Songs of the Beatles

Songs of the Beatles
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 9, 1981[1]
Recorded1977[2]
GenrePop, R&B
Length43:45
LabelAtlantic
ProducerMarty Paich and David Paich
Sarah Vaughan chronology
Copacabana
(1979)
Songs of the Beatles
(1981)
Send in the Clowns
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[5]

Songs of the Beatles is a 1981 album by Sarah Vaughan, recorded in 1977 but not released for four years due to a recording contract problem.[2] It contains songs written and originally performed by the Beatles, with contemporaneous pop and jazz arrangements. On "Something" Vaughan was accompanied by the Brazilian singer and musician Marcos Valle.[6]

  1. ^ Gourse, Leslie (1993). Sassy: The Life of Sarah Vaughan. New York: C. Scribner's Sons. p. 238. ISBN 9780684193175.
  2. ^ a b Michael Minn. "Sarah Vaughan Biography / Discography". Retrieved August 25, 2012.
  3. ^ Songs of the Beatles at AllMusic
  4. ^ Feather, Leonard. "Jazz Briefs". The Los Angeles Times. July 26, 1981.
  5. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 199. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  6. ^ Marcos Valle; Almir Chediak (1 January 1998). MARCOS VALLE SONGBOOK. Irmãos Vitale. p. 32. ISBN 978-85-85426-46-0.