But Beautiful (Nancy Wilson album)

But Beautiful
Studio album by Nancy Wilson
Released	1971
Recorded	November 1969[1]
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	39:03
Label	Capitol
Producer	Dave Cavanaugh
Nancy Wilson chronology
Now I'm a Woman (1970) But Beautiful (1971) Kaleidoscope (1971)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz	[3]

But Beautiful is a 1971 studio album by Nancy Wilson, with musical accompaniment by the Hank Jones Quartet.^[4] It entered the Billboard Top 200 chart on July 17, 1971, and remained for five weeks.^[5]

Track listing

1. "Prelude to a Kiss" (Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills) – 2:45
2. "For Heaven's Sake" (Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer) – 2:50
3. "Happiness is a Thing Called Joe" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) – 2:54
4. "I'll Walk Alone" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 3:33
5. "Supper Time" (Irving Berlin) – 3:53
6. "But Beautiful" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 4:05
7. "Oh! Look at Me Now" (Joe Bushkin, John DeVries) – 2:22
8. "Glad to Be Unhappy" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 3:17
9. "In a Sentimental Mood" (Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Mills) – 2:58
10. "I Thought About You" (Johnny Mercer, Van Heusen) – 2:04
11. "Easy Living" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 3:07
12. "Do It Again" (Buddy DeSylva, George Gershwin) – 2:47
13. "Darn That Dream" (Eddie DeLange, Van Heusen) – 2:51

Personnel

• Nancy Wilson – vocals
• Hank Jones – piano
• Gene Bertoncini – guitar
• Ron Carter – double bass
• Grady Tate – drums

References

1. Tom, Lord. The jazz discography. West Vancouver, B.C., Canada. ISBN 1881993000. OCLC 30547554.
2. AllMusic review
3. Larkin, Colin (2004). "Nancy Wilson". The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz (Rev Upd ed.). Virgin Books. p. 941. ISBN 1852271833.
4. "Nancy Wilson - But Beautiful". Discogs. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
5. "Nancy Wilson But Beautiful Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2018.