JazzTimes (6/99, p.100) - "...extends the vocal tradition on his own terms, with song readings spiced with scat-ology....Musicality is on Elling's side."
Personnel: Kurt Elling (vocals); Brad Wheeler (soprano saxophone); Eddie Johnson (tenor saxophone); Johnny Frigo (violin); Laurence Hobgood (piano); Dave Onderdonk (guitar); Rob Amster (bass); Paul Wertico (drums); Michael Raynor (drums, percussion).
Recorded at Hinge, Chicago, Illinois in December 1997 and January 1998.
THIS TIME IT'S LOVE was nominated for a 1999 Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Performance.