Every Once in a While

• Artist: Morgana King
• Rating:
• Release Date: September 23, 1997
• Total Time: 80:46
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Vocal Music

Review

This two-fer from 32 Jazz reissues in full a pair of singer Morgana King's Muse albums from the early '90s. King's singing is definitely an acquired taste, for on some of the pop ballads she comes across as a frustrated opera singer. Her range is very impressive but not always too listenable. The first album reissued on this set is I Just Can't Stop Loving You, which features the singer (with a few exceptions) covering current pop tunes, including three by Michael Jackson. She is backed by an electronic rhythm section dominated by synthesizers and is heard throughout at her most excessive. The second date, This Is Always, is better since the tunes are jazz standards and her accompaniment is a quiet jazz rhythm section (with pianist Ben Aronov and guitarist Joe Puma) plus a couple keyboards that sometimes emulate a string section. Still, King's wide vibrato and overly expressive interpretations may rankle some listeners, though her fans will find the music on the second disc to be some of her best work. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Drive	Ric Ocasek	Morgana King	(4:25)
A Song for You	Leon Russell	Morgana King	(4:59)
Human Nature	John Bettis, Steve Porcaro	Morgana King	(3:11)
The Love of My Life (The Lady in My Life)	Rod Temperton	Morgana King	(4:20)
How About You?	Burton Lane, Ralph Freed	Morgana King	(3:07)
A Sleepin' Bee	Truman Capote, Harold Arlen	Morgana King	(4:40)
It Only Happens When I Dance With You	Irving Berlin	Morgana King	(3:31)
Summer Me, Winter Me	Michel Legrand, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman	Morgana King	(4:50)
They All Laughed	Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin	Morgana King	(3:25)
I Just Can't Stop Loving You	Michael Jackson	Morgana King	(4:09)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
This Is Always	Mack Gordon, Harry Warren	Morgana King	(4:34)
They Can't Take That Away from Me	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	Morgana King	(5:04)
Let's Get Away from It All	Matt Dennis, Tom Adair	Morgana King	(2:35)
It's You or No One	Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn	Morgana King	(3:59)
This Can't Be Love	Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers	Morgana King	(3:19)
On a Slow Boat to China	Frank Loesser	Morgana King	(4:22)
Just Friends	John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis	Morgana King	(3:49)
The Best Things in Life Are Free	Lew Brown, Ray Henderson, Buddy DeSylva	Morgana King	(4:33)
The Things We Did Last Summer	Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn	Morgana King	(5:20)
I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me	Clarence Gaskill, Jimmy McHugh	Morgana King	(2:34)

Credits

Morgana King (Vocals), Allan Schwartzberg (Drums), David Spinozza (Guitar), Clifford Carter (Synthesizer), Larry Fallon (Keyboards), Clifford Carter (Keyboards), Scott Lee (Bass), Francisco Centeno (Bass), John Kaye (Percussion), Warren Odze (Drums), Joe Puma (Guitar), Larry Fallon (Synthesizer), Benny Aronov (Piano), Robbie Kondor (Synthesizer), Bob Aries (Synthesizer)