No Strings (album)

No Strings
Studio album by Sheena Easton
Released	August 13, 1993
Recorded	1993
Genre	Jazz / Standards
Label	MCA Records
Producer	Patrice Rushen
Professional reviews
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Sheena Easton chronology
What Comes Naturally (1991) No Strings (1993) My Cherie (1995)

No Strings is Sheena Easton's 11th album and a departure from the Pop and R&B style of her earlier records. With jazz-tinged arrangements by Patrice Rushen, Easton sings standards but without any string instruments performing. The album was released August 3, 1993. The album was critically acclaimed by Jazz critics and Allmusic.com gave it 4 stars.

The disc was recorded live. Easton wanted to record the disc in a similar fashion to Capitol Records sessions of the 1960s. The song "The Nearness of You" was featured on the soundtrack of "Indecent Proposal" and released as a promo single in some European markets.

Editorial reviews

...a warm, assured stylist, whose affection for these American classics is infectious... Rating: B Entertainment Weekly (08/13/1993)

No Strings—Sheena conquers the cabaret scene; the album works. Jazz Times, June 1994

Track listing

1. Someone to Watch Over Me
2. Medley: I'm in the Mood for Love/Moody's Mood For Love
3. The Nearness of You
4. How Deep Is The Ocean
5. If You Go Away (Ne me quitte pas)
6. Body And Soul
7. Medley: Little Girl Blue/When Sunny Gets Blue
8. The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else
9. The Man That Got Away
10. I Will Say Goodbye
11. Never Will I Marry

References

• Allmusic.com
• Entertainment Weekly (08/13/1993)
• Jazz Times 1994