Taking It to Hart

Dave Burns of JazzTimes said that Shaw "is blessed with strong pipes and good intonation; unfortunately, he has also mastered every pop mannerism-bathos, exaggerated dynamics, melodramatic vibrato, fake-Southern diction, swoops of pointless-tasteless Mathis falsetto, the Tom Jones vocal wink, the ain't-we-hip scat", but added that the musicians and arrangements added a "tender counterpoint". ==Track listing==

• "I Wish I Were in Love Again" – 2:58 • "Where or When" – 3:24 • "Have You Met Miss Jones?" – 4:11 • "I Could Write a Book" – 4:00 • "My Romance"/"Any Old Place with You" – 3:10 • "Little Girl Blue" – 4:01 • "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" – 6:07 • "My Funny Valentine" – 5:12 • "Blue Moon" – 1:55 • "This Can't Be Love" – 3:00 • "It Never Entered My Mind" – 5:12 • "This Funny World" – 3:51 • "With a Song in My Heart" – 5:47 All music composed by Richard Rodgers, with all lyrics written by Lorenz Hart. ==Personnel==

• Ian Shaw - vocals, arranger • Carol Grimes - vocals • Mari Wilson - vocals • Iain Ballamy - tenor saxophone • Mornington Lockett - tenor saxophone • Guy Barker - trumpet • Tim Wells - double bass • Matthew Barley - cello • Mark Fletcher - drums • Adrian York - piano ==References==