Description
Maria Grazia Morgana Messina (June 4, 1930 – March 22, 2018), better known as Morgana King, was an American jazz singer and actress. She began a professional singing career at sixteen years old. In her twenties, she was singing at a Greenwich Village nightclub when she was recognized for her unique phrasing and vocal range, described as a four-octave contralto range.
King had her debut and breakout role in film as Mama Corleone in The Godfather(1972) and The Godfather Part II (1974). She had roles in three additional films including her last performance in A Brooklyn State of Mind in 1997.
Video: Morgana King – Everything Must Change (Bernard Ighner) 1979
Tracklist:
| 1 | Just The Way You Are | 4:28 | |
| 2 | Out Of Nowhere | 4:31 | |
| 3 | This Masquerade | 4:30 | |
| 4a | Ain’t Misbehavin’ | ||
| 4b | Honeysuckle Rose | 3:10 | |
| 5 | Everything Must Change | 4:31 | |
| 6 | Love Song | 4:13 | |
| 7a | My Funny Valentine | ||
| 7b | You Are So Beautiful | 5:18 | |
| 8 | Give Me The Simple Life | 4:37 |
Credits:
- Bass – Art Koenig
- Design [Cover Design] – Tamar Zinn
- Drums – Eddie Caccavale
- Electric Piano – Mitch Farber (tracks: A3)
- Engineer – Chuck Irwin
- Guitar – Jack Wilkins
- Lacquer Cut By – Bre*
- Percussion, Congas – Sammy Figueroa
- Photography – J. Scott
- Piano, Electric Piano – Ben Aronov
- Producer – Mitch Farber
- Vocals – Morgana King
