The Chronological Classics: Billie Holiday 1940-1942

~ Release by Billie Holiday (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1I'm All for You
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1940-09-12)
recording of:
I’m All for You (on 1940-09-12)
writer:
Jerome Jerry Bresler and Lena Wynn
Billie Holiday3:13
2I Hear Music
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1940-09-12)
recording of:
I Hear Music (Dancing on a Dime) (on 1940-09-12)
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Burton Lane
Billie Holiday2:43
3It's the Same Old Story
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1940-09-12)
Billie Holiday3:13
4Practice Makes Perfect
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1940-09-12)
recording of:
Practice Makes Perfect (on 1940-09-12)
composer:
Ernest Gold and Don Roberts
Billie Holiday2:38
5St. Louis Blues
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1940-10-15)
recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1940-10-15)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
Billie Holiday2:55
6Loveless Love
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1940-10-15)
recording of:
Loveless Love (on 1940-10-15)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy
Billie Holiday3:17
7Let's Do It
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-03-21)
recording of:
Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) (Paris musical) (on 1941-03-21)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1928)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
Paris (1928 musical)
Billie Holiday2:59
8Georgia on My Mind
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-03-21)
recording of:
Georgia on My Mind (on 1941-03-21)
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation, Peermusic III, Ltd., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. (from 1930 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック
arrangement of:
Georgia on My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
Billie Holiday3:21
9Romance in the Dark
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-03-21)
recording of:
Romance in the Dark (on 1941-03-21)
writer:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Auteur, Big Bill Broonzy, Bud Green and Gertrude Niesen
Billie Holiday2:17
10All of Me
alto saxophone:
Eddie Barefield (on 1941-03-21) and Leslie Johnakins (on 1941-03-21)
double bass:
Ted Sturgis (on 1941-03-21)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1941-03-21)
guitar:
John Collins (on 1941-03-21)
piano:
Eddie Heywood (on 1941-03-21)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (on 1941-03-21)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1941-03-21)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-03-21)
recording of:
All of Me (on 1941-03-21)
writer:
Gerald Marks (in 1932) and Seymour Simons (in 1932)
publisher:
Bourne Co., Bourne, Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Marlong Music Corp., Round Hill Songs and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
sub-publisher:
Peermusic and 日音 Synch事業部
Billie Holiday3:03
11I'm in a Low-Down Groove
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-05-09)
recording of:
I'm in a Low Down Groove (on 1941-05-09)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Jordan
Billie Holiday3:10
12God Bless the Child
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-05-09)
recording of:
God Bless the Child (on 1941-05-09)
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr.
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co.
Billie Holiday2:58
13Am I Blue?
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-05-09)
recording of:
Am I Blue? (on 1941-05-09)
lyricist:
Grant Clarke
composer:
Harry Akst
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing, Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Billie Holiday2:51
14Solitude
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-05-09)
recording of:
(In My) Solitude (on 1941-05-09)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
Billie Holiday3:16
15Jim
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-08-07)
recording of:
Jim (on 1941-08-07)
lyricist:
Nelson Shawn
composer:
Edward Ross and Caesar Petrillo
publisher:
MCA, Inc.
Billie Holiday3:11
16I Cover the Waterfront
alto saxophone:
Hymie Schertzer (on 1941-05-09)
clarinet:
Hymie Schertzer (on 1941-05-09) and Jimmy Hamilton (on 1941-08-07)
double bass:
John Williams (on 1941-08-07)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1941-08-07)
guitar:
Al Casey (on 1941-05-09)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1941-05-09)
tenor saxophone:
Babe Russin (on 1941-08-07)
trumpet:
Emmett Berry (on 1941-08-07)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-05-09, on 1941-08-07)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (on 1941-05-09)
recording of:
I Cover the Waterfront (on 1941-08-07)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green and Edward Heyman
publisher:
Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc.
Billie Holiday2:59
17Love Me or Leave Me
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-08-07)
recording of:
Love Me or Leave Me (on 1941-08-07)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
EMI Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Ltd., WB Music Corp., Donaldson Publishing Co. (in 1928, in 1955) and Gilbert Keyes Music Company (in 1928, in 1955)
Billie Holiday3:22
18Gloomy Sunday
alto saxophone:
Hymie Shertzer (on 1941-08-07)
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (on 1941-08-07)
double bass:
Johnny Williams (on 1941-08-07)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1941-08-07)
guitar:
Al Casey (on 1941-08-07)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1941-08-07)
tenor saxophone:
Irving “Babe” Russin (on 1941-08-07)
trumpet:
Emmett Berry (on 1941-08-07)
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-08-07)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1941, on 1941-08-07)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (in 1941, on 1941-08-07)
recording of:
Gloomy Sunday (on 1941-08-07)
lyricist:
Jávor László
composer:
Rezső Seress
translator:
Sam M. Lewis
translated version of:
Szomorú vasárnap
Billie Holiday3:14
19Wherever You Are
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1942-02-10)
recording of:
Wherever You Are (on 1942-02-10)
composer:
Cliff Friend and Charles Tobias
Billie Holiday3:02
20Mandy Is Two
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1942-02-10)
recording of:
Mandy Is Two (on 1942-02-10)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Fulton McGrath
Billie Holiday3:01
21It's a Sin to Tell a Lie
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1942-02-10)
recording of:
It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie (on 1942-02-10)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Mayhew (in 1936)
Billie Holiday3:05
22Until the Real Thing Comes Along
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1942-02-10)
recording of:
Until the Real Thing Comes Along (on 1942-02-10)
lyricist and composer:
Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, L.E. Freeman, Mann Holiner and Alberta Nichols
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. and WB Music Corp.
Billie Holiday3:11
23Trav'lin' Light
banjo:
Mike Pingitore (on 1942-06-12)
double bass:
Arthur "Artie" Shapiro (on 1942-06-12)
drums (drum set):
Willie Rodriguez (on 1942-06-12)
piano:
Buddy Weed (on 1942-06-12)
saxophone:
Danny d'Andrea (on 1942-06-12), Lenny Hartman (on 1942-06-12) and Alvy West (on 1942-06-12)
trombone:
Skip Layton (on 1942-06-12) and Murray McEachern (on 1942-06-12)
trumpet:
Monty Kelly (on 1942-06-12), Larry Neill (on 1942-06-12) and Don Waddilove (on 1942-06-12)
lead vocals:
Lady Day (on 1942-06-12)
orchestra:
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra (on 1942-06-12)
recording of:
Trav’lin’ Light (on 1942-06-12)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1942)
composer:
Jimmy Mundy (in 1942) and Trummy Young (in 1942)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., Commander Publishing, Music Sales Corporation, Rytvoc, Inc. and WB Music Corp.
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra3:14