After the Lights Go Down Low (album) explained

After the Lights Go Down Low
Type:	Compilation
Artist:	Al Hibbler
Cover:	After the Lights Go Down Low (album).jpg
Released:	1957
Recorded:	April 19 and October 25, 1950, June 27, 1951 and 1956 NYC
Genre:	Vocal jazz
Length:	40:20
Label:	Atlantic SD 1251
Chronology:	Al Hibbler
Prev Title:	Starring Al Hibbler
Prev Year:	1956
Next Title:	Here's Hibbler!
Next Year:	1957

After the Lights Go Down Low is an album by vocalist Al Hibbler, released by the Atlantic label in 1957.^[1] The album contains tracks that were recorded between 1950 and 1956, with several being released on the Original and Atlantic labels as singles.^[2]

Reception

AllMusic's Arwulf stated that "anyone else putting on such a show would run the risk of sounding foolish, Hibbler had so much class mingled with chutzpah that each performance feels like something from an impossible or imaginary jazz/lieder recital."

Track listing

"After the Lights Go Down Low" (Leroy Lovett, Allen White) – 3:14
"You Will Be Mine" (Al Sears) – 3:14
"Dedicated to You" (Lovett, White) – 2:41
"Song of the Wanderer" (Neil Moret) – 2:23
"Tell Me" (Lovett) – 3:00
"Trav'lin' Light" (Jimmy Mundy, Trummy Young, Johnny Mercer) – 2:30
"Autumn Winds" (S. Gerwitz) – 3:16
"This Is Always" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) – 2:54
"Now I Lay Me Down to Dream" (Eddy Howard, Ted Fio Rito) – 3:15
"If I Knew You Were There" (Joe Bushkin, Milton Berle, Buddy Arnold) – 3:06
"I Won't Tell a Soul I Love You" (Hughie Clark, Ross Parker) – 3:12
"The Blues Came Falling Down" (Traditional) – 2:46
"Danny Boy" (Traditional) – 2:29 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Old Folks" (Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison) – 3:02 Bonus track on CD reissue

Recorded in New York City on April 19, 1950 (tracks 3, 4, 10 & 13), October 25, 1950 (tracks 6, 12 & 14), June 27, 1951 (tracks 8, 9 & 11) and late 1954 (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7)

Personnel

Al Hibbler – vocals with
Billy Kyle and His Orchestra (tracks 3, 4, 10 & 13)
Billy Taylor and His Orchestra (tracks 6, 12 & 14)
Jimmy Mundy and His Orchestra (tracks 8, 9 & 11)
Leroy Lovett and His Orchestra featuring Sam Taylor, Al Sears and Mickey Baker (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7)

Notes and References

http://www.jazzdisco.org/atlantic-records/catalog-1200-series/#1251 Atlantic Records Catalog: 1200 series
http://www.mossiehigh.com/Al_Hibbler/1956/1956.html#After%20The%20Lights Al Hibbler discography