Lena & Gabor


Lena & Gabor is an album by American vocalist Lena Horne and Hungarian guitarist Gábor Szabó, arranged and produced by Gary McFarland. It was recorded in 1969 and released on the Skye label. The album was Lena Horne's first album release in four years and saw her return to the charts with the single "Watch What Happens". The Skye Records label declared bankruptcy in 1970 and the backcatalog was acquired by Buddha Records and the album was re-issued in 1971 as Watch What Happens.

Reception

The Allmusic review states "Lena & Gabor is an unexpected delight, capturing a soulfulness and sass largely absent from the singer's previous efforts. Producer and arranger Gary McFarland's candy-coated orchestral settings afford Horne the opportunity to step out of the elegant but often stuffy refinement of her classic LPs and let down her hair".

Track listing

  1. "Rocky Raccoon" – 3:30
  2. "Something" – 3:09
  3. "Everybody's Talkin'" – 2:55
  4. "In My Life" – 2:56
  5. "Yesterday When I Was Young" – 4:07
  6. "Watch What Happens" – 4:01
  7. "My Mood Is You" – 4:43
  8. "Message to Michael" – 3:17
  9. "Nightwind" – 3:39
  10. "The Fool on the Hill" – 3:45

Personnel