Della (album)

Della
Studio album by Della Reese
Released	1960
Recorded	1960
Genre	Traditional Pop, Swing
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Neal Hefti

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Allmusic	[2]

Della is an album by singer and actress Della Reese. It was her first album for RCA Victor, after she left Jubilee Records in 1959. The album was one of her most successful, and it was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1961.

Track listing

1. "The Lady Is a Tramp" (Hart, Rodgers) 2:39
2. "If I Could Be with You (One Hour Tonight)" (Johnson) 2:50
3. "Let's Get Away from It All" (Adair, Dennis) 2:29
4. "Thou Swell" (Hart, Rodgers) 2:27
5. "You're Driving Me Crazy" (Donaldson) 2:30
6. "Goody Goody" (Malneck, Mercer) 3:46
7. "And the Angels Sing" (Elman, Mercer) 2:42
8. "Baby Won't You Please Come Home?" (Warfield, Williams) 3:11
9. "I'm Beginning to See the Light" (Ellington, George, Hodges, James) 2:27
10. "I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)" (Ahlert, Turk) 2:38
11. "Blue Skies" (Berlin) 1:49
12. "Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)" (Hodges) 5:16

Expanded Edition

RCA released an expanded edition of the album in 2002, that includes early demos of all of the songs performed by Della and George Butler on piano. Link

Personnel

• Della Reese – vocals

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1960	Pop Albums	35

Single

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1959	Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)	Billboard Pop Singles	56

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Allmusic review

• http://www.allmusic.com/album/r67789