Sarah Vaughan - Vanity (Roulette Records 1961)

"Vanity" is a popular song. The music was written by Guy Wood, the lyrics by Jack Manus and Bernard Bierman. The song was published in 1951. It had some success on the charts, reaching the top 20, in 1951 and was recorded by Don Cherry, who had recorded the hit version, for his 1968 album, There Goes My Everything.

After Hours is a 1961 studio album by American jazz singer Sarah Vaughan. This was Vaughan's first album with just guitar and double bass accompaniment, it was followed by 1963's Sarah + 2 in a similar vein.

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded After Hours three stars and said that "the emphasis throughout is exclusively on Sassy's magnificent voice. The program mostly sticks to ballads, with a couple of exceptions...and is a quiet and intimate affair, with Vaughan more subtle than she sometimes was. Despite a lightweight version of "My Favorite Things" that will not remind listeners of John Coltrane, this is an excellent if brief set (34-and-a-half minutes) with some fine jazz singing".

Sarah's accompanied by Mundell Lowe (guitar) and George Duvivier (double bass). Pictured along with Sarah in video is Richard Davis. Recorded in RKO-Path Studio, New York City, July 18, 1961. (Roulette Records)

They call it vanity because I'd rather be
All by myself instead of laughing with the crowd
If I don't care to be part of their gaiety
They often say to me, "Don't be so proud"

But how are they to know
I'm looking high and low
For love that used to be my own
I never even glance
When I'm offered new romance
I can't because I'm yours alone

Till you forgive again
I'll never live again
So will it be as long as we are far apart

It may be vanity to think you'll come to me
But is it vanity to hide a broken heart

But how are they to know
I'm looking high and low
For love that used to be my own
I never even glance
When I'm offered new romance
I can't, I can't because I'm yours alone

Till you forgive again
I'll never live again
So will it be as long as we are far apart

It may be vanity to think you'll come to me
But is it vanity to hide a broken heart
But is it vanity to hide a broken
A broken heart