TURNTABLE FOR ONE

She gave you 50% of your chromosomes, 75% of your attitudes, 90% of your self-esteem, and 100% of the conversations you have with your therapist. Moms. Where would we be without them? And even though Mother’s Day this year was a little more unusual than ever, I still maintained tradition with the annual Turntable For One tribute to Mother’s Day – with songs about moms, songs from mom’s point of view, and songs about motherly advice. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

• DAT DERE  /  Jackie Ryan  /  “Doozy”
• NOTHING LIKE YOU  /  Cecile McLorin Salvant  /  “Dreams & Daggers”
• LOOK AT THAT FACE  /  Greta Matassa  /  “Favorites From A Long Walk”
• STOP, TIME  /  Susannah McCorkle  /  “From Broken Hearts To The Blue Skies”
• I HOPE YOU DANCE  /  Deborah Lippman  /  “Nightingale”
• THEM THERE EYES  /  Gretje Angell  /  “In Any Key”
• BROWN BABY  /  Nina Simone  /  “Nina Simone At The Village Gate”
• MOTHER’S LOVE  /  Allan Harris  /  “Nobody’s Gonna Love You Better”
• A CHILD IS BORN  /  (Mystery Mom)  /  Carline Ray  /  “Vocal Sides”       
• AS LONG AS I LIVE  /  (Mystery Mom’s Daughter)  /  Catherine Russell  /  “Inside this Heart Of Minet”
• INFANT EYES  /  Nnenna Freelon  /  “Heritage”
• WHEN I LOOK IN YOUR EYES  /  Judith Lorrick  /  “The Second Time Around”
• CALL ME  /  Astrud Gilberto  /  “A Certain Smile”
• WHERE ARE YOU GOING  /  Shirley Horn  /  “Songs of Lost Love”
• I FORGOT TO HAVE CHILDREN  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “Ages”
• HEART’S DESIRE  /  Connie Evingson  /  “Little Did I know”
• LOOK FOR THE SILVER LINING  /  Etta Jones  /  “From The Heart”
• A CHILD IS ONLY A MOMENT  /  Rosemary Clooney  /  “Mothers & Daughters”
• ALWAYS/ WHEN I LOST YOU  /  Helen Merrill  /  “American Songbook Series: Irving Berlin”
• WHY WAS I BORN  /  Karrin Allyson  /  “Ballads”
• CHILDREN WILL LISTEN/YOU’VE GOT TO BE CAREFULLY TAUGHT  /  Renee Fleming & Leslie Odom Jr.  /  “Broadway”
• I AM YOUR CHILD  /  Barry Manilow  /  “The Complete Collection And Then Some”
• PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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