After the Lights Go Down Low and Much More!!!

Studio album by Freda Payne

Released

1964

Recorded

September 17, 1963–September 19, 1963

Freda Payne chronology

After the Lights Go Down Low and Much More!!!
(1964)

How Do You Say I Don't Love You Anymore
(1966)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

After the Lights Go Down Low and Much More!!! is the debut album of Freda Payne, released in 1964. Duke Ellington's "Blue Piano" makes its first album appearance, while the majority of the songs on this album are cover songs and jazz standards. The six songs on the first side of the album were recorded on September 17 and 18 of 1963, while the second side was recorded on September 19 of that year (Payne's twenty-first birthday). This album was reissued on CD in Japan in January 2002 and then on September 13, 2005 in the United States.

Track listing

Side 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"After the Lights Go Down Low"	Phil Belmonte, Leroy C. Lovett, Allen White	3:23
2.	"Sweet Pumpkin"	Ronnell Bright	2:56
3.	"Blue Piano"	Duke Ellington, Bill Katz, Ruth Ann Roberts, Bob Thiele	2:48
4.	"The Things We Love to Do"	Clayton, Clara Ward	2:32
5.	"Awaken My Lonely One"	Moody, Sherrell	2:07
6.	"Sweet September"	Bill McGuffie, Phillips, Stanley	2:33

Side 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Cried for You"	Gus Arnheim, Arthur Freed, Abe Lyman	3:58
2.	"'Round Midnight"	Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen	4:20
3.	"Out of This World"	Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer	3:10
4.	"Lonely Woman"	Ornette Coleman, Margo Guryan	3:53
5.	"I Wish I Knew"	Harry Warren, Mack Gordon	3:50
6.	"It's Time"	Ruth Roberts, Pauline Rivelli	1:53

Personnel

Freda Payne – vocals
Manny Albam – arranger and conductor

Additional musicians

Side 1

Trumpets – Nick Travis, Ernie Royal, Al Derisi, Jimmy Nottingham
Trombones – Al Raph, Quentin Jackson, Bob Brookmeyer
Alto saxophone – Phil Woods
Tenor saxophones – Zoot Sims, Seldon Powell
Baritone saxophone – Sol Schlinger
Piano – Hank Jones
Bass – Art Davis
Drums – Gus Johnson, Jr.

Side 2

Alto saxophone – Phil Woods
Drums – Walter Perkins
Piano – Hank Jones
Bass – Art Davis
Guitar – Jim Hall

Technical personnel

Producer – Bob Thiele
Engineer – Bob Simpson
Cover and liner photos – Joe Alper
Liner design – Joe Lebow

References

↑ Chadbourne, Eugene. "Review: After the Lights Go Down Low and Much More!!! - Freda Payne". Allmusic. Retrieved 23 June 2009.

Freda Payne

Studio albums	After the Lights Go Down Low and Much More!!! (1964) How Do You Say I Don't Love You Anymore (1966) Band of Gold (1970) Contact (1971) Reaching Out (1973) Payne & Pleasure (1974) Out of Payne Comes Love (1975) Stares and Whispers (1977) Supernatural High (1978) Hot (1979) Freda Payne Sings the (Unauthorized) I Hate Barney Songbook: A Parody (1995) Christmas With Freda and Friends (1996) Come See About Me (2001) On the Inside (2007)

Live albums	An Evening with Freda Payne: Live in Concert (1996) Live in Concert (1999)

Compilation albums	The Best of Freda Payne (1972) Greatest Hits (1991) Lost in Love (2000) Band of Gold: The Best of Freda Payne (2000) Unhooked Generation: The Complete Invictus Recordings (2001) The Best of Freda Payne: Ten Best Series (2002)

Singles	"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (1966) "Band of Gold" (1970) "Happy Days Are Here Again/Happy Music (Dance the Night Away)" (1978)

Related topics	Scherrie Payne Gregory Abbott

Book:Freda Payne

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