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Helen Merrill is the debut studio album by vocalist Helen Merrill, on which she is accompanied by trumpeter Clifford Brown in arrangements by Quincy Jones.

Track listing:
“Don’t Explain” (Arthur Herzog Jr., Billie Holiday) – 5:08
“You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To” (Cole Porter) – 4:17
“What’s New?” (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) – 4:56
“Falling in Love with Love” (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:52
“Yesterdays” (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) – 5:56
“(I Was) Born to Be Blue” (Mel Tormé, Bob Wells) – 5:12
“‘S Wonderful” (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:12

Personnel:
Helen Merrill – vocals
Clifford Brown – trumpet
Danny Bank – bass clarinet, flute, baritone saxophone
Jimmy Jones – piano
Barry Galbraith – guitar
Milt Hinton – double bass (tracks 1, 2, 6, and 7)
Osie Johnson – drums (tracks 1, 2, 6, and 7)
Oscar Pettiford – cello, double bass (tracks 3, 4, and 5)
Bobby Donaldson – drums (tracks 3, 4, and 5)
Quincy Jones – arranger, conductor

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Released: 1955
Recorded: December 22–24, 1954
Studio: Fine Sound Studios, 711 Fifth Avenue, NYC
Length: 32:33
Label: EmArcy