A Taste of "Sherry!"

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A Taste of "Sherry!"
Studio album by
Marilyn Maye
ReleasedFebruary 1967 (1967-02)
Studio
GenrePop[1]
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerJoe René
Marilyn Maye chronology
The Lamp Is Low
(1966) 		A Taste of "Sherry!"
(1967) 		Step to the Rear
(1967)
Singles from A Taste of "Sherry!"
  1. "Long Ago"
    Released: August 1965
  2. "I've Learned the Way to Sing the Blues"
    Released: June 1966
  3. "Cabaret"
    Released: August 1966
  4. "Sherry!"
    Released: January 1967

A Taste of "Sherry!" is a studio album by American singer Marilyn Maye. It was released in February 1967 by RCA Victor and contained 12 tracks. The album featured Maye's first commercially successful singles: "Cabaret" and "Sherry". Both were featured in Broadway musicals of the same names and both reached the top ten on the American adult contemporary chart. A Taste of "Sherry!" received positive reviews from several publications following its release.

Background[edit]

Marilyn Maye had been recording for RCA Victor since 1965 after being discovered by television host Steve Allen. She put out several albums with the label beginning with Meet Marvelous Marilyn Maye.[2] On her debut album, Maye recorded the song "I Love You Today", which Steve Allen had written for a musical. This gave Maye's producer (Joe René) the idea to have her record songs that would be featured in upcoming Broadway musicals. Among these was the song "Cabaret", which became commercially successful.[3] The song was featured in her fourth RCA album A Taste of "Sherry!".[4]

Recording and content[edit]

The album was recorded at two New York City locations: RCA Studio A and Webster Hall. The latter was not an official studio. However, the technical procedures used to record there classified A Taste of "Sherry! a studio album. The entirety of the project was produced by Joe René. It featured arrangement by Sid Bass, Claus Ogerman, Marty Manning, Jimmy Wisner and liner notes by Gene Lees[4]

A Taste of "Sherry!" consisted of 11 tracks.[5] Its title track would later appear in the Broadway musical of the same name. "Cabaret" would also appear in the Broadway musical of the same name. "Long Ago" was featured in the Broadway show Half a Sixpence.[4] Also included are covers of songs that had originally made America's Billboard pop chart: Sidney Bechet's 1956 top five recording of "Petite Fleur (A Time to Love a Time to Cry)" and The Righteous Brothers's 1964 chart-topping "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'". "Try to Remember" was a Broadway musical song that had also been a Billboard success by Ed Ames during this period.[6]

Release and critical reception[edit]

A Taste of "Sherry!" was originally released by the RCA Victor label in February 1967. It was first offered as a vinyl LP in both mono and stereo versions. Six songs appeared on "Side A" while five songs appeared on "Side B". It was Maye's fourth studio album and fifth album overall.[4] In later decades, it would be re-released in a digital format to retailers such as Apple Music.[7] It received positive reviews from several publications following its original release. Billboard magazine found that Maye's Broadway covers were performed with a "captivating flair". They also added, "She's a hard-sell singer who makes every performance pay off".[1] Cashbox magazine commented that Maye's pop covers demonstrated her "smooth artistry" and concluded, "The artist sings effortlessly with warmth and conviction, and the set is likely to garner much critical acclaim."[8] Record World magazine found that Maye's vocal delivery on the album to be both "smooth" and "sweet".[9]

Singles[edit]

A total of four singles were included on A Taste of "Sherry!". It was first was originally released in August 1965 called "Long Ago".[10] It was then followed in June 1966 by the release of "I've Learned the Way to Sing the Blues".[11] "Cabaret" was then issued as a single in August 1966.[12] It became Maye's first charting single, reaching the number nine position on the Billboard adult contemporary chart in October 1966.[13] Its fourth and final single was the title tune in January 1967.[14] It became her second charting single and second top ten single, peaking at number eight on the Billboard adult contemporary chart in March 1967.[13]

Track listing[edit]

Side one[4][7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sherry!" (from the Broadway production Sherry!)
2:28
2."Try to Remember" (from the musical The Fantasticks)
2:18
3."Cabaret" (from the new Broadway musical Cabaret)
2:15
4."You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"
2:46
5."Petite Fleur (A Time to Love a Time to Cry)"
2:39
6."Too Little Time"
  • Liebling
  • Hamlisch
2:23
Side two[4][7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."If You'll Just Come Back to Me"
  • Grudeff
  • Jessel
2:15
2."Long Ago" (from the musical production Half a Sixpence)Heneker2:45
3."Java"
  • Friday
  • Toussaint
  • Tyler
2:18
4."Too Much in Love"
2:20
5."I've Learned the Way to Sing the Blues"
  • Boring
  • Comer
2:27

Technical personnel[edit]

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of A Taste of "Sherry!".[4]

Release history[edit]

Region Date Format Label Ref.
North America February 1967
  • LP Mono
  • LP Stereo
 RCA Victor [4]
circa 2020
  • Music download
  • streaming
 Sony Music Entertainment [7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Album Reviews: Pop spotlight" (PDF). Billboard. March 25, 1967. p. 38. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  2. ^ Loudon, Christopher (April 26, 2019). "Marilyn Maye". JazzTimes. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Maye Time". Theater Mania. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Maye, Marilyn (February 1967). "A Taste of "Sherry!" (Disc Information)". RCA Victor. LMP-3778 (Mono); LSP-3778 (Stereo).
  5. ^ "A Taste of "Sherry!"': Marilyn Maye: Songs, reviews, credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2000). Joel Whitburn, Top Pop Singles 1955-1999. Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research. p. various.
  7. ^ a b c d "A Taste of "Sherry!" by Marilyn Maye". Apple Music. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Album Reviews: Pop Best Bets" (PDF). Cashbox. March 25, 1967. p. 32. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Album Reviews: Pick Hits" (PDF). Record World. March 11, 1967. p. 8.
  10. ^ Maye, Marilyn (August 1965). ""Long Ago"/"A Time to Love (A Time to Cry)" (7 inch vinyl single)". RCA Victor. 47-8661.
  11. ^ Maye, Marilyn (June 1966). ""I've Learned the Way to Sing the Blues"/"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (7 inch vinyl single)". RCA Victor. 47-8873.
  12. ^ ""Cabaret"/"Two Lovers" (7" vinyl single)". RCA Victor. August 1966. 47-8936.
  13. ^ a b "Marilyn Maye chart history (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  14. ^ Maye, Marilyn (January 1967). ""Sherry!"/"Too Much in Love" (7" vinyl single)". RCA Victor. 47-9076.
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