℗ 2022 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings; A Verve Records release.
| Released | September 16, 2022 |
| Duration | 41m 18s |
| Record Label | Verve |
| Genre | Jazz |
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1.1
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Can't Get Out of This Mood
Samara Joy |
3:42 | |||
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1.2
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Guess Who I Saw Today
Samara Joy |
4:09 | |||
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1.3
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Nostalgia (The Day I Knew)
Samara Joy |
3:31 | |||
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1.4
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Sweet Pumpkin (feat. Pasquale Grasso)
Samara Joy; Pasquale Grasso |
3:55 | |||
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1.5
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Misty
Samara Joy |
4:54 | |||
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1.6
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Social Call
Samara Joy |
4:30 | |||
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1.7
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I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)
Samara Joy |
5:04 | |||
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1.8
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Linger Awhile (feat. Pasquale Grasso)
Samara Joy; Pasquale Grasso |
1:47 | |||
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1.9
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'Round Midnight
Samara Joy |
5:42 | |||
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1.10
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Someone To Watch Over Me (feat. Pasquale Grasso)
Samara Joy; Pasquale Grasso |
4:04 |
Grammy Award WINNER, 2023 – Best New Artist
Grammy Award WINNER, 2023 – Best Jazz Vocal Album
Linger Awhile
Samara Joy
“The close precision and frothy power of her voice stand out immediately … so does the depth of her comfort within the jazz tradition.”
- The New York Times
Once-in-a-generation vocalist Samara Joy releases Linger Awhile, her full-length debut for Verve Records after recently signing with the label. At just 22 years old, Samara has already garnered critical acclaim for a voice “as rich as custard” (The New York Times) and a delivery that is “disarming [and] unhurried” (NPR Fresh Air), just as she has built a devoted following on TikTok and made avowed fans of Regina King, LaKeith Stanfield, and others.
Linger Awhile finds Samara updating beloved songs with a modern twist, sometimes singing original lyrics using the melodies of famous instrumental solos, a style known as vocalese. Recorded at Sear Sound in New York City and featuring exemplary musicianship by Pasquale Grasso (guitar), Ben Paterson (piano), David Wong (double bass), and Kenny Washington (drums), the tracklist is comprised of reinvented classics including “Someone to Watch Over Me” (George Gershwin), “'Round Midnight” (Thelonious Monk), and “Nostalgia (The Day I Knew)” (Fats Navarro). Linger Awhile not only highlights Samara’s timeless vocals and a musical wisdom beyond her years, it also introduces this foundational popular music to a fresh audience.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Verve Studio Masters
Track 10 – 48 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 96 kHz / 24-bit
Track 10 – 48 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 96 kHz / 24-bit
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.80 -4.28 to -0.39 | -17.35 -23.01 to -14.04 | -14.45 -19.60 to -11.10 | 10 8 to 12 | |
| 1 | Can't Get Out of This Mood | -0.41 | -15.20 | -12.5 | 9 |
| 2 | Guess Who I Saw Today | -0.42 | -20.67 | -17.8 | 12 |
| 3 | Nostalgia (The Day I Knew) | -0.41 | -16.48 | -13.8 | 11 |
| 4 | Sweet Pumpkin (feat. Pasquale Grasso) | -0.41 | -15.22 | -12.4 | 9 |
| 5 | Misty | -0.42 | -19.72 | -16.9 | 11 |
| 6 | Social Call | -0.41 | -15.58 | -13.0 | 9 |
| 7 | I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) | -0.41 | -16.86 | -13.8 | 10 |
| 8 | Linger Awhile (feat. Pasquale Grasso) | -0.39 | -14.04 | -11.1 | 8 |
| 9 | 'Round Midnight | -0.41 | -16.74 | -13.6 | 9 |
| 10 | Someone To Watch Over Me (feat. Pasquale Grasso) | -4.28 | -23.01 | -19.6 | 11 |