Two for the Road (Carmen McRae and George Shearing album)

Two for the Road
Studio album by Carmen McRae, George Shearing
Released	1980
Recorded	June 1980
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	39:07
Label	Concord
Producer	Carl Jefferson
George Shearing chronology
Blues Alley Jazz (1979) Two for the Road (1980) In Concert at the Pavilion (1980)
Carmen McRae chronology
I'm Coming Home Again (1980) Two for the Road (1980) Recorded Live at Bubba's (1981)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Two for the Road is a 1980 album by the jazz singer Carmen McRae and the jazz pianist George Shearing.^[4][5]

Track listing

1. "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" (Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 3:41
2. "You're All I Need" (Walter Jurmann, Gus Kahn, Bronislaw Kaper) – 3:15
3. "Gentleman Friend" (Arnold B. Horwitt, Richard Lewine) – 4:11
4. "More Than You Know" (Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans) – 4:33
5. "Cloudy Morning" (Marvin Fisher, Joseph McCarthy) – 2:55
6. "Too Late Now" (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner) – 5:02
7. "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 2:16
8. "Ghost of Yesterday" (Arthur Herzog, Jr., Irene Kitchings) – 4:51
9. "What Is There to Say?" (Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg) – 4:54
10. "Two for the Road" (Leslie Bricusse, Henry Mancini) – 3:29

Personnel

Performance

• Carmen McRae – vocals
• George Shearing – piano, vocals on "Two for the Road"

References

1. AllMusic review
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 138. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1287. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
4. Two for the Road at AllMusic
5. Davis, Clive (27 January 1990). "In Strict Confidence". The Times.