He Never Mentioned Love

He Never Mentioned Love is an album by Claire Martin, released in 2007.

He Never Mentioned Love
Studio album by Claire Martin
Released	June 4, 2007
Recorded	December 2–4, 2006
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	32:18
Label	Linn
Claire Martin chronology
When Lights Are Low (2005) He Never Mentioned Love (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Guardian
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Critical reception

The Guardian wrote: "Having covered a lot of ground on her previous albums without demonstrating a convincing emotional range, here she ticks that final box and becomes the complete jazz singer she's always threatened to be."

Track listing

1. "He Never Mentioned Love" (Curtis Reginald Lewis) – 5:08
2. "Forget Me" (Valerie Brown Parks) – 3:59
3. "Everything Must Change" (Benard Ighner) – 5:18
4. "Trav'llin Light" (Johnny Mercer, Jimmy Mundy, Trummy Young) – 2:44
5. "The Music That Makes Me Dance" (Bob Merrill, Jule Styne) – 6:11
6. "All Night Long" (Curtis) – 3:41
7. "If You Go" (Geoffrey Claremont Parsons, Michel Emer) – 4:57
8. "A Song for You" (Leon Russell) – 4:59
9. "Slowly But Shirley" (Laurence Cottle, Claire Martin) – 4:07
10. "You're Nearer" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 4:39
11. "L.A. Breakdown" (Larry B. Marks) – 5:23
12. "Slow Time" (Ian Shaw) – 4:09
13. "The Sun Died" (Ray Charles, Hubert Giraud, Anne Gregory, Pierre LeRoye) – 5:26

Personnel

• Claire Martin – vocal
• Laurence Cottle- bass, producer