Helen Merrill - The Nearness Of You

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A1	Bye Bye Blackbird Written-By – Dixon*, Henderson*	2:54
A2	When The Sun Comes Out Written-By – Arlen*, Koehler*	4:42
A3	I Remember You Written-By – Mercer*, Schertsinger*	2:06
A4	Softly As In A Morning Sunrise Written-By – Romberg*	3:14
A5	Dearly Beloved Written-By – Kern*, Mercer*	2:02
A6	Summertime Written-By – Gershwin*	3:21
B1	All Of You Written-By – Porter*	3:27
B2	I See Your Face Before Me Written-By – Dietz-Schwartz*	2:33
B3	Let Me Love You Written-By – Howard*	2:42
B4	The Nearness Of You Written-By – Carmichael*, Washington*	3:57
B5	This Time The Dream's On Me Written-By – Arlen*, Mercer*	2:15
B6	Just Imagine Written-By – Henderson-Brown-DeSylva*	3:17

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – Polygram Records, Inc.
• Marketed By – London Records
• Distributed By – Polygram Distribution Inc.
• Manufactured By – Nippon Phonogram Co., Ltd.

Credits

• Bass – John Frigo (tracks: A1, A3 to A6, B2, B5), Oscar Pettiford (tracks: A2, B1, B3, B4, B6)
• Drums – Jerry Slosberg (tracks: A1, A3 to A6, B2, B5), Jo Jones (tracks: A2, B1, B3, B4, B6)
• Flute – Bobby Jaspar (tracks: A2, B1, B3, B4, B6), Mike Simpson (tracks: A1, A3 to A6, B2, B5)
• Guitar – Fred Rundquist* (tracks: A1, A3 to A6, B2, B5), George Russell (tracks: A2, B1, B3, B4, B6)
• Liner Notes – Don Gold
• Piano – Bill Evans (tracks: A2, B1, B3, B4, B6), Dick Marx (tracks: A1, A3 to A6, B2, B5)
• Supervised By – David Carroll (tracks: A1, A3 to A6, B2, B5), Hal Mooney (tracks: A2, B1, B3, B4, B6)

Notes

Tracks A1, A3 to A6, B2, and B5 recorded Dec. 18 and 19, 1957, at Universal Recording Studios, Chicago.
Remainder recorded in New York, Feb. 21, 1958.

© 1958 Polygram Records, Inc.
Marketed by London Records, a division of Polygram Classics, Inc.
Distributed by Polygram Distribution, Inc.
Manufactured by Nippon Phonogram Co., Ltd., Japan

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MG 36134	Helen Merrill	The Nearness Of You ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Emarcy	MG 36134	US	1958
UCCU-9254	Helen Merrill	The Nearness Of You ‎(CD, Album, RE, 24 )	EmArcy	UCCU-9254	Japan	2006
EVER-1001(M)	Helen Merrill	The Nearness Of You ‎(LP, Album, RE, Mono)	EmArcy, Mercury	EVER-1001(M)	Japan	Unknown
MG 36134	Helen Merrill	The Nearness Of You ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Mercury	MG 36134	Japan	Unknown
PHCE-4112	Helen Merrill	The Nearness Of You ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Emarcy	PHCE-4112	Japan	1994