| Alfie | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Carmen McRae |
| Cover: | Alfie (Carmen McRae album).png |
| Border: | yes |
| Recorded: | August 4 and September 1964; February 2 and 3, 1965[1] |
| Genre: | Vocal jazz |
| Length: | 28:43 |
| Label: | Mainstream |
| Prev Title: | Woman Talk |
| Prev Year: | 1966 |
| Next Title: | For Once in My Life |
| Next Year: | 1967 |
Alfie is a studio album by American singer Carmen McRae, released in 1966 by Mainstream Records. Arrangements by Don Sebesky and Peter Matz.
Some of the songs had previously been released on the album Second to None (1964) and Haven't We Met? (1965). The new song on the album was "Alfie", it was recorded in 1965. It was also released as a single with the non-album song "Modesty" (written by Benny Green and John Dankworth) from the movie Modesty Blaise on the b-side.[2] The single was able to enter the Billboard magazine Top 40 Easy Listening chart at the 29th position.[3]
The review of Cash Box magazine noted that "the warm, tender highly pleasing song stylings of sweet voiced Carmen McRae make this set of top recent tunes an apt item for inclusion in a good music collection."[4] A reviewer for Record World magazine stated that When Carmen does sing something, "it becomes the definitive version more likely than not."[5]
| Peak position | ||
| US Cash Box Top 100 Albums[6] | 105 | |
|---|---|---|
| US Record World Top 100 LP's[7] | 89 |