Love Is...The Tender Trap
Love Is...The Tender Trap is a 1999 studio album by Stacey Kent.
Kent's second studio album, it was produced by and features her husband, tenor saxophonist Jim Tomlinson. In an interview with Billboard magazine to promote the album Kent said that "Even when I'm singing of unrequited love, it may not reflect my life, but the quality of the song allows me to deliver it truthfully".
Reception
Scott Yanow, writing for AllMusic, thought that Kent "has an attractive voice and a lightly swinging style." He added that she "uplifts each of the familiar tunes slightly but does not add much of herself to the material," and concluded by remarking on her future potential.Track listing
- "The Tender Trap" – 4:42
- "I Didn't Know About You" – 4:43
- "Comes Love" – 4:04
- "In the Still of the Night" – 5:08
- "Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)" – 4:43
- "East of the Sun" – 6:36
- "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" – 4:14
- "They Say It's Wonderful" – 4:57
- "Don't Be That Way" – 4:22
- "They All Laughed" – 4:01
- "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" – 4:59
- "It's a Wonderful World" – 4:21
Personnel
;Performance- Stacey Kent – vocals, arranger
- Jim Tomlinson – tenor saxophone, arranger, producer
- David Newton – piano
- Colin Oxley – guitar, arranger
- David Green – double bass
- Jeff Hamilton – drums, arranger
- Curtis Schwartz – engineer, mixing
- Alan Bates – executive producer
- Jay Livingston – liner notes
- Jennifer Abbott – photography