On March 19, 2021, “Mack Avenue” label released “This Bitter Earth”, the fifth Veronica Swift album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Sear Sound” in New York City.

Personnel:

• Veronica Swift – lead vocals
• Emmet Cohen – piano
• Yasushi Nakamura – bass
• Bryan Carter – drums

Track listing:

1. This Bitter Earth – Clyde Otis
2. How Lovely to Be a Woman – lyrics by Lee Adams, music by Charles Strouse
3. You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught – lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers
4. Getting to Know You – lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers
5. The Man I Love – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
6. You’re the Dangerous Type – Bob Dorough
7. Trust In Me – Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman
8. He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) – lyrics by Gerry Goffin, music by Carole King
9. As Long as He Needs Me – Lionel Bart
10. Everybody Has the Right To Be Wrong – lyric by Sammy Cahn, music by Jimmy Van Heusen
11. Prisoner of Love – lyrics by Leo Robin, music by Clarence Gaskill, Russ Columbo
12. The Sports Page – Dave Frishberg
13. Sing – Amanda Palmer