100 Hits Legends: Billie Holiday

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in a slipover cardboard cover

Tracklist

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1I Wished on the Moon
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1935)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (in 1935)
recording of:
I Wished on the Moon
lyricist:
Dorothy Parker
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation
3:08
2A Sailboat in the Moonlight
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1937)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (in 1937)
recording of:
Sailboat in the Moonlight
writer:
John Jacob Loeb and Carmen Lombardo
2:50
3Billie’s Blues
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1936)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (in 1936)
recording of:
Billie’s Blues
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Billie Holiday (until 1936-08-01)
publisher:
Basart Editions
2:39
4You Go to My Head
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1938)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (in 1938)
recording of:
You Go to My Head
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1938)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co., B. Feldman & Co. Ltd., EMI Music Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing Co., Remick Music Corp., Toy Town Tunes, Inc., Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Music and Warner Bros. Music Corp.
2:55
5It’s Like Reaching for the Moon
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1936)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (in 1936)
recording of:
It’s Like Reaching for the Moon
lyricist:
Al Lewis
composer:
Gerald Marqusee and Al Sherman
3:22
6Sentimental and Melancholy
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1937)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (in 1937)
recording of:
Sentimental and Melancholy
writer:
Johnny Mercer and Richard A. Whiting
2:38
7Summertime
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1936)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (in 1936)
recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited, Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
2:55
8A Fine Romance
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1936)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (in 1936)
cover recording of:
A Fine Romance (from “Swing Time”)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Swing Time (film)
2:51
9Carelessly
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-03-31)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (on 1937-03-31)
recording of:
Carelessly (on 1937-03-31)
writer:
Norman Ellis, Charles Kenny and Nick Kenny
3:07
10Who Loves You?
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1936)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (in 1936)
recording of:
Who Loves You?
lyricist:
Benny Davis
composer:
J. Fred Coots
3:13
11Moanin’ Low
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1937)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (in 1937)
recording of:
Moanin’ Low
lyricist:
Howard Dietz
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
3:03
12I Can’t Give You Anything but Love
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1936)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (in 1936)
recording of:
I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields
composer:
Jimmy McHugh
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Cotton Club Publishing and EMI Mills Music Inc.
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., 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, コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:27
13I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1937)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (in 1937)
recording of:
I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1937)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
2:56
14This Year’s Kisses
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1937)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (in 1937)
recording of:
This Year’s Kisses
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
3:09
15He’s Funny That Way
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1937)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (in 1937)
recording of:
She’s Funny That Way
lyricist:
Richard A. Whiting (in 1928)
composer:
Neil Moret (in 1928)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., EMI April Music Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Robbins Music Corp. and Ross Jungnickel, Inc.
2:40
16When You’re Smiling
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1938)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (in 1938)
recording of:
When You’re Smiling (the Whole World Smiles With You)
lyricist:
Mark Fisher and Joe Goodwin
composer:
Larry Shay
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
2:51
17I’ll Get By
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1937)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (in 1937)
recording of:
I’ll Get by (as Long as I Have You) (on 1937-05-11)
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
3:08
18Fine and Mellow
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1939)
orchestra:
Frankie Newton and Orchestra (in 1939)
recording of:
Fine and Mellow
lyricist and composer:
Billie Holiday
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co.
3:17
19Yesterdays
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1939)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (in 1939)
recording of:
Yesterdays
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.
part of:
Roberta
3:24
20Strange Fruit
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1939)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (in 1939)
recording of:
Strange Fruit
lyricist and composer:
Lewis Allan
publisher:
Basart Editions, Carlin Music Corporation, Edward B. Marks Music Co. and Music Sales Corporation
version of:
Bitter Fruit
3:13
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1Night and Day
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1939)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (in 1939)
recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Music, Warner Bros., Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell, WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
3:01
2The Man I Love
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1939)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (in 1939)
recording of:
The Man I Love
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
3:05
3Ghost of Yesterday
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1940)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (in 1940)
recording of:
Ghost of Yesterday
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Irene Kitchings
2:38
4I Hear Music
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1940)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (in 1940)
recording of:
I Hear Music (Dancing on a Dime)
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Burton Lane
2:41
5Time on My Hands
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1940)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (in 1940)
recording of:
Time on My Hands
lyricist:
Harold Adamson (in 1930) and Mack Gordon (in 1930)
composer:
Vincent Youmans (in 1930)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Warner/Chappell, Harold Adamson Music (in 1930, in 1956, in 1986), Miller Music Corp. (in 1930, in 1956) and WB Music Corp. (in 1930, in 1956)
3:05
6Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1940)
orchestra:
Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra (in 1940)
recording of:
Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) (Paris musical)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1928)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
Paris (1928 musical)
2:56
7Romance in the Dark
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1940)
orchestra:
Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra (in 1940)
recording of:
Romance in the Dark
writer:
Sam Coslow and Gertrude Niesen
2:15
8All of Me
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1941)
orchestra:
Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra (in 1941)
recording of:
All of Me
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
2:59
9God Bless the Child
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1941)
orchestra:
Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra (in 1941)
recording of:
God Bless the Child
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr.
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co.
2:56
10Solitude
alto saxophone:
Al Klink (on 1947-02-13) and Toots Mondello (on 1947-02-13)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1947-02-13)
drums (drum set):
Norris "Bunny" Shawker (on 1947-02-13)
guitar:
Dan Perry (on 1947-02-13)
piano:
Bobby Tucker (on 1947-02-13)
reeds:
Bill Stegmeyer (on 1947-02-13)
tenor saxophone:
Art Drelinger (on 1947-02-13) and Hank Ross (on 1947-02-13)
trumpet:
Billy Butterfield (on 1947-02-13)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1947-02-13)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (on 1947-02-13)
conductor:
Bob Haggart (on 1947-02-13)
recording of:
(In My) Solitude (on 1947-02-13)
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.
3:10
11Jim
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1941)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (in 1941)
recording of:
Jim
lyricist:
Nelson Shawn
composer:
Edward Ross and Caesar Petrillo
publisher:
MCA, Inc.
3:09
12Mandy Is Two
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1942)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (in 1942)
recording of:
Mandy Is Two
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Fulton McGrath
3:01
13Gloomy 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
3:12
14Trav’lin’ Light
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1942)
orchestra:
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra (in 1942)
recording of:
Trav’lin’ Light
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.
3:15
15I’ll Be Seeing You
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1944)
orchestra:
Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra (in 1944)
recording of:
I’ll Be Seeing You
lyricist:
Irving Kahal (in 1938)
composer:
Sammy Fain (in 1938)
publisher:
Fain Music, New Irving Kahal Music and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック (from 2015-01-01 to present) and 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 (from 2017-04-01 to present)
3:31
16I Cover the Waterfront
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1944)
orchestra:
Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra (in 1944)
recording of:
I Cover the Waterfront
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green and Edward Heyman
publisher:
Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc.
3:31
17My Old Flame
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1944)
orchestra:
Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra (in 1944)
recording of:
My Old Flame
lyricist:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Arthur Johnston
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation
3:03
18Embraceable You
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1944)
orchestra:
Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra (in 1944)
recording of:
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) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
3:17
19As Time Goes By
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1944)
orchestra:
Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra (in 1944)
recording of:
As Time Goes By (the song from “Casablanca”)
lyricist and composer:
Herman Hupfeld
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (ended), Chappell, Redwood Music, Redwood Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Warner Bros., Inc. (in 1931)
sub-publisher:
香港商華納音樂出版有限公司台灣分公司
part of:
Casablanca (original soundtrack of the 1942 American film)
3:12
20On the Sunny Side of the Street
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1944)
orchestra:
Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra (in 1944)
recording of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields
composer:
Jimmy McHugh
publisher:
Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部
part of:
American Splendor
3:03
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1Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1944)
orchestra:
Toots Camarata and His Orchestra (in 1944)
recording of:
Lover Man
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez, Jimmy Davis (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (ended), MCA Music Publishing (ended) and Universal Music Corp.
3:17
2That Ole Devil Called Love
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1944)
orchestra:
Toots Camarata and His Orchestra (in 1944)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc.
recording of:
That Ole Devil Called Love
lyricist:
Doris Fisher (in 1944)
composer:
Allan Roberts (in 1944)
publisher:
MCA Records Ltd., Universal Music Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd.
2:54
3Big Stuff
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1944)
orchestra:
Toots Camarata and His Orchestra (in 1944)
recording of:
Fancy Free: Big Stuff
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Bernstein (in 1944)
part of:
Fancy Free
2:31
4No More
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1944)
orchestra:
Toots Camarata and His Orchestra (in 1944)
recording of:
No More
lyricist:
Bob Russell
composer:
Tutti Camarata
2:48
5You Better Go Now
alto saxophone:
Bill Stegmeyer (on 1945-08-14)
baritone saxophone:
Stanley Webb (on 1945-08-14)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1945-08-14)
drums (drum set):
Specs Powell (on 1945-08-14)
guitar:
Tiny Grimes (on 1945-08-14)
piano:
Sammy Benskin (on 1945-08-14)
tenor saxophone:
Armand Camgros (on 1945-08-14) and Hank Ross (on 1945-08-14)
trumpet:
Joe Guy (on 1945-08-14)
viola:
Armand Kaproff (on 1945-08-14)
violin:
Frank Siefield (on 1945-08-14), George Swernoff (on 1945-08-14), Charles Jaffe (on 1945-08-14), Leo Kruczek (on 1945-08-14) and Morris Leftkowitz (on 1945-08-14)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1945-08-14)
conductor:
Bob Haggart (on 1945-08-14)
recording of:
You Better Go Now (on 1945-08-14)
writer:
Irvin Graham and Bickley Reichner
publisher:
Chappell Music, Inc.
2:36
6Don’t Explain
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1944)
orchestra:
Bob Haggart and His Orchestra (in 1944)
recording of:
Don’t Explain
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Billie Holiday
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation and Universal Music Publishing
2:55
7What Is This Thing Called Love?
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1945)
orchestra:
Bob Haggart and His Orchestra (in 1945)
recording of:
What Is This Thing Called Love? (Wake Up and Dream musical revue)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1929)
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. and Warner/Chappell
part of:
Wake Up and Dream (1929 revue)
3:06
8Weep No More
instruments:
Bobby Tucker and His Trio (in 1948)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1948)
performer:
The Stardusters (in 1948)
recording of:
Weep No More
lyricist:
Thomas Adair
composer:
Gordon Jenkins
3:21
9No Good Man
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1946)
orchestra:
Bob Haggart and His Orchestra (in 1946)
recording of:
No Good Man
lyricist:
Sammy Gallop
composer:
Dan Fisher and Irene Higginbotham
3:06
10There Is No Greater Love
alto saxophone:
Al Klink (on 1947-02-13) and Toots Mondello (on 1947-02-13)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1947-02-13)
drums (drum set):
Norris "Bunny" Shawker (on 1947-02-13)
guitar:
Dan Perry (on 1947-02-13)
piano:
Bobby Tucker (on 1947-02-13)
reeds:
Bill Stegmeyer (on 1947-02-13)
tenor saxophone:
Art Drelinger (on 1947-02-13) and Hank Ross (on 1947-02-13)
trumpet:
Billy Butterfield (on 1947-02-13)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1947, on 1947-02-13)
orchestra:
Bob Haggart and His Orchestra (in 1947)
conductor:
Bob Haggart (on 1947-02-13)
cover recording of:
There Is No Greater Love (on 1947-02-13)
lyricist:
Marty Symes
composer:
Isham Jones
publisher:
Banta Music, Music Sales Corporation and World Music, Inc.
recording of:
There Is No Greater Love (on 1947-02-13)
lyricist:
Marty Symes
composer:
Isham Jones
publisher:
Banta Music, Music Sales Corporation and World Music, Inc.
2:59
11Baby I Don't Cry Over You
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1946)
orchestra:
Bob Haggart and His Orchestra (in 1946)
recording of:
Baby, I Don’t Cry Over You
lyricist and composer:
Morton Krouse
3:11
12I’ll Look Around
double bass:
Thomas Barney (on 1946-04-09)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1946-04-09)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1946-04-09)
trumpet:
Joe Guy (on 1946-04-09)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1946, on 1946-04-09)
orchestra:
Bob Haggart and His Orchestra (in 1946)
recording of:
I’ll Look Around (on 1946-04-09)
lyricist:
Douglass Cross
composer:
George Cory
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd.
3:14
13Deep Song
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1947)
orchestra:
Bob Haggart and His Orchestra (in 1947)
recording of:
Deep Song
lyricist:
Douglass Cross
composer:
George Cory
publisher:
Northern Music Company
3:11
14Easy Living
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1947)
orchestra:
Bob Haggart and His Orchestra (in 1947)
recording of:
Easy Living
lyricist:
Leo Robin
writer:
Ralph Rainger (in 1937) and Leo Robin (in 1937)
composer:
Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (in 1937, in 1964)
3:12
15(I Love You) Porgy
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1948)
performer:
The Stardusters (in 1948)
recording of:
I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin
publisher:
Chappell & Co., New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I loves you, Porgy”
2:56
16My Man
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1948)
performer:
The Stardusters (in 1948)
recording of:
My Man (Mon homme) (Channing Pollock lyrics)
lyricist:
Jacques Charles and Albert Willemetz
composer:
Maurice Yvain
translator:
Channing Pollock
publisher:
CBS Feist Catalog, Inc. (ended) and Éditions Salabert France
translated version of:
Mon homme
2:57
17Ain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1949-08-17)
orchestra:
Buster Harding and His Orchestra (on 1949-08-17)
recording of:
T’ain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do (on 1949-08-17)
lyricist:
Porter Grainger
composer:
Porter Grainger and Everett Robbins
publisher:
MCA Music and MCA Music Publishing
part of:
American Splendor
3:21
18My Sweet Hunk O'Trash
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (in 1949) and Billie Holiday (in 1949)
orchestra:
Sy Oliver and His Orchestra (in 1949)
recording of:
My Sweet Hunk o’ Trash
lyricist:
Flournoy E. Miller
composer:
James P. Johnson
3:20
19The Blues Are Brewin’
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1949)
orchestra:
John Simmons and His Orchestra (in 1949)
recording of:
The Blues Are Brewin’
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Louis Alter
3:02
20Do Your Duty
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1949)
orchestra:
Sy Oliver and His Orchestra (in 1949)
recording of:
Do Your Duty
writer:
Wesley A. Wilson
3:17
4▼CD
#TitleLength
1These Foolish Things
double bass:
Ray Brown (on 1952-03-26)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1952-03-26)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1952-03-26)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (on 1952-03-26)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1952-03-26)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (in 1952)
recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) (on 1952-03-26)
lyricist:
Holt Marvell (in 1935)
additional composer:
Harry Link
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Co., Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., Bourne Co., Bourne, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
3:36
2I Only Have Eyes for You
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1952)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (in 1952)
recording of:
I Only Have Eyes for You
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co., B. Feldman & Co. Ltd., B. Feldman Ltd., EMI Music Publishing, Remick Music Corp., Warner Bros. Inc., 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
part of:
42nd Street (full musical)
part of:
Dames (film)
part of:
Twins (1988)
2:53
3Easy to Love
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1952)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (in 1952)
recording of:
Easy to Love
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell, Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Anything Goes
part of:
Born to Dance
3:00
4Blue Moon
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1952)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (in 1952)
recording of:
Blue Moon
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1934)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (in 1934)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Music Publishing, EMI Robbins Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son P/L, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation, SBK United Partnership Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 and 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
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Belgium NV and Francis Day Editions
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
3:29
5Everything I Have Is Yours
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1952)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (in 1952)
recording of:
Everything I Have Is Yours
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Burton Lane
3:46
6Tenderly
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1952)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (in 1952)
recording of:
Tenderly
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (in 1946)
composer:
Walter Gross (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Morris Music, Chappell/Morris Ltd., Edwin Morris Music and Range Road Music
3:27
7Stormy Weather
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1952)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (in 1952)
recording of:
Stormy Weather (on 1952-07-27)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing, Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
3:43
8Remember
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1952)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (in 1952)
recording of:
Remember
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1925)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp. and Williamson Music Company
2:36
9Autumn in New York
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1952)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (in 1952)
recording of:
Autumn in New York (1934)
lyricist and composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Warner Bros., Inc.
3:40
10How Deep Is the Ocean
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1954)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (in 1954)
recording of:
How Deep Is the Ocean?
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1932)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Irving Berlin Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
2:56
11What a Little Moonlight Can Do
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1954)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (in 1954)
recording of:
What a Little Moonlight Can Do
lyricist and composer:
Harry M. Woods
publisher:
Connelly Basart, Warner Bros. Music and Warner Brothers Music Inc.
3:12
12Willow Weep for Me
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1954)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (in 1954)
recording of:
Willow Weep for Me
lyricist and composer:
Ann Ronell (in 1932)
publisher:
Ann Ronell Music and Bourne Co.
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部
3:07
13Love Me or Leave Me
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1954)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (in 1954)
recording of:
Love Me or Leave Me
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)
2:34
14Love for Sale
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1952)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (in 1952)
recording of:
Love for Sale
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc.
2:57
15Moonglow
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1952)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (in 1952)
recording of:
Moonglow
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Will Hudson and Irving Mills
3:00
16It Had to Be You
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1955)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (in 1955)
recording of:
It Had to Be You
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1924)
composer:
Isham Jones (in 1924)
publisher:
Bantam Music Publishing Co., EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Gilbert Keyes Music Company, The Songwriters Guild, Warner Bros., Inc. and Jerome H. Remick & Co. (on 1924-05-09)
4:02
17Come Rain or Come Shine
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1955)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (in 1955)
recording of:
Come Rain or Come Shine
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1946)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc., S.A. Music Co. and Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB
4:23
18Isn’t This a Lovely Day?
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1955-08-25)
double bass:
John Simmons (on 1955-08-25)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (on 1955-08-25)
electric guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1955-08-25)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1955-08-25)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1955-08-25)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1955-08-25)
recording of:
Isn’t This a Lovely Day? (from “Top Hat”) (on 1955-08-25)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
4:14
19Nice Work If You Can Get It
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1955)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (in 1955)
recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
3:49
20What’s New?
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1955)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (in 1955)
recording of:
What’s New?
lyricist:
Johnny Burke
composer:
Bob Haggart
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. and Warner Bros., Inc.
4:17
5▼CD
#TitleLength
1Lady Sings the Blues
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1956)
orchestra:
Tony Scott and His Orchestra (in 1956)
recording of:
Lady Sings the Blues
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Herbie Nichols
publisher:
Northern Music Company
3:46
2Good Morning Heartache
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1956)
orchestra:
Tony Scott and His Orchestra (in 1956)
recording of:
Good Morning Heartache
lyricist:
Ervin Drake
composer:
Dan Fisher and Irene Higginbotham
publisher:
Fisher Music Corp., Lindabet Music, Inc. and Universal/MCA Music
3:30
3Comes Love
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1957)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (in 1957)
recording of:
Comes Love
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Sam H. Stept and Charles Tobias
4:00
4Darn That Dream
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1957)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (in 1957)
recording of:
Darn That Dream
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1939)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1939)
publisher:
Scarsdale Music Corp.
part of:
Swingin’ the Dream
6:19
5Just One of Those Things
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1957)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (in 1957)
recording of:
Just One of Those Things
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (in 1929)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
part of:
Jubilee
part of:
Panama Hattie (1942 film)
5:32
6Our Love Is Here to Stay
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-01-08)
engineer:
Val Valentin (on 1957-01-08)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Red Mitchell (on 1957-01-08)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1957-01-08)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1957-01-08)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1957-01-08)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1957-01-08)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1957-01-08)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1957-01-08)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (on 1957-01-08)
recording of:
Love Is Here to Stay (on 1957-01-08)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Ltd., Frankie G. Songs, George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music, Nokawi Music, Warner Bros. Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd., WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28), Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Chappell Music, 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
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
3:43
7But Beautiful
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1958)
orchestra:
Ray Ellis and His Orchestra (in 1958)
recording of:
But Beautiful
lyricist:
Johnny Burke
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Burke-Van Heusen, Inc., Dorsey Brothers Music, Music Sales Corporation, Bourne Co. (in 1947) and Onyx Music Corporation (in 1947)
4:32
8For All We Know
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1958)
orchestra:
Ray Ellis and His Orchestra (in 1958)
recording of:
For All We Know (1934 song)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (in 1934)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1934)
publisher:
Bienstock Publishing Company (ended), Cromwell Music, Inc. (ended), EMI Feist Catalog Inc. (ended), Leo Feist, Inc. (ended), Redwood Music Ltd. (ended), Tro-Cromwell Music, Inc. (ended), John F. Coots Jr. Trust Music, Sis ’n Bro Music Company and Toy Town Tunes, Inc.
2:54
9It’s Easy to Remember
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1958)
orchestra:
Ray Ellis and His Orchestra (in 1958)
recording of:
It’s Easy to Remember (and So Hard to Forget)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1935)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (in 1935)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation
4:02
10Glad to Be Unhappy
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1958)
orchestra:
Ray Ellis and His Orchestra (in 1958)
recording of:
Glad to Be Unhappy
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart
composer:
Richard Rodgers
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. and Williamson Music Company
part of:
On Your Toes
4:09
11I Get Along Without You Very Well
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1958)
orchestra:
Ray Ellis and His Orchestra (in 1958)
recording of:
I Get Along Without You Very Well
lyricist:
Jane Brown Thompson
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1939)
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd. and Sony/ATV Harmony
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
3:01
12Violets for Your Furs
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1958)
orchestra:
Ray Ellis and His Orchestra (in 1958)
recording of:
Violets for Your Furs
lyricist:
Tom Adair
composer:
Matt Dennis
publisher:
Dorsey Bros Music Ltd., Dorsey Brothers Music and Music Sales Corporation
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス
3:26
13All the Way
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1959)
orchestra:
Ray Ellis and His Orchestra (in 1959)
recording of:
All the Way (from “The Joker Is Wild”)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Barton Music Corporation OBO Maraville Music Corp, Maraville Music Corp., The International Music Network and Universal Music Corp. OBO Van Heusen Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック
part of:
The 30th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1957 winner)
3:24
14I’ll Never Smile Again
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1959)
orchestra:
Ray Ellis and His Orchestra (in 1959)
recording of:
I’ll Never Smile Again
lyricist and composer:
Ruth Lowe
publisher:
MCA Music, MCA Music Publishing, MCA, Inc., Pickwick Music, Universal Music Corp. and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
3:25
15Just One More Chance
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1959)
orchestra:
Ray Ellis and His Orchestra (in 1959)
recording of:
Just One More Chance
lyricist:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Arthur Johnston
3:45
16Don’t Worry ’Bout Me
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1959)
orchestra:
Ray Ellis and His Orchestra (in 1959)
recording of:
Don’t Worry ’Bout Me
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1939)
writer:
Rube Bloom and Ted Koehler
composer:
Rube Bloom (in 1939)
publisher:
Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd.
3:09
17Sometimes I’m Happy
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1959)
orchestra:
Ray Ellis and His Orchestra (in 1959)
recording of:
Sometimes I’m Happy
lyricist:
Vincent Youmans
composer:
Irving Caesar
publisher:
Harms, Inc.
part of:
Hit the Deck (1927 musical)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
2:47
18There’ll Be Some Changes Made
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1959)
orchestra:
Ray Ellis and His Orchestra (in 1959)
recording of:
There’ll Be Some Changes Made
publisher:
Harry H. Pace (in 1921)
lyricist:
Billy Higgins
composer:
W. Benton Overstreet
publisher:
Herman Darewski Music Publishing Co Ltd. and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (in 1924)
2:53
19All of You
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1959)
orchestra:
Ray Ellis and His Orchestra (in 1959)
recording of:
All of You (Silk Stockings musical)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1954)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. and Chappell Music
part of:
Silk Stockings (1957 musical film)
2:31
20Baby Won’t You Please Come Home
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1959)
orchestra:
Ray Ellis and His Orchestra (in 1959)
recording of:
Baby Won’t You Please Come Home
writer:
Charles Warfield and Clarence Williams
publisher:
Redwood Music Ltd., Universal‐MCA Music Publishing and Universal/MCA Music Ltd.
3:05

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copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Demon Music Group Ltd. (in 2010)
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part of:100 Hits Legends (number: 17) (order: 15)