Take a Number

Take a Number
Studio album by
Released1959
Recorded1959
GenreJazz
LabelCapitol – T1210
ProducerAndy Wiswell
Mavis Rivers chronology
Take a Number
(1959)
Hooray for Love
(1960)

Take a Number is the debut album by New Zealand and Polynesian jazz singer Mavis Rivers. It was arranged by Nelson Riddle and released in 1959.[1][2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The initial Billboard magazine review from May 18, 1959 commented that "Polynesian canary Mavis Rivers lends her expressive jazz-flavored thrushing style to a group of "number" selections...Spinnable wax".[3]

Track listing

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  1. "One Minute to One" (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) – 2:32
  2. "Two Loves Have I" – 4:03
  3. "Three Coins in the Fountain" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 3:12
  4. "Four A.M." (L. Coleman) – 3:02
  5. "Five O'Clock Whistle" (Kim Gannon, Gene Irwin, Josef Myrow) – 2:06
  6. "Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga" (James V. Monaco) – 2:52
  7. "Seven-League Boots" – 2:46
  8. "Dinner at Eight" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 3:31
  9. "About a Quarter to Nine" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) – 3:05
  10. "One the Ten O' Ten" (J. Fred Coots) – 2:20
  11. "At the Eleventh Hour" – 3:01
  12. "It's Twelve O'Clock" (Coots) – 3:34

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Take a Number at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Mavis Rivers – Take a Number at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Reviews and Ratings of New Popular Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 18 May 1959. p. 36. ISSN 0006-2510.