. I guess the opinion of what you have and make do with it applies in this instance. At any rate, this CD is worth the stars it gets and then some. Hats off to Ms.Horn for this spectacular CD.

Beautiful.......2001-11-16

I love Shirley Horn, and to me, I think this is an excellent album. I don't understand some of the previous poor reviews, but as the saying goes, "You can't please all of the people, all of the time". This happens to be one of my favourite cds from a female jazz singer/pianist, and as much as I like Diana Krall, she really has nothing on Shirley. Shirley's voice is rich, and full of emotion, and her piano playing is wonderful. "My Heart stood still" is such a beautiful track, just listen to the part where the orchestra, Shirley's voice and her keyboard tremoloes fuse into a heart-pumping climax. This is a wonderful album, and deserves all of the 5 stars.

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You're My Thrill/Young at Heart
Doris Day
Manufacturer: Sony / Bmg Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000PDZAXO
Release Date: 2007-05-07

Tracks:

You're My Thrill
Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered
I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)
Sometimes I'm Happy
You Go to My Head
I Didn't Know What Time It Was
When Your Lover Has Gone
That Old Feeling
Imagination [*]
If I Could Be with You (For One Hour Tonight)
I've Only Myself to Blame [*]
Darn That Dream [*]
Till My Love Comes to Me
Ready, Willing and Able
Hold Me in Your Arms
Someone to Watch Over Me - Doris Day, Frank Sinatra
Just One of Those Things
There's a Rising Moon
One for My Baby (And One More for the Road) - Doris Day, Frank Sinatra
You My Love
Let's Take an Old-Fashioned Walk [*] - Doris Day, Ken Lane Singers, Frank Sinatra
Soft as the Starlight [Rare Single Edit][*]
Make It Soon [*]
Anyone Can Fall in Love [*]