Reception

Described as "[t]he last solid Hi-Lo's LP before the quartet folded in 1964," This Time It's Love was awarded three stars by John Bush in his Allmusic review, which goes on to note:

This Time It's Love was a ballads-only album, and thus much less snappy and swinging than previous records like the Marty Paich extravaganza And All That Jazz or the Rosemary Clooney collaboration Ring Around Rosie. The gauzy harmonies of the Hi-Lo's were perfectly suited to slow-dance material, though, and the selections are perfect, arranged by Hi-Lo's associate Clare Fischer (who often played piano with the quartet).^[3]

Contemporary reviews were even more flattering, with Billboard issuing a 4-star review ("the singing is just the same as always, top drawer, imaginative, fresh and done with great skill"),^[2] and American Record Guide giving its "recommend[ation] with glowing acclaim," describing the Hi-Lo's as one of the "most compelling, most ingratiating, most musically sharp" groups of its kind.^[4]

Track listing

All compositions arranged by Clare Fischer.

1. "My Foolish Heart" (Victor Young, Ned Washington)
2. "More Than You Know" (Vincent Youmans, Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu)
3. "The Second Time Around" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn)
4. "Bésame Mucho" (Consuelo Velázquez, Sunny Skylar)
5. "Only Forever" (James V. Monaco, Johnny Burke)
6. "Let Me Love You" (Bart Howard)
7. "Catch a Falling Star" (Paul Vance, Lee Pockriss)
8. "There's a Small Hotel" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
9. "The Very Thought of You" (Ray Noble)
10. "Tangerine" (Victor Schertzinger, Ray Noble)
11. "On the Alamo" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn)
12. "Paradise" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gordon Clifford)

Personnel

• Clark Burroughs - tenor,
• Don Shelton - tenor
• Bob Morse - baritone
• Gene Puerling - bass/baritone, vocal arranger
• Clare Fischer - arranger, conductor

References