The Book of Chet Luciana Souza

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1. The Thrill Is Gone 05:38Ray Henderson & Lew Brown

The thrill is goneThe thrill is goneI can see it in your eyesI can hear it in your sighsFeel your touch and realizeThe thrill is gone

The nights are coldFor love is oldLove was grand when love was newBirds were singing, skies were blueNow it don’t appeal to youThe thrill is gone

This is the endSo why pretendAnd let it linger onThe thrill is gone

2. Forgetful 05:14George Handy & Jack Segal

LatelyYou’ve been so forgetfulA kind of a stop and go forgetfulnessThat bothers me

KissesI once had a netfulBut you’ve been forgetfulAnd I’m never kissedAnd it bothers me

RomanceNever any romanceNo chanceAnd it bothers me

And somedayWhen you are regretfulYou’ll wish you had tried much less forgetfulnessYou’ll be upset

And forgetfulWon’t be ableTo forget

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3. He Was Too Good To Me 04:22Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart

He was too good to meHow can I get along nowSo close he stood to meEverything seems all wrong now

He would have brought me the sunMaking me smileThat was his fun

When I was mean to himHe’d never say go away nowI was a queen to himWho’s gonna make me gay now

It’s only naturalI’m so blueHe was too good to be true

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5. Oh You Crazy Moon 04:15Jimmy Van Heusen & Johnny Burke

When they met, the way they smiledI knew that I was throughOh, you crazy moonWhat did you do?

When they kissed they tried to sayThat it was just in funOh, you crazy moonLook what you’ve done

Once you promised me, you knowThat it would never endYou should be ashamed To show your funny face, my friend

There they are, they fell in loveI guess, you think you’re smartOh, you crazy moonYou broke my heart

4. I Get Along With You Very Well 05:42Hoagy Carmichael

I get along without you very wellOf course, I doExcept when soft rains fallAnd drip from leaves, then I recallThe thrill of being sheltered in your armsOf course, I doBut I get along without you very well

I’ve forgotten you just like I shouldOf course, I haveExcept to hear your nameOr someone’s laugh that is the sameBut I’ve forgotten you just like I should

What a guy, what a fool am ITo think my breaking heart could kid the moonWhat’s in store? Should I phone once more?No, it’s best that I stick to my tune

I get along without you very wellOf course, I doExcept perhaps in SpringBut I should never think of SpringFor that would surely break my heart in two

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6. The Touch Of Your Lips 02:53Ray Noble

The touch of your lipsUpon my browYour lips that are cool and sweet

Such tenderness Lies in their soft caressMy heart forgets to beat

The touch of your handsUpon my headThe love in your eyesA shine

And now at lastThe moment divineThe touch of your lipsOn mine

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8. I Fall In Love Too Easily 04:26Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn

I fall in love too easilyI fall in love too fastI fall in love too terribly hardFor love to ever lastMy heart should be well-schooled‘Cause I’ve been fooled in the pastAnd still I fall in love too easilyI fall in love too fast

7. The Very Thought Of You 05:06Ray Noble

The very thought of youAnd I forget to doThose little ordinary thingsThat everyone ought to do

I’m living in a kind of daydreamI’m happy as a queenAnd foolish, though it may seemTo me, that’s everything

The mere idea of youThe longing here for youYou’ll never know how slow the moments goTill I’m near to you

I see your face in every flowerYour eyes in stars aboveIt’s just the thought of youThe very thought of you, my love

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9. I Don’t Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You 04:13Victor Young, Ned Washington, & Bing Crosby

I need your love so badlyI love you, Oh so madlyBut I don’t stand a ghost of a chance with you

I thought at last I’d found youBut other loves surround youAnd I don’t stand a ghost of a chance with you

If you’d surrender Just for a tender kiss or twoYou might discoverThat I’m the lover meant for youAnd I’d be true

But what’s the good of schemingI know I must be dreaming‘Cause I don’t stand a ghost of a chance with you

10. You Go To My Head 04:27Haven Gillespie & Fred Coots

You go to my head And you linger like a haunting refrainAnd I find you spinning ‘round in my brainLike the bubbles in a glass of champagne

You go to my head Like a sip of sparkling burgundy brewAnd I find the very mention of youLike the kicker in a julep or two

The thrill of the thought that you might  give a thought to my pleaCast a spell over meStill I say to myself get a hold of yourselfCan’t you see that it never can be

You go to my head With a smile that makes my temperature riseLike a summer with a thousand JulysYou intoxicate my soul with your eyes

Though I’m certain That this heart of mineHasn’t a ghost of a chance in this crazy romanceYou go to my head

Larry Koonse guitars

David Piltch acoustic bass

Jay Bellerose drums and percussion

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Thank you for this divine music – Larry Klein, Larry Koonse, David Piltch, and Jay Bellerose. Huge thanks to Helik Hadar, Carla Poppovic, Kiko Farkas, Bob Wolfenson, Lorena Camacho, Adriana Souza, Rifka Souza Smith, Eduardo Souza, Mariana Poppovic, Teodoro Poppovic, Bernie Grundman, Jeannie Lovetri, Louise Holland, Myles Weinstein, Alisse Kingsley, Andre Albuquerque, Alex Calleros, Lisa Thorson, Theo Bleckmann, Peter Eldridge, Lauren Kinham, Kate McGarry, Maria Schneider, Lucia Guimarães, Niki Gatos, Bret Sjerven, John Keane, Margaret Stapleton, Tatsumi Yano, Kaor Tanida, Mordecai Finley, Randi Gunther, and Elisa Bracher. To my mother and my father.

Art Direction and Design Kiko Farkas/Máquina Estúdio - São Paulo, Brazil / Photos Bob Wolfenson, São Paulo, Brazil / Styling Mariana Poppovic / Hair Ricardo Rodrigues / Make-up Elton Thadeu / Recording photos by Alex Calleros

Recorded and mixed by Helik Hadar, April 2, 3, and 4, 2012, at Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA Assisted by Miguel Lara Mixed at Market Street, Santa Monica, CA Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Los Angeles, CA

produced by larry klein

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To François Zalacain and Christine Berthet, for their indefatigable support.