Unforgettable Songs by Johnny Hartman
| Unforgettable Songs by Johnny Hartman | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 1966 | |||
| Recorded | February 15, 17–18, 1966 | |||
| Venue | Los Angeles | |||
| Studio | United Recorders | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 30:05 | |||
| Label | ABC-Paramount | |||
| Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
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| Allmusic | |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide | |
| DownBeat | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | |
Unforgettable Songs by Johnny Hartman is a studio album by American jazz vocalist Johnny Hartman, released in 1966 by ABC-Paramount Records. Gerald Wilson served as the arranger and conductor, and the album was produced by Bob Thiele.
The album was Hartman's first on ABC-Paramount, parent company of jazz subsidiary Impulse!, where he had recorded his three previous albums. The move was intended to bring the singer to a larger audience. According to Hartman's biographer, Gregg Akkerman, producer Bob Thiele "was trying his hardest to present a Tony Bennett-style pop album." ABC-Paramount offered little promotional support, however, and neither the album, nor its single ("The Very Thought of You") made it onto popular music charts.
In 1995, Impulse! released a compact disc version of the album, entitled Unforgettable, that also included Side 2 of I Love Everybody (1967), Hartman's other LP with ABC-Paramount.