This Game of Love

This Game of Love is the eleventh studio album by American singer Vic Damone, released in November 1959 by Columbia Records. It was produced by Robert Smale.
It features a collection of ballads from the Orchestra of Robert Smale, such as "Alone Together", "Ain't Misbehavin'", "Me and My Shadows", and "A Fellow Needs a Girl".
The album was released on compact disc by Sony Music Distribution on March 9, 1997, as tracks 13 through 24 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 1 through 12 consisting of Damone's 1958 album, Closer Than a Kiss.
In 2007, Collectables included this CD in a box set entitled Only the Best of Vic Damone, which contains six of his studio albums and one compilation. This Game of Love was included in a box set entitled Seven Classic Albums Box Set, which contains all 7 of his studio albums, and was released on February 5, 2016.

Critical reception

Nick Dedina of AllMusic described the album as "the best album that Damone ever cut", and noted "Damone recorded the session with a small but superb jazz group that gives diverse backings to a strong selection of ballads and rhythm tunes.
Giving it four stars to indicate "strong sales potential", Billboard notes "Damone gives out with highly listenable renditions of a flock of romamtocally styled standards.
Cashbox described the album as ”a Beautitful love mood expressions", and stated that "A dozen sensitive love songs are expressively conveyed by the singer in warm and tender interpretations.
Ken Graham of Disc identified the album as a "Album of The Month in its review from February 1960, stated that the album "features nicely balanecd selection of material covering quite a range of song styles.