With Love
Rosemary Clooney · 1980
39 min · 9 tracks · jazz
An elegant blend of jazz-inflected pop standards, marked by Clooney's warm vocal delivery and rich emotional nuance.
Top tracks — play these first
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Just The Way You Are Start here — This track stands out as it captures Clooney's ability to reinterpret contemporary pop through a jazz lens, highlighting both her vocal finesse and emotional depth.
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The Way We Were — Clooney brings a nostalgic warmth to this cover, transforming the well-known ballad into a heartfelt tribute that resonates with listeners across generations.
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Come In from the Rain — In this song, Clooney's interpretation evokes a sense of comfort and reassurance, embodying the album's overall theme of love and longing.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
Clooney's return to jazz roots is marked by strong arrangements and emotive performances, creating a solid yet familiar listening experience.
What we noticed
- The album features lush orchestral arrangements that complement Clooney's vocals, particularly in tracks like 'Come In from the Rain' and 'Tenderly'.
- Clooney's vocal delivery varies between soft, intimate moments and more powerful expressions, as seen in 'Just The Way You Are' and 'The Way We Were'.
- Several tracks incorporate jazz standards with a pop sensibility, blending genres effectively while maintaining a cohesive sound throughout.
- Composition 25% of the score
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7/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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8/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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6/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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6/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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7/10
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Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- steady emotional exploration throughout
- warm vocals for cozy evenings
- reflective moments of solitude
- intimate listening for quiet nights
Maybe skip if you
- seeking high-energy tracks
- prefer standalone singles
Where this album fits
- In the catalog
- Breakthrough — Marked a return to jazz roots, solidifying her status in the genre.
- Themes
- nostalgic warmth· jazz-inflected standards· emotional depth
- Career context
- Released in 1980, With Love was Rosemary Clooney's first album for the Concord label, showcasing a return to her jazz roots after years of focusing on pop. This album followed her successful collaborations with various artists in the 1970s and signified a new phase in her career as she embraced classic standards once again.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Ella Fitzgerald· Nat King Cole· Sarah Vaughan
Tracklist
- 1 Just The Way You Are Start here 5:07
- 2 The Way We Were 5:00
- 3 Alone at Last 4:53
- 4 Come In from the Rain 4:49
- 5 Hello Young Lovers 3:46
- 6 Meditation 4:43
- 7 Just in Time 3:17
- 8 Tenderly 5:08
- 9 Will You Still Be Mine 3:04
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