It's Not About the Melody

It's Not About the Melody is a 1992 studio album by the American jazz singer Betty Carter.[1]

It's Not About the Melody
Studio album by Betty Carter
Released	1992
Recorded	May 25–26, 1992, Clinton Recording Studios and Eastside Sound
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	71:34
Label	Verve 314-513870-2
Producer	Betty Carter
Betty Carter chronology
Droppin' Things (1990) It's Not About the Melody (1992) Feed the Fire (1994)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album four stars, and described Carter as "a vocal improviser in a manner few have equaled, and if her voice lacks the clarity and timbre of the all-time greats, she's more than compensated with incredible timing, flexibility and power."[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Naima's Love Song"	Betty Carter, John Hicks	8:25
2.	"Stay as Sweet as You Are"	Mack Gordon, Harry Revel	7:11
3.	"Make Him Believe"	Carter	5:25
4.	"I Should Care"	Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston	3:26
5.	"Once upon a Summertime"	Eddie Barclay, Michel Legrand, Eddy Marnay, Johnny Mercer	5:58
6.	"You Go to My Head"	J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie	5:35
7.	"In the Still of the Night"	Cole Porter	4:07
8.	"When It's Sleepy Time Down South"	Clarence Muse, Leon René, Otis Rene	7:45
9.	"The Love We Had Yesterday"	Pat Watson	7:17
10.	"Dip Bag"	Carter	8:57
11.	"You're Mine You"	Johnny Green, Edward Heyman	7:12
Total length:			71:34

Personnel

• Betty Carter - vocals
• Cyrus Chestnut - piano
• John Hicks - piano
• Mulgrew Miller - piano
• Craig Handy - tenor saxophone
• Walter Booker - double bass
• Christian McBride - bass
• Ariel J. Roland - bass
• Jeff "Tain" Watts - drums
• Lewis Nash - drums
• Clarence Penn - drums

References

1. "It's Not About the Melody". Allmusic. Retrieved April 20, 2011.