Close Enough for Love (Shirley Horn album)

Close Enough for Love
Studio album by Shirley Horn
Released	1989
Recorded	November 14–16, 1988 A&R Recording, New York City
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	52:54
Label	Verve
Producer	Ron Berinstein, Richard Seidel
Shirley Horn chronology
I Thought About You (1987) Close Enough for Love (1989) You Won't Forget Me (1991)

Close Enough for Love is a 1989 studio album by Shirley Horn. It was her second album; her first studio album, was on the Verve Records label.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

In his review for Allmusic, Scott Yanow wrote: "Performing with her usual trio...and guest tenor Buck Hill on five of the 13 tracks, Horn is heard in definitive form throughout these studio sessions."

Track listing

1. "A Beautiful Friendship" (Donald Kahn, Stanley Styne) – 3:42
2. "I Got Lost in His Arms" (Irving Berlin) – 4:15
3. "Baby, Baby All the Time" (Bobby Troup) – 2:40
4. "Close Enough for Love" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Williams) – 4:44
5. "This Can't Be Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 2:45
6. "I Wanna Be Loved" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Billy Rose) – 4:29
7. "Come Fly with Me" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 4:00
8. "Once I Loved (O Amor en Paz)" (Vinícius de Moraes, Ray Gilbert, Antonio Carlos Jobim) – 6:50
9. "But Beautiful" (Johnny Burke, Van Heusen) – 4:32
10. "Get Out of Town" (Cole Porter) – 2:42
11. "Memories of You" (Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf) – 7:23
12. "It Could Happen to You" (Burke, Van Heusen) – 2:48
13. "So I Love You" (Carroll Coates) – 3:15

Personnel

Performance

• Shirley Horn – piano, vocals
• Buck Hill – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 6–7, 11–12)
• Charles Ables – bass guitar
• Steve Williams – drums, percussion

Production

• Seth Rothstein – production manager
• Mitchell Kanner – art direction
• Blaise Sires – assistant engineer
• Dave Baker – engineer
• Ron Berinstein – executive producer
• Joel E. Siegel – liner notes
• Joe Brescio – mastering
• David Conrad – photography
• Jeffrey Krein
• Richard Seidel – producer
• Pierre M. Sprey – technical assistance