In 1963, Capitol Records producer Lee Gillette was looking for a way to
amp up the singing career of young crooner Sue Raney. Impossibly young
when she entered the music business, Raney nevertheless had the talent,
looks, and delivery of a star -- she just needed to shake that "little
girl" aspect and tap into a more "adult" vein. Gillette tried to secure
Stan Kenton as her backing arranger (for the album that would become All
by Myself), but when that fell through, Capitol house arranger Ralph
Carmichael was brought on board, and he channeled that stabbing,
boisterous Kenton vibe to a T. In fact, the arrangements proved so
volatile that Raney wondered how she was going to compete. Well, she
mostly succeeded. Some tracks (like the explosive opener, "Some of These
Days") find Raney struggling to overcome the blasting brass, which all
but bury her vocal line. She was not as forceful as Anita O'Day, nor did
she have the shrewd phrasing talents of, say, June Christy, but Raney
did have a sweet, sweet voice -- maybe not powerful enough to blast
through the more bombastic numbers, but on slow burners (like the
über-sensual "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" or the appropriately
melancholy "Here's That Rainy Day") her breathy delivery is stunning.
The album's title track is without a doubt the most successful venture
here. By peeling away the flash and getting down to an intimate purr,
"All By Myself"'s comely arrangement allows Raney to whisper in your
ear, which is ultimately the best way she comes across on record. J. Scott McClintock
Tracklist :
1. Some Of These Days 2:10
Written-By – Shelton Brooks
2. Truoble Is A Man 3:55
Written-By – Alec Wilder
3. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying 2:25
Written-By – Joe Greene
4. I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out Of My Life 3:06
Written-By – C. Coleman, John McCarthy
5. Here's The Rainy Day 4:09
Written-By – Jimmy Van Heusen And Johnny Burke
6. What Is This Thing Called Love 2:42
Written-By – Cole Porter
7 All By Myself 2:53
Written-By – Irving Berlin
8 No Place To Go 2:44
Written-By – Edward Yelin, Sue Raney
9 Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin' 2:37
Written-By – Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Jim Gaines
10 How About Me 3:27
Written-By – Irving Berlin
11 Maybe You'll Be There 2:21
Written-By – R. Blume, Sammy Gallop
12 Burnt Sugar 3:03
Written-By – Edward Yelin, Sue Raney
Credits :
Orchestrated By, Conductor – Ralph Carmichael
Vocals – Sue Raney 
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