Tender Loving Care teams
Nancy Wilson with arranger
Billy May for a collection of romantic ballads and torch songs that capture the singer at her most sensuous.
May's handling of songs like "Like Someone in Love" and "Try a Little Tenderness" boast an uncommon sensitivity, deftly avoiding syrup and sentimentality in a far-ranging series of contexts that extend from lushly orchestral to starkly jazzy. And
Wilson is at her best here, taking full command of the familiar songs and re-animating them with vocals that are bold, sophisticated, and daringly adult. ~ Jason Ankeny