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