A Quiet Place (album)

A Quiet Place
Studio album by Roseanna Vitro
Released	October 1987 [1]
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	40:10 [2]
Label	Skyline SKYD - 8701 [1]
Producer	Paul Wickliffe [1]
Roseanna Vitro chronology
Listen Here (1985) A Quiet Place (1987) Reaching for the Moon (1991)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Baltimore Sun	[4]

A Quiet Place is the second album by jazz singer Roseanna Vitro, released in October 1987 on the Skyline label.^[1]

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 2 stars, with reviewer Scott Yanow citing its uncharacteristic attempt at crossover appeal:

[A]lthough she does a fine job with Chick Corea's "Times Lie," not much can be done with tunes by Lionel Richie and Patrice Rushen. Despite the presence of Eddie Daniels (mostly on tenor) and keyboardist Fred Hersch, this is a surprisingly forgettable effort by a talented singer.^[3]

By contrast, a contemporaneous review by Baltimore Sun awarded 4 stars, with critic Kelly Gilbert singling out both the Lionel Richie cover and Vitro's vocal attributes for praise, along with four of the album's six original compositions (including three featuring lyrics written by Vitro):

In a word, Vitro and this album are dynamite. [... Her] chief characteristic is a silky-smooth voice that is equally at home with slow and thoughtful songs, fast-paced belters and most anything in between. Vitro co-wrote four of the songs here, three of them – including the jazzy title cut – with Fred Hersch. [...] "A Quiet Place," What Are We Gonna Do," "Every Time You're Near Me" and "Mirage" are standouts, and Vitro injects new emotion into Lionel Richie's "Hello" by slowing the tempo.^[4]

Track listing

All composer credits and durations derived from The Record Room.^[2]

1. "A Quiet Place" (Fred Hersch, Roseanna Vitro) - 3:58
2. "What Are We Gonna Do?" (Hersch, Vitro) - 4:10
3. "Hello" (Lionel Richie)- 5:45
4. "Every Time You're Near Me" (Steve Sacks, Vitro) - 3:02
5. "Times Lie" (Chick Corea, Bobbie Bryan) - 4:34
6. "Strange Situation" (Hersch, Vitro) - 3:33
7. "You Love Me Only" (Patrice Rushen) - 5:08
8. "A Simple Samba" (Hersch, Cheryl Pyle) - 4:07
9. "Mirage" (Hersch, Pyle) - 5:53

Personnel

All information derived from RoseannaVitro.com.^[1]

• Vocals – Roseanna Vitro
• Keyboards – Fred Hersch
• Bass – Mark Egan
• Drums – Joey Baron
• Sax / flute – Eddie Daniels
• Guitar – Jay Azzolina
• Percussion – Cyro Baptista
• Background vocals – Daryl Tookes, Angela Clemmon, Patrick Vitro, Roseanna Vitro

References

1. "Discography". RoseannaVitro.com. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
2. "Roseanna Vitro: A Quiet Place". The Record Room. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
3. Yanow, Scott. "Roseanna Vitro: A Quiet Place". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
4. Gilbert, Kelly. "Three New CDs Showcase Basie in Three Settings". The Baltimore Sun. November 26, 1987. Retrieved via Proquest 2015-05-21. "Vitro's chief characteristic is a silky-smooth voice that is equally at home with slow and thoughtful songs, fast-paced belters and most anything in between. But there's a lot more to this lady than smoothness, even given the fact that Eddie Daniels plays sax and flute behind her. Vitro co-wrote four of the songs here, three of them – including the jazzy title cut – with Fred Hersch, who backs her on piano and synthesizers, and who contributes a samba and a soft serenade that Vitro approaches with ease. "A Quiet Place," What Are We Gonna Do," "Every Time You're Near Me" and "Mirage" are standouts, and Vitro injects new emotion into Lionel Richie's "Hello" by slowing the tempo to generate more emotion. In a word, Vitro and this album are dynamite."