Embraceable You

~ Recording by Billie Holiday with Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleCountry/Date
Official
1.2Embraceable You3:18Billie Holiday with Eddie Heywood and His OrchestraAs Time Goes By / Embraceable You
1.11Embraceable You3:17Billie HolidaySixteen of Her Greatest Interpretations (aka "Lady Day (1939-1944) The Sixteen Original Commodore Interpretations")
1.3Embraceable You3:17Billie HolidayLady Day (1939-1944): The Sixteen Original Commodore Interpretations
2.5Embraceable You3:18Billie HolidayThe Complete Commodore Recordings
  • 1997-01-28 US
2.5Embraceable You3:18Billie HolidayThe Complete Commodore Recordings
1.11Embraceable You3:18Billie HolidayThe Commodore Master Takes
  • 2000-02-08 US
1.8Embraceable You3:16Billie HolidayBillies Blues
4.2Embraceable You3:18Billie HolidayThe Lady Sings
  • 2001-09-17 GB
2.2Embraceable You3:20Billie HolidayComplete Original American Commodore Recordings
1.11Embraceable You3:15Billie HolidayThe Complete Commodore & Decca Masters
2.5Embraceable You3:18Billie HolidayThe Complete Commodore Recordings
  • 2018-08-17 XW
1.11Embraceable You3:18Billie HolidayThe Commodore Master Takes
  • 2018-08-31 XW
1.11Embraceable You3:15Billie HolidayThe Complete Commodore & Decca Masters
  • 2018-12-07 XW
1.13Embraceable You3:18Billie HolidayClassic Love Songs: Cheek to Cheek
1.8Embraceable You3:16Billie HolidayBillie's Blues

Relationships

producer:Milt Gabler
alto saxophone:Lem Davis (on 1944-04-01)
double bass:John Simmons (on 1944-04-01)
drums (drum set):Sid Catlett (on 1944-04-01)
piano:Eddie Heywood (on 1944-04-01)
trombone:Vic Dickenson (on 1944-04-01)
trumpet:Doc Cheatham (on 1944-04-01)
vocals:Billie Holiday (on 1944-04-01)
arranger:Eddie Heywood
recorded at:WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1944-04-01)
recording of:Embraceable You (on 1944-04-01)

Embraceable You

lyricist:Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:George Gershwin (in 1928)
publisher:Ira Gershwin Music
New World Music
New World Music Corp.
Warner Bros. Music Corp.
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28)
WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
referred to in medleys:Gershwin!
Medley 2: I can't Give you Anything but love / Too Marvelous for words / Pennies from Heaven / A foggy day / Embraceable you / The lady is a tramp / Where or when (order: 5)
later parody versions:Embraceable Jew
later translated versions:Abraçável você
part of:Crazy for You
Girl Crazy
When the Boys Meet the Girls
is the basis for:7 Virtuoso Études: Embraceable You
arrangements:Embraceable You
Gershwin Arrangements: Embraceable You
music quoted in:Opening Production