Jackie Ryan to Release A Valentine's Day Treat: Best of Love Songs

Whether you are in the mood for a romantic ballad or a passionate bolero or just feel like swinging - soft and slow or free and breezy - young or young at heart - there's more than enough here to keep the home fires burning.

Jackie turns up the heat on this journey through the full range of romantic feelings - from first love's excitement "Now Or Never" to love's lasting memories "When I Grow Too Old To Dream". From the opening flirtations of "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To" to the sensuous burning desires of "Make It Last". From the amorous musings of "This Heart Of Mine" to the final tender sweet reflections of "While We're Young". All the bases of love are touched - all with stunning arrangements and stellar accompaniment by some of the jazz world's finest musicians.

Selected from three recordings released from 2002 to 2006, this collection is testimony to the breadth of this artist's myriad musical gifts - from rarely heard jazz gems, to poignant soulful ballads - from a sensuous Brazilian love song, to a passionate Spanish bolero - from sizzling swing standards to two originals graced by her own insightful lyrics.

"Singing from the heart," as BILLBOARD aptly states, "Jackie bridges gaps between both geography and generations" and delivers a collection of songs you can both fall in love with... and fall in love to.

HIGHLIGHTS
* Legendary saxmen Ernie Watts and Red Holloway light up the sessions on "Make It Last" and "Let There Be Love,"
* An upbeat take of the rarely performed "Now Or Never," penned by Billie Holiday
* Three Latin songs - one sung in Portuguese and two in Spanish, reflecting the heart of her Latin heritage
* Classic jazz ballads "Serenade In Blue" and "While We're Young"
* Original lyrics for the insightful, hauntingly poetic "Seasons of The Heart" and the jubilant jazz composition "Once in Everyone's Life"
* Guitar and harp duets with Jackie on "When I Grow To Old To Dream" and "You Are There"

1. When I Grow Too Old To Dream
2. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
3. While We're Young
4. Make It Last
5. Let There Be Love
6. Luiza
7. This Heart Of Mine
8. Once In Everyone's Life
9. Bésame Mucho
10. Seasons Of The Heart
11. Serenade In Blue
12. Now Or Never
13. Historia De Un Amor
14. The Very Thought Of You
15. You Are There

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