Todd Murray - Croon: When a Whisper Became A Song (2015)

Croon is intimate music. When "crooning" became a style of singing in the early 1920's thanks to the new record industry, it was considered racy and not fit for impressionable young ears and ladies. When radio took hold in the late 20's and early 30's, crooning was all the rage! This is an album of the acclaimed show written and sung by Todd Murray. All of the music is intimate in nature, meant to be sung as a conversation between two people, but the arrangements are fresh and varied. Murray's walks you through the decades starting in the 1930's with "Lover" "You Are Too Beautiful" "The Nearness of You" on up to a brand new single "And I'm Leaving Today" written by Todd Murray and pianist Alex Rybeck of NYC cabaret fame.

Tracklist:

01. Lover / I Wanna Be Loved
02. Nearness of You
03. Learn to Croon
04. You Are Too Beautiful
05. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
06. You'll Never Know
07. Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps
08. I've Got You Under My Skin
09. Love Me Tender / I Can't Help Falling in Love With You
10. If Ever I Would Leave You
11. This Guy's in Love With You
12. You'll Never Find (Another Love Like Mine)
13. I'm Your Man
14. And I'm Leaving Today
15. Whispering
16. How Deep Is the Ocean / I Wish You Love
17. The Crooner Boys' Playoff