''This Time It's Love'' is an album made by the American vocal group,

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, with an orchestral accompaniment arranged and conducted by

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, recorded and released on the Columbia label in 1962 as CL 1723 (mono)/CS 8523 (stereo)."Reviews of New Albums"
''Billboard''. April 14, 1962. Retrieved 2013-02-14.

Reception

Described as " e 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

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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
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extravaganza ''And All That Jazz'' or the
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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).Bush, John
"Review"
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Contemporary reviews were even more flattering, with 4-star reviews issued by ''

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'' and '' Disc''; the former finding the singing, "as always, top drawer, imaginative, fresh and done with great skill," while the latter credits Fischer with "maintain nga soft, subtle Latin mood throughout ndmatching the group's unique approach well with his original scores."Hunter, Nigel
"LPs: Pop Film Provides Star-Studded Album"
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with glowing acclaim," describing the Hi-Lo's as one of the "most compelling, most ingratiating, most musically sharp" groups of its kind."This Time It's Love"
''American Record Guide''. Volume 28. Retrieved 2013-02-14.

Track listing

:''All compositions arranged by Clare Fischer.'' # " My Foolish Heart" (

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, Gordon Clifford)

Personnel

*Clark Burroughs -

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, *Don Shelton -

* Bob Morse -

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Gene Puerling Eugene Thomas Puerling (March 31, 1929 – March 25, 2008) was a vocal performer and vocal arranger. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Puerling created and led the vocal groups The Hi-Lo's and The Singers Unlimited. He was awarded a Grammy Awa ...

- bass/baritone, vocal arranger *

- arranger, conductor

References

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