The Complete Commodore Recordings (reissue, remastered)

~ Release by Billie Holiday (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Annotation

CD2, 22: Billie Holiday (vcl) with Artie Shaw and His Orchestra.
New York, July 24, 1938.
Studio recording for RCA Victor.

CD2, 23: Billie Holiday (vcl) with Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra.
Los Angeles, June 12, 1942.
Studio recording for Capitol Records.

20 page booklet

Matrix / Runout: CA 99149D1@
Matrix / Runout: CA 99149D2@
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L039

Tracklist

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#TitleLength
1Strange Fruit
3:18
2Yesterdays
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
3:31
3Fine and Mellow
recording of:
Fine and Mellow
lyricist and composer:
Billie Holiday
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co.
3:22
4I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
recording of:
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc.
2:55
5Strange Fruit (Alt. take)
3:25
6Yesterdays (Alt. take)
3:05
7I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues (Alt. take)
2:56
8How Am I to Know?
recording of:
How Am I to Know?
lyricist:
Dorothy Parker
composer:
Jackie King
publisher:
Robbins Music
2:35
9My Old Flame
recording of:
My Old Flame
lyricist:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Arthur Johnston
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation
3:26
10I'll Get By
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-05-01)
recording of:
I’ll Get by (as Long as I Have You) (on 1937-05-11)
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
3:05
11I Cover the Waterfront
vocals:
Billie Holiday
part of:
V Disc (number: VP 1621 (1))
recording of:
I Cover the Waterfront
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green and Edward Heyman
publisher:
Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc.
3:56
12How Am I to Know? (Alt. take 1)
2:41
13How Am I to Know? (Alt. take 2)
2:44
14How Am I to Know? (Alt. take 3)
2:51
15My Old Flame (Alt. take 1)
3:11
16My Old Flame (Alt. take 2)
3:17
17My Old Flame (Alt. take 3)
3:09
18I'll Get By (Alt. take)
3:05
19I Cover the Waterfront (Alt. take 1)
3:49
20I Cover the Waterfront (Alt. take 2)
3:28
21I Cover the Waterfront (Alt. take 3)
3:37
22I'll Be Seeing You
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)
3:37
23I'll Be Seeing You (Alt. take 1)
3:44
24I'll Be Seeing You (Alt. take 2)
3:28
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