Can't Take My Eyes Off You (album)

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Can't Take My Eyes Off You

Studio album by

Nancy Wilson

Released

March 1970^[1]

Recorded

1970^[2]

Venue

Los Angeles

Genre

Vocal jazz

Length

30:00

Nancy Wilson chronology

Hurt So Bad
(1969)

Can't Take My Eyes Off You
(1970)

Now I'm a Woman
(1970)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz	^[4]

Can't Take My Eyes Off You is a studio album by Nancy Wilson, released on Capitol Records in 1970. It was produced by David Cavanaugh, with arrangements and conducting by Phil Wright and Jimmy Jones.

In a positive review, Record World called it "another bright and warm outing for the multi-talented Miss Wilson. This is a composer's album with songs by Bacharach and David, Leonard Cohen, Leiber and Stoller, and Jimmy Webb."^[5]

The album also contains an early Bacharach song written with Bob Hilliard, "Waitin' For Charlie To Come Home," as well as songs made famous by Dusty Springfield and Blood, Sweat & Tears. The song "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" had been included on Wilson's previous album, Hurt So Bad (1969), but it proved so successful on radio that Capitol made it the title track of her new album.^[6]

Can't Take My Eyes Off You entered the Billboard 200 on March 28, 1970, peaking at No. 155 and remaining on the chart for six weeks.^[7] It fared better on Billboard's Hot R&B LPs, reaching No. 38.^[8]

In 2013, SoulMusic Records released a digitally remastered version of the album, paired with Now I'm a Woman, another Wilson album from 1970. The compact disc contains three bonus tracks.^[9]

Track listing

Side 1

"Waitin' For Charlie To Come Home" (Burt Bacharach, Bob Hilliard) – 2:33
"A Brand New Me" (Jerry Butler, Kenneth Gamble, Theresa Bell) – 3:00
"Mixed Up Girl" (Jimmy Webb) – 2:30
"Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" (Bacharach, Hal David) – 2:54
"This Girl Is a Woman Now" (Alan Bernstein, Victor Millrose) – 3:05

Side 2

"Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio) – 3:21
"Words And Music" (Jack Segal, Marvin Fisher) – 2:02
"Suzanne" (Leonard Cohen) – 4:34
"You Made Me So Very Happy" (Berry Gordy, Brenda Holloway, Frank Wilson, Patrice Holloway) – 3:14
"Trip With Me" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 2:21

Personnel

Nancy Wilson – vocals
Jimmy Jones – arranger, conductor
Phil Wright – arranger, conductor
David Cavanaugh – producer

References

^ "New Album Releases" (PDF). Billboard. 1970-03-07. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
^ Lord, Tom (1992). The jazz discography. Vol. 25. West Vancouver, B.C., Canada. ISBN 1881993000. OCLC 30547554.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Campbell, Al. Can't Take My Eyes Off You at AllMusic
^ Larkin, Colin (2004). "Nancy Wilson". The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz (Rev Upd ed.). Virgin Books. p. 941. ISBN 1852271833.
^ "Pick Hits Album Reviews" (PDF). Record World. 1970-03-07. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
^ Nathan, David. "NANCY WILSON: CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU/NOW I'M A WOMAN EXPANDED EDITION (SMCR-25087)". Retrieved 2018-12-04.
^ "Nancy Wilson Can't Take My Eyes Off You Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
^ "Nancy Wilson Can't Take My Eyes Off You Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
^ "Nancy Wilson – Can't Take My Eye Off You / Now I'm a Woman". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-12-03.

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