Hopeless Romantics

Studio album by Michael Feinstein, George Shearing

Released

September 27, 2005

Recorded

May 6-10, 2002

Michael Feinstein chronology

Only One Life: The Songs of Jimmy Webb
(2003)

Hopeless Romantics
(2005)

The Sinatra Project
(2008)

George Shearing chronology

Back to Birdland
(2001)

Hopeless Romantics
(2005)

Hopeless Romantics is a 2005 album by American vocalist Michael Feinstein accompanied by pianist George Shearing, recorded in 2002 and released on the Concord label. The album is a tribute to the American composer Harry Warren, who Feinstein met in his twenties. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

The Allmusic review by Aaron Latham awarded the album 3½ stars and stated of Shearing that the "album's low-key approach leaves little room for him to shine", but praised Feinstein as "pitch-perfect" and that he "squeezes every ounce of good sentimentality out of each lyric".^[2]

Track listing

All music composed by Harry Warren.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"I Had the Craziest Dream"	Mack Gordon	3:01
2.	"You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me"	Al Dubin	3:26
3.	"This Heart of Mine"	Arthur Freed	4:23
4.	"At Last"	Gordon	4:01
5.	"I'll String Along with You"	Dubin	4:13
6.	"You're My Everything"	Mort Dixon, Victor Young	4:04
7.	"The More I See You"	Gordon	4:12
8.	"Serenade In Blue"	Gordon	4:37
9.	"I Know Why (And So Do You)"	Gordon	4:37
10.	"September in the Rain"	Dubin	4:11
11.	"Shadow Waltz"	Dubin	3:43
12.	"There Will Never Be Another You"	Gordon	3:19
13.	"I Only Have Eyes for You"	Dubin	4:45
14.	"You'll Never Know"	Gordon	3:52
15.	"You're My Everything"	Dixon, Young	3:05

Personnel

Michael Feinstein - vocals
George Shearing - piano

References

↑ Jazz Review accessed October 24, 2010
1 2 Latham, A Allmusic Review accessed October 24, 2010

George Shearing

Studio albums	Black Satin (1956) Beauty and the Beat! (1959) The Shearing Touch (1960) White Satin (1960) Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays (1961) The Swingin's Mutual! (1961) Music to Hear (1972) Continental Experience (1975) Two for the Road (1980) On a Clear Day (1980) Top Drawer (1983) An Elegant Evening (1985) Grand Piano (1985) More Grand Piano (1986) Breakin' Out (1987) Back to Birdland (2001) The Rare Delight of You (2002) Hopeless Romantics (2005)

Live albums	On the Sunny Side of the Strip (1960) Blues Alley Jazz (1979) An Evening with George Shearing & Mel Tormé (1982) The Classic Concert Live (1982) An Evening at Charlie's (1983) A Vintage Year (1987) Mel and George "Do" World War II (1990)

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