For Sentimental Reasons

by Ella Fitzgerald

For Sentimental Reasons cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1955
  • Label: Decca
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 36:18
  • Community rating: 3.93/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Collecting heavily orchestrated sides from her extended tenure at Decca, this album focuses primarily on the vocalist's balladic interpretations. The performances highlight her peerless ability to elevate standard pop material through her pristine, inherently swinging vocal technique.

Genres

Descriptors: ballad, female-vocals, vocal-driven, crooning, strings

Tracklist

  1. (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons (3:12)
  2. Guilty (3:12)
  3. It's Too Soon To Know (2:34)
  4. Baby Doll (3:17)
  5. Mixed Emotions (3:17)
  6. That Old Feeling (2:26)
  7. Confessin' (3:22)
  8. A Sunday Kind Of Love (3:21)
  9. There Never Was A Baby Like My Baby (2:48)
  10. Walkin' By The River (2:26)
  11. Because Of Rain (3:10)
  12. Don't You Think I Ought To Know (3:08)

Credits

  • Brodequin - primary artist
  • Jon Engman - drums
  • Mike Bailey - guitar

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