Touch Me Softly
# Touch Me Softly

Touch Me Softly is a 1963 album by George Shearing accompanied by his quintet and a string orchestra.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

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| Allmusic | |

Scott Yanow reviewed the album for Allmusic and wrote that "Best is a touching version of "Sunday, Monday or Always"...Actually, for this type of "dreamy" romantic music, the performances are excellent, but one should not expect much jazz on this out-of-print LP."

## Track listing

* "Just Imagine" (Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson) - 2:34
* "Blue Room" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 2:33
* "You're Blasé" (Bruce Sievier, Ord Hamilton) - 3:07
* "Wait for Me" (Charles DeForest) - 3:05
* "Try a Little Tenderness" (Jimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Harry M. Woods) - 2:45
* "Suddenly It's Spring" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 2:41
* "Be Careful, It's My Heart" (Irving Berlin) - 2:18
* "Sunday, Monday, or Always" (Van Heusen, Burke) - 2:40
* "Lollipops and Roses" (Tony Velona) - 2:40
* "Just as Though You Were Here" (Edgar De Lange, John Benson Brooks) - 3:12
* "Touch Me Softly" (Dick Allen, Stan Hoffman) - 3:37
* "In a Sentimental Mood" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Manny Kurtz) - 3:22

## Personnel

* George Shearing - piano, arranger
* Gary Burton or Douglas Marsh - vibraphone
* Ron Anthony - guitar
* Ralph Peña - double bass
* Vernel Fournier - drums
* Milt Raskin - conducting string choir

Recorded in Los Angeles, 1963.

