Better Than Anything

}} The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Kral is quite recognizable, although not singing with quite the emotional intensity that she would display during her final three albums (which are all classics) ... Kral was already a delightful singer." ==Track listing==

• "Better Than Anything" (David "Buck" Wheat, Bill Loughborough) – 2:21 • "The Touch of Your Lips" (Ray Noble) – 2:22 • "The Meaning of the Blues" (Bobby Troup, Leah Worth) – 3:11 • "Rock Me to Sleep" (Benny Carter, Paul Vandervoort II) – 2:20 • "No More" (Tutti Camarata, Bob Russell) – 3:10 • "Passing By" (Laurent Hess, Charles Trenet, Jack Lawrence) – 1:54 • "It's a Wonderful World" (Jan Savitt, Harold Adamson, Johnny Watson) – 2:34 • "This Is Always" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) – 3:23 • "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) – 2:40 • "Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry" (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) – 3:35 • "Nobody Else But Me" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 1:54 == Personnel ==

• Irene Kral – vocals • Junior Mance – piano • Bob Cranshaw – bass guitar • Mickey Roker – drums == Cover Versions ==

• Claire Martin recorded a cover on the album "The Waiting Game" (1992). == References ==