In a Romantic Mood

by Oscar Peterson

In a Romantic Mood cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1956
  • Label: Clef
  • Country: Canada
  • Length: 39:37
  • Community rating: 3.35/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Softening his usual overwhelming technical assault, the virtuosic pianist leans heavily into lush, string-backed textures on 'In a Romantic Mood'. The project illustrates his capability to function as a highly polished interpreter of popular balladry for the burgeoning easy-listening market.

Genres

Descriptors: piano, instrumental, virtuosic, elegant, sophisticated

Tracklist

  1. Ruby (3:13)
  2. Stars Fell On Alabama (3:39)
  3. Black Coffee (2:17)
  4. Laura (6:26)
  5. The Boy Next Door (2:20)
  6. Our Waltz (2:54)
  7. Tenderly (3:54)
  8. I Thought About You (2:18)
  9. I Only Have Eyes for You (2:46)
  10. Stella By Starlight (3:27)
  11. A Sunday Kind of Love (2:32)
  12. It Could Happen to You (3:46)

Credits

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