The Complete Decca Singles Vol. 2: 1939–1941

~ Release by Ella Fitzgerald (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Stairway to the Stars
cover recording of:
Stairway to the Stars
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Matty Malneck and Frank Signorelli
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
3:19
2Out of Nowhere
cover recording of:
Out of Nowhere
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
2:59
3I Want the Waiter (with the Water)
recording of:
I Want the Waiter
writer:
Kay Werner (Songwriter, along with her sister Sue) and Sue Werner (Songwriter, along with her sister Kay)
3:09
4That’s All, Brother
3:12
5My Last Goodbye
recording of:
My Last Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Eddy Howard (vocalist and bandleader)
3:18
6Heart of Mine
recording of:
Heart of Mine
writer:
Edward Heyman and Chick Webb
2:54
7Billy (I Always Dream of Billy)
2:41
8Please Tell Me the Truth
recording of:
Please Tell Me the Truth
writer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) and Edgar Sampson
3:20
9You’re Gonna Lose Your Gal
cover recording of:
You’re Gonna Lose Your Gal
lyricist:
Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
James V. Monaco
3:09
10My Wubba Dolly
recording of:
My Wubba Dolly (Rubber Dolly)
writer:
Kay Werner (Songwriter, along with her sister Sue) and Sue Werner (Songwriter, along with her sister Kay)
3:05
11After I Say I’m Sorry
2:52
12Baby, What Else Can I Do?
cover recording of:
Baby, What Else Can I Do?
lyricist:
Walter Hirsch
composer:
Gerald Marks
3:06
13Betcha Nickel (single version / matrix 65903)
recording of:
Betcha Nickel
lyricist and composer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
2:55
14Moon Ray
cover recording of:
Moonray
writer:
Artie Quenzer
composer:
Artie Shaw
3:01
15Is There Somebody Else?
2:35
16The Starlit Hour
cover recording of:
The Starlit Hour
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Peter de Rose (tin pan alley era songwriter, pianist and performer on radio)
3:08
17I’m Not Complainin’
3:12
18What’s the Matter With Me?
recording of:
What’s the Matter With Me
writer:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Terry Shand (jazz pianist/composer)
2:57
19Sugar Blues
cover recording of:
Sugar Blues
lyricist:
Lucy Fletcher (in 1919)
composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (in 1919)
publisher:
Chappell Paris
2:48
20Imagination
cover recording of:
Imagination
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Dorsey Brothers Music and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
2:59
21If It Weren’t for You
recording of:
If It Weren’t for You
writer:
Vic Mizzy (US television & movie composer) and Irving Taylor
3:00
22Sing Song Swing
recording of:
Sing, Song, Swing
writer:
Charles L. Cooke and Lloyd Garrett
3:03
23Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home?
cover recording of:
Baby Won’t You Please Come Home
writer:
Charles Warfield and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
publisher:
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
2:34
24Shake Down the Stars
cover recording of:
Shake Down the Stars
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Scarsdale Music Corp. (ASCAP) and Van Heusen Music Corp.
2:47
25I Fell in Love With a Dream
recording of:
I Fell in Love With a Dream
writer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer), Nate Goldsmith and Irving Skye
3:13
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part of:Ella Fitzgerald: The Complete Decca Singles (number: 2) (order: 2)