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Annotation

Bonus tracks 13-16

Tracklist

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1Won't Be Long
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1960-11-29)
producer:
John Hammond
bass:
Bill Lee (on 1960-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Belton Evans (on 1960-11-29)
piano:
Ray Bryant (on 1960-11-29) and Aretha Franklin (on 1960-11-29)
arranger:
Curtis Lewis
cover recording of:
Won’t Be Long (on 1960-11-29)
lyricist and composer:
J. Leslie McFarland
publisher:
World Song Publishing Inc.
3:21
2Over the Rainbow
bass:
Bill Lee (on 1960-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Osie Johnson (on 1960-08-01)
guitar:
Lord Westbrook (on 1960-08-01)
piano:
Ray Bryant (on 1960-08-01)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1960-08-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1961)
cover recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz) (on 1960-08-01)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1938)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1938)
premiered by:
Judy Garland (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music, EMI Partnership Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell
sub-publisher:
香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司, フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (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 SBK事業部 (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)
part of:
The 12th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1939 winner)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
2:38
3Love Is the Only Thing
bass:
Bill Lee (on 1960-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Osie Johnson (on 1960-08-01)
guitar:
Lord Westbrook (on 1960-08-01)
piano:
Ray Bryant (on 1960-08-01)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1960-08-01)
recording of:
Love Is the Only Thing (on 1960-08-01)
lyricist and composer:
J. Leslie McFarland
2:43
4Sweet Lover
bass:
Bill Lee (on 1960-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Belton Evans (on 1960-11-29)
piano:
Ray Bryant (on 1960-11-29)
recording of:
Sweet Lover (on 1960-11-29)
writer:
J. Leslie McFarland and Sid Wyche
3:21
5All Night Long
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1960-11-17)
producer:
John Hammond
bass:
Bill Lee (on 1960-11-17)
drums (drum set):
Sticks Evans (on 1960-11-17)
guitar:
Lord Westbrook (on 1960-11-17)
piano:
Ray Bryant (on 1960-11-17)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1960-11-17)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1960-11-17)
arranger:
J. Leslie McFarland
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1982)
recording of:
All Night Long (on 1960-11-17)
writer:
Curtis Reginald Lewis
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing, Six Continents Music Publishing and Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited
cover recording of:
All Night Long
writer:
Curtis Reginald Lewis
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing, Six Continents Music Publishing and Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited
3:05
6Who Needs You?
producer:
John Hammond
bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1961-01-10)
drums (drum set):
Sticks Evans (on 1961-01-10)
guitar:
Lord Westbrook (on 1961-01-10)
piano:
Aretha Franklin (on 1961-01-10)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1961-01-10)
arranger:
J. Leslie McFarland
recording of:
Who Needs You? (on 1961-01-10)
writer:
Jeanne Burns and Billie Holiday
2:50
7Right Now
producer:
John Hammond
bass:
Bill Lee (on 1960-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Osie Johnson (on 1960-08-01)
guitar:
Skeeter Best (on 1960-08-01) and Lord Westbrook (on 1960-08-01)
piano:
Ray Bryant (on 1960-08-01)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1960-08-01)
arranger:
J. Leslie McFarland
recording of:
Right Now (on 1960-08-01)
writer:
J. Leslie McFarland
2:23
8Are You Sure
producer:
John Hammond
bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1961-01-10)
drums (drum set):
Sticks Evans (on 1961-01-10)
guitar:
Lord Westbrook (on 1961-01-10)
piano:
Aretha Franklin (on 1961-01-10)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1961-01-10)
arranger:
J. Leslie McFarland
cover recording of:
Are You Sure (on 1961-01-10)
lyricist and composer:
Meredith Willson
2:41
9Maybe I'm a Fool
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-01-10)
producer:
John Hammond
bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1961-01-10)
drums (drum set):
Sticks Evans (on 1961-01-10)
guitar:
Lord Westbrook (on 1961-01-10)
piano:
Aretha Franklin (on 1961-01-10)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1961-01-10)
arranger:
J. Leslie McFarland
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1961)
recording of:
Maybe I’m a Fool (on 1961-01-10)
writer:
J. Leslie McFarland
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
3:16
10It Ain't Necessarily So
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1960-12-19)
producer:
Didier C. Deutsch and Tom Ruff
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1960-12-19)
conductor:
Robert Mersey (on 1960-12-19)
arranger:
Robert Mersey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1961)
cover recording of:
It Ain’t Necessarily So (jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements) (on 1960-12-19)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin
publisher:
Chappell Music (ASCAP), Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell Music, Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited
was commissioned by:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so” (Sportin’ Life)
3:07
11(Blue) By Myself
producer:
John Hammond
bass:
Bill Lee
drums (drum set):
Sticks Evans
guitar:
Lord Westbrook
piano:
Ray Bryant
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears
trombone:
Quentin Jackson
arranger:
J. Leslie McFarland
recording of:
(Blue) By Myself (on 1960-11-17)
writer:
Joe Bailey and J. Leslie McFarland
2:38
12Today I Sing the Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1960-08-01)
producer:
John Hammond
bass:
Bill Lee (on 1960-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Osie Johnson (on 1960-08-01)
guitar:
Lord Westbrook (on 1960-08-01)
piano:
Ray Bryant (on 1960-08-01)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1960-08-01)
arranger:
Curtis Lewis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1961)
cover recording of:
Today I Sing the Blues (on 1960-08-01)
writer:
Curley Hamner
composer:
Curtis Lewis
publisher:
Bess Music and BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
2:50
13Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody
producer:
Al Kasha
bass:
Russ Savakus (on 1961-08-16)
drums (drum set):
Gary Chester (on 1961-08-16)
guitar:
Bucky Pizzarelli (on 1961-08-16)
piano:
Aretha Franklin (on 1961-08-16) and Ernest Hayes (on 1961-08-16)
saxophone:
C. Massey (on 1961-08-16)
trombone:
Robert Ascher (on 1961-08-16)
violin:
Bernard Eichenbaum (on 1961-08-16), Harry Lookovsky (on 1961-08-16), Harry Katzman (on 1961-08-16), Charles Libove (on 1961-08-16) and George Ockner (on 1961-08-16)
background vocals:
[unknown] (on 1961-08-16)
conductor:
Richard Wess (on 1961-08-16)
arranger:
Richard Wess
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1972)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-08-16)
cover recording of:
Rock-a-Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody (on 1961-08-16)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young
composer:
Jean Schwartz
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd.
2:23
14It's So Heartbreakin'
bass:
Bill Lee (on 1961-11-07)
drums (drum set):
Teddy Somer (on 1961-11-07)
guitar:
Don Armone (on 1961-11-07) and Bucky Pizzarelli (on 1961-11-07)
piano:
Aretha Franklin (on 1961-11-07) and Mo Wechsler (on 1961-11-07)
saxophone:
James Richardson (on 1961-11-07), Toots Mondello (on 1961-11-07), Romero Penque (on 1961-11-07) and Stanley Webb (on 1961-11-07)
trombone:
Robert Alexander (on 1961-11-07), Morty Bowman (on 1961-11-07), Jimmy Cleveland (on 1961-11-07) and Urbie Green (on 1961-11-07)
trumpet:
Bernie Glow (on 1961-11-07), Jimmy Nottingham (on 1961-11-07), Bernie Privin (on 1961-11-07) and Joe Wilder (on 1961-11-07)
conductor:
Richard Wess (on 1961-11-07)
arranger:
Richard Wess
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-11-07)
recording of:
It’s So Heartbreakin’ (on 1961-11-07)
writer:
J. Leslie McFarland
cover recording of:
It’s So Heartbreakin’
writer:
J. Leslie McFarland
2:39
15Just for You
bass:
Jimmy Rowser (on 1961-12-21)
cello:
George Koutzen (on 1961-12-21) and Peter Makas (on 1961-12-21)
drums (drum set):
Teddy Sommer (on 1961-12-21)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1961-12-21)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (on 1961-12-21)
saxophone:
Phil Bodner (on 1961-12-21)
trumpet:
Joe Wilder (on 1961-12-21)
viola:
Leon Frengut (on 1961-12-21) and Harold Furmansky (on 1961-12-21)
violin:
Tony Bambino (on 1961-12-21), Hinda Barnett (on 1961-12-21), Arnold Eidus (on 1961-12-21), Harry Katzman (on 1961-12-21), Gene Orloff (on 1961-12-21) and Julius Schachter (on 1961-12-21)
conductor:
Richard Wess (on 1961-12-21)
arranger:
Richard Wess
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-12-21)
cover recording of:
Just for You (on 1961-12-21)
writer:
J. Bailey and J. Leslie McFarland
2:20
16Operation Heartbreak
producer:
Al Kasha
bass:
Russ Savakus (on 1961-08-16)
drums (drum set):
Gary Chester (on 1961-08-16)
guitar:
Bucky Pizzarelli (on 1961-08-16)
piano:
Aretha Franklin (on 1961-08-16) and Ernest Hayes (on 1961-08-16)
saxophone:
C. Massey (on 1961-08-16)
trombone:
Robert Ascher (on 1961-08-16)
violin:
Bernard Eichenbaum (on 1961-08-16), Harry Lookovsky (on 1961-08-16), Harry Katzman (on 1961-08-16), Charles Libove (on 1961-08-16) and George Ockner (on 1961-08-16)
background vocals:
[unknown] (on 1961-08-16)
conductor:
Richard Wess (on 1961-08-16)
arranger:
Richard Wess
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-08-16)
recording of:
Operation Heartbreak (on 1961-08-16)
writer:
Al Kasha, Alan Thomas and Curtis Williams
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
2:56