| Autumn in New York | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Jo Stafford |
| Cover: | Autumn in new york stafford.jpg |
| Released: | 1950 [10" LP] [8 track version] 1955 [12" LP] [12 track version] |
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| Length: | 22:03 [1950 version] 33:37 [1955 version] |
| Label: | Capitol DRG |
| Producer: |
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| Prev Title: | American Folk Songs |
| Prev Year: | 1950 |
| Next Title: | Songs for Sunday Evening |
| Next Year: | 1950 |
Autumn in New York is a 1950 album by Jo Stafford, with Paul Weston And His Orchestra.[1] It was later re-released in 1955 and again in 1997.
Autumn in New York was produced by Anaida Garcia, Hugh Fordin, Jim Kelly, and Will Friedwald. It features Paul Weston and His Orchestra. The album is composed of songs originally written for musical shows, and each track has been featured in one. The album is named after the title track, Autumn in New York, written by Vernon Duke. The song was featured in the musical Thumbs Up!, which opened in 1934.[2]
The album was originally released in 1950 with eight tracks by Capitol Records. It was rereleased in 1955 with four additional tracks.[3] In 1997, the 1955 version of the album was released on CD by EMI, combined with Stafford's 1953 album Starring Jo Stafford.[4]
Autumn in New York has received mostly positive reviews. Allmusic has given it a 4.5/5 star rating. John Bush of Allmusic said that Stafford "treated [the songs] with the reverence and devotion they deserve." The user reviews for Allmusic have also given it a 4.5/5 star rating, with one user saying, "[Stafford's] intonation carries all the songs to a wonderplace in your heart."