Tears and Laughter (Dinah Washington)

Tears and Laughter is a 1962 album by Dinah Washington with Orchestra conducted by Quincy Jones, that was released on Mercury Records (in mono MG 20661 and stereo SR-60661). The orchestral arrangements partly with strings for the jazz standard repertoire were provided by Jones, Hal Mooney, Al Cohn, Ernie Wilkins and Billy Byers. On the second half –the B-side– of the original LP release Washington is backed by the male doo-wop quintet The Dells, who toured with Washington as the opening act since 1960. They are also featured without Washington on "Jeepers Creepers", and "Am I Blue?" is a duet with one of them. It received a rating of three stars from AllMusic.

Track listing

1. "Bewitched" (Rodgers and Hart) – 2:19
2. "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" (David Mann, Bob Hilliard) – 2:13
3. "Mood Indigo" (Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills) – 2:25
4. "Am I Blue?" (Harry Akst, Grant Clarke) – 2:52
5. "I'm a Fool to Want You" (Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf, Joel Herron) – 3:00
6. "Tears and Laughter" (Miriam Lewis) – 2:50
7. "Secret Love" (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) – 2:48
8. "You Do Something to Me" (Cole Porter) – 2:20
9. "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 2:43
10. "Jeepers Creepers" (Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer) – 2:02
11. "Wake the Town and Tell the People" (Jerry Livingston, Sammy Gallop) – 2:38
12. "I Just Found Out About Love" (Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson) – 2:46

Personnel

• Dinah Washington – vocals (except track 10)
• Quincy Jones – conductor
• The Dells – backing vocals (tracks 7–12)
• Joe Newman, Clark Terry, Ernie Wilkins – trumpet
• Jimmy Cleveland, Kai Winding, Billy Byers trombone
• Al Cohn – tenor saxophone
• Patti Bown – piano
• George Barnes – guitar
• unknown bass and drums
• unidentified orchestra