Merrill at Midnight

Merrill at Midnight is the fourth album by Helen Merrill, featuring the singer fronting a quartet augmented by an orchestra arranged and conducted by Hal Mooney, recorded in 1957 and released on the EmArcy label.

Reception
The AllMusic review by Bruce Eder stated "this one's a keeper and in a class by itself, with lots and lots of class."

Track listing

 * 1) "Soft as Spring" (Alec Wilder) – 3:06
 * 2) "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair" (Traditional) – 2:27
 * 3) "Lazy Afternoon" (John La Touche, Jerome Moross) – 3:00
 * 4) "The Things We Did Last Summer" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 3:02
 * 5) "After You" (Cole Porter) – 3:01
 * 6) "If You Go" (Geoffrey Parsons) – 3:08
 * 7) "If I Forget You" (Irving Caesar) – 3:16
 * 8) "If Love Were All" (Noël Coward) – 3:02
 * 9) "Easy Come Easy Go" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) – 3:41
 * 10) "I'll Be Around" (Wilder) – 2:42
 * Recorded in New York on February 21, 1957 (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10) and February 27, 1957 (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8 & 9)

Personnel

 * Helen Merrill – vocals
 * Marian McPartland (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8 & 9), Buddy Weed (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10) – piano
 * Bill Mure – guitar
 * Milt Hinton – double bass
 * Sol Gubin – drums
 * Unidentified orchestra arranged and conducted by Hal Mooney