The Essential Eartha Kitt

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Annotation

contains previously released material
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Tracklist

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#TitleLength
1Monotonous
3:49
2Bal Petit Bal
3:00
3Annie Doesn't Live Here Anymore
recording of:
Annie Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
lyricist:
Johnny Burke and Joe Young
composer:
Harold Spina
2:53
4Two Lovers
2:45
5I Want to Be Evil
recording of:
I Want to Be Evil (on 1953-03-12)
writer:
Lester Judson and Raymond Taylor
3:31
6C'est Si Bon
orchestra:
Henri René & His Orchestra (on 1953-03-12)
recording of:
C’est si bon (original French version) (on 1953-03-12)
lyricist:
André Hornez (in 1947)
composer:
Henri Betti (in 1947)
publisher:
Éditions Beuscher Arpège
2:59
7Uska Dara: A Turkish Tale
recording of:
Uska Dara (A Turkish Tale)
composer:
[traditional]
is based on:
Üsküdar'a Gider İken
3:08
8Angelitos Negros
recording of:
Angelitos negros (original song)
lyricist:
Andrés Eloy Blanco
composer:
Manuel Álvarez Maciste
publisher:
Edit Mex de Musica Int
is based on:
Píntame angelitos negros (original poem)
3:27
9Santa Baby
vocals:
Eartha Kitt (on 1953-10-05)
orchestra:
Henri René & His Orchestra (on 1953-10-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Victor (in 1953), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1953) and Sony Music Entertainment (in 1953)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 27), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 30) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 49)
recording of:
Santa Baby (on 1953-10-05)
writer:
Joan Javits, Anthony Springer and Philip Springer
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hello Mr. Wilson, Tamir Music, TM Music Ltd., Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music
recording of:
Santa Baby
writer:
Joan Javits, Anthony Springer and Philip Springer
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hello Mr. Wilson, Tamir Music, TM Music Ltd., Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music
3:28
10Under the Bridges of Paris
2:42
11Let's Do It
orchestra:
Henri René & His Orchestra (on 1953-10-05)
recording of:
Let’s Do It (Noël Coward version)
additional lyricist:
Noël Coward
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter
version of:
Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) (Paris musical)
3:07
12Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
orchestra:
Henri René & His Orchestra (on 1953-10-12)
recording of:
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (on 1953-10-12)
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music, Chappell Music Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc., PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Redwood Music, T.B. Harms Co., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.
part of:
Roberta
3:04
13My Heart Belongs to Daddy
orchestra:
Henri René & His Orchestra (on 1953-10-12)
cover recording of:
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell, Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
3:03
14Lovin' Spree
2:55
15Somebody Bad Stole de Wedding Bell (Who's Got de Ding Dong)
2:48
16Looking for a Boy
3:01
17If I Was a Boy
2:45
18My Daddy Is a Dandy
2:32
19Hey Jacque
orchestra:
Henri René & His Orchestra (on 1954-10-19)
2:39
20The Heel [L'homme]
vocals:
Eartha Kitt
orchestra:
Henri René & His Orchestra
recording of:
The Heel (L'Homme) (in 1955)
lyricist and composer:
Léo Ferré
translator:
Lee Wilson and Willard Robison
translated version of:
L’Homme
2:46
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