TITLE : I Was Born In Love With You
CATALOGUE NUMBER : 456 654-2/4 PH
INTERNATIONAL RELEASE DATE : February 2000
 
WORKS
1. The Summer Knows
2. Dans ses yeux
3. Je vivrai sans toi
4. What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?
5. I Was Born In Love With You
6. Dis-moi
7. Les Enfants qui pleurent
8. The Moon and I
9. Celui-là
10. Les Moulins de mon cœur
11. You Must Believe In Spring
12. La Valse des lilas
13. Afterthoughts
14. Les Parapluies de Cherbourg
15. Between Yesterday And Tomorrow
 
ARTISTS
Jessye Norman, soprano
Michel Legrand, piano with
Ron Carter, bass
Grady Tate, drums
 
COMPOSERS
Various
 
RECORDING INFORMATION
Read the Barnes & Noble interview with Jessye.
Soprano Jessye Norman is one of the legendary artists on Philips, with a long history and extensive cataloguel. Her interpretations of repertoire ranging from art-song to opera to gospel are considered definitive, and her reputation for bringing contemporary music to a wider audience is renowned.

Now Norman, one of the greatest classical vocalists, comes together with Michel Legrand, the French composer/musician, in a crossover recording titled I Was Born In Love With You, an album of some of the most beautiful love songs of the twentieth century.

Legrand has scored iconic soundtracks of this century, including "The Windmills Of Your Mind" (from The Thomas Crown Affair) and "The Summer Knows" (from Summer of '42). He has won three Oscars and two Grammy awards, and collaborated with stars such as Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughn, Aretha Franklin and Barbra Streisand.

The songs are moody, jazzy, sophisticated and above all, romantic. This is Jessye stepping out of opera and very naturally into the role of "chanteuse".