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Never Never Land is the debut album by jazz singer Jane Monheit, recorded when she was 22 years old. At AllMusic, critic David Adler wrote that her voice on this album was “as close to flawless as a human can get”. She was accompanied by jazz musicians Bucky Pizzarelli, Ron Carter, Hank Crawford, and Kenny Barron.

Track listing:
1. “Please Be Kind” Saul Chaplin, Sammy Cahn 3:43
2. “Detour Ahead” Herb Ellis, Johnny Frigo, Lou Carter 6:30
3. “More Than You Know” Vincent Youmans, Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu 3:04
4. “Dindi” Antônio Carlos Jobim, Aloísio de Oliveira, Ray Gilbert 4:52
5. “Save Your Love for Me” Buddy Johnson 5:21
6. “Never Let Me Go” Ray Evans, Jay Livingston 4:00
7. “My Foolish Heart” Victor Young, Ned Washington 4:32
8. “I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)” Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster 6:15
9. “Twisted” Wardell Gray, Annie Ross 4:01
10. “Never Never Land” Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne 3:57

Personnel:
Jane Monheit – vocals, vocal arrangement
Hank Crawford – alto saxophone
David “Fathead” Newman – flute, tenor saxophone
Kenny Barron – piano
Bucky Pizzarelli – guitar
Ron Carter – bass
Lewis Nash – drums

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Released: May 9, 2000
Recorded: January 13–14, 2000
Length: 46:15
Label: N-Coded
Producer: Joel Dorn, Carl Griffin