In the album The Very Thought of You, Emilie-Claire Barlow’s unique voice and personal interpretations warmly embrace this collection of classic standards, many drawn from the American songbook.
Emilie-Claire Barlow is backed on several songs by lush string arrangements. She has chosen to include often ignored verses in the tradition of Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett, one of her biggest influences. The Very Thought of You was nominated for a Juno Award in 2008 for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year. With a rich foundation in contemporary vocal jazz, two-time Juno Award winner and six-time nominee Emilie-Claire Barlow has solidified her influence in the music industry, having self-produced an impressive 13 albums to date.
Her seventh album – The Very Thought of You, is one of her most personal works, inviting listeners into an intimate world as she masterfully interprets timeless melodies from the American Songbook. Several tracks are elevated by lush string arrangements and exquisite orchestrations, showcasing Emilie-Claire’s signature artistry. In the tradition of legends like Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett, she includes often-overlooked verses, adding depth and authenticity to each piece.
Emilie-Claire Barlow is an award-winning and critically acclaimed Canadian singer, arranger, record producer and voice actress. A two-time Juno Award winner and six-time nominee, she has released 12 self-produced albums on her own label.
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Album: Emilie-Claire Barlow - The Very Thought of You
Label: 2xHD Fusion - 2XHDEM-V1267
Format: LP Record, Vinyl, Stereo, Album, 33RPM, 180GR
Country: Canada
Released: 2025
Genre: Jazz
Tracklist:
1 The Very Thought Of You
2 Almost Like Being In Love
3 O Pato (The Duck)
4 Les Yeux Ouverts (Dream A Little Dream Of Me)
5 Pennies From Heaven
6 What A Little Moonlight Can Do
7 Surrey With The Fringe On Top
8 My Time Of Day / I've Never Been In Love Before
9 C'est Si Bon
10 De Conversa Em Conversa
11 The Boy Next Door
12 So Many Stars
Composers: Alves, Andre, Bergman, Betti, Blaine, Hammerstein, Johnston, Loesser, Loewe, Martin, Mendes, Noble, Rodgers, Schwandt, Silva, Woods
Instruments: Bass, Electric guitar, Flugelhorn, Tenor Saxophone, Cello, Drums, Percussion, Piano, Violin, Vocal
Musicians:
- Emilie-Claire Barlow – Vocal, Shaker & Triangle
- Kevin Turcotte – Flugelhorn
- Kelly Jefferson – Tenor Saxophone
- Mike Murley – Tenor Saxophone
- Bill McBirnie – Flute
- Nancy Walker – Piano
- Reg Schwager – Guitar
- Kieran Overs – Bass
- Mark Kelso – Drums
- Alan Hetherington – Percussion
- Drew Jurecka – Violin
- Lenny Solomon – Violin
- Kathryn Sugden – Violin
- Rebecca van der Post – Violin
- Rebekah Wolkstein – Violin
- Anna Redekop – Viola
- Claudio Vena – Viola
- Alex Grant – Cello
- Wendy Solomon – Cello
Toronto's Emilie-Claire Barlow is a Juno Award-winning singer with a warm, lithe vocal style and a knack for tackling urbane jazz standards. Born in Toronto in 1976, Barlow grew up in a musical family. Her father is jazz drummer Brian Barlow, who has also recorded as Brian Leonard and is best known for his work with the Boss Brass (a Canadian big band led by trombonist Rob McConnell). Not surprisingly, the drummer instilled an appreciation of jazz in his daughter and encouraged her to sing and to study several instruments, including piano, violin, cello, and clarinet. By the time she was seven, Emilie-Claire Barlow was singing for television and radio commercials. She went on to become quite active on Toronto's jazz scene, and in 1997 she and her father formed the Barlow Group -- an acoustic-oriented octet whose soloists have included trombonist Russ Little and saxman John Johnson. She co-produced her first album, Emilie-Claire Barlow Sings, with her father in 1998 before recording Tribute (also co-produced with Brian Barlow) in 2000. Both albums were released independently in Canada on the Rhythm Tracks label, and both garnered Juno Award nominations for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year. A third Rhythm Tracks album, Happy Feet, appeared in 2003.
Barlow then founded her own Empress Music Group and delivered a handful of well-received albums, including 2005's Like a Lover, 2006's holiday-themed Winter Wonderland, and 2007's The Very Thought of You, for which she earned her third Juno Award nomination. The following year, she won Female Vocalist of the Year at Canada's National Jazz Awards. Two more Juno Award-nominated albums followed with 2009's Haven't We Met and 2010's The Beat Goes On. In 2011, Barlow delivered Seule Ce Soir, her ninth studio recording and first sung entirely in French. Much lauded, the album earned the singer her first Juno Award win for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year, as well as an ADISQ Award for Album of the Year - Jazz Interpretation. A concert album, Live in Tokyo, followed in 2014. In 2015 she returned with Clear Day, which featured backing from the Dutch Metropole Orkest. The album showcased jazz reworkings of modern pop, rock, and folk standards, including songs by David Bowie, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, and others. It won the Juno Award for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year.
2xHD mastering on Nagra Equipment by René Laflamme
Cut at Bernie Grundman Mastering, on tube cutting equipment.
The Very Thought of You By Emilie-Claire Barlow - 2xHD Fusion - Canada.
