I Fall in Love Too Easily (album)

I Fall in Love Too Easily is the fifth studio album by American actress, singer and songwriter Katharine McPhee. It was released on November 17, 2017 via BMG. The record was produced by Don Was, and features covers of romantic American standards. It was made available for pre-order on October 5, 2017.

Background
In September 2016, McPhee announced that her next studio album was going to feature classic American standards under the supervision of Don Was. When asked about the project, McPhee shared: "They are songs I am inspired by. I've been inspired by them for a long time, these old standards, I've been singing since I was a little kid."

Recording and inspiration
In December 2015, McPhee took part in a CBS special to celebrate Frank Sinatra’s 100th birthday - Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert. McPhee and John Legend performed the opening medley of Sinatra's "You Make Me Feel So Young," "My Kind Of Town," and "You And Me (We Wanted It All)". Backstage, she met Don Was and discussed working with him on a project of music similar to what was performed that night. Was assembled a band for them to perform a few concerts at bars in California before heading into the studio together.

She recorded the album in the Capitol Records Building in a studio that included equipment used by Sinatra on his recordings.

Title
On October 5, 2017 in an Instagram and Facebook live, Katharine revealed that her album would be titled I Fall in Love Too Easily, and explained that it had been suggested by producer Don Was. She later admitted that I Fall in Love Too Easily was a fitting title because, "...it's the truth."

Singles
The first single, "Night and Day" was made available for free via SoundCloud, and premiered on Entertainment Weekly's website; it was later added to other streaming sites, and made available for purchase on iTunes. The track was also released as an instant download with the pre-order of the album on iTunes, and amazon.

Track listing
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Personnel

 * Katherine McPhee – vocals
 * Alan Pasqua – grand piano, track arrangements
 * John Clayton – double bass
 * Darek Oles – double bass
 * Reuben Rogers – double bass
 * Peter Erskine – drums
 * Joe LaBarbera – drums
 * Alex Budman – saxophones
 * Francisco Torres – trombone
 * Michael Stever – trumpet
 * Jeremy Levy – horn arrangements, string arrangements
 * Péter Illéyni – conductor
 * Balázs Bujtor – concertmaster

Production

 * Randy Cohen – executive producer
 * Don Was – producer
 * Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
 * Steve Genewick – engineer
 * Chandler Harrod – engineer
 * Támas Kurina – engineer
 * Derrick Stockwell – engineer
 * Eric Boulanger – mastering at The Bakery (Culver City, California)
 * Ivy Skoff – production coordinator
 * Rachel Jones – production assistant
 * Cassondra Massa – product manager
 * Amanda Demme – cover photography