From the Original Decca Masters (From The Original Decca Masters (1986, MCA Records) - Canadian Release, Catalog Numbers MCAD-5766 and JVC-501)

~ Release by Billie Holiday (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

From The Original Decca Masters (1986, MCA Records) features iconic jazz and blues vocalist Billie Holiday. This album compiles timeless tracks like Ain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do, God Bless The Child, and Lover Man, showcasing her unparalleled voice and emotional depth. A must-have for fans of Billie Holiday and classic American music.

Annotation last modified on 2026-04-01 06:02 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Ain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do
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 (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
American Splendor
3:24
2Baby Get Lost
alto saxophone:
George Dorsey (on 1949-08-17) and Rudy Powell (on 1949-08-17)
baritone saxophone:
Sol Moore (on 1949-08-17)
double bass:
George Duvivier (on 1949-08-17)
drums (drum set):
Shadow Wilson (on 1949-08-17)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1949-08-17)
piano:
Horace Henderson (on 1949-08-17)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1949-08-17) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1949-08-17)
trombone:
George Matthews (trombone) (on 1949-08-17) and Dicky Wells (on 1949-08-17)
trumpet:
Emmett Berry (on 1949-08-17), Buck Clayton (on 1949-08-17) and Jimmy Nottingham (on 1949-08-17)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1949-08-17)
conductor:
Buster Harding (on 1949-08-17)
recording of:
Baby Get Lost (on 1949-08-17)
writer:
Leonard Feather and Billy Moore, Jr. (40s American jazz pianist/arranger/composer)
publisher:
Modern Age Music Co.
3:18
3Them There Eyes
alto saxophone:
George Dorsey (on 1949-08-29) and Johnny Mince (on 1949-08-29)
double bass:
George Duvivier (on 1949-08-29)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1949-08-29)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1949-08-29)
piano:
Horace Henderson (on 1949-08-29)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1949-08-29)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1949-08-29) and Freddie Williams (on 1949-08-29)
trombone:
Mort Bullman (on 1949-08-29) and Henderson Chambers (on 1949-08-29)
trumpet:
Tony Faso (on 1949-08-29), Bernie Privin (on 1949-08-29) and Dick Vance (US jazz trumpeter and arranger) (on 1949-08-29)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1949-08-29)
conductor:
Sy Oliver (on 1949-08-29)
arranger:
Sy Oliver (on 1949-08-29)
recording of:
Them There Eyes (on 1949-08-29)
lyricist:
William Tracey (in 1930)
composer:
Maceo Pinkard (in 1930) and Doris Tauber (in 1930)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Chappell Music Limited (2019–present)
42:52
4Keeps On Rainin’
recording of:
Keeps On a‐Rainin’ (on 1949-08-29)
writer:
Max Kortlander and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
3:16
5God Bless the Child
engineered in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1950-03-08)
double bass:
Lou Butterman (on 1950-03-08)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1950-03-08)
flute and tenor saxophone:
Dick 'Dent' Eckles (on 1950-03-08)
guitar:
Bob Bain (guitarist) (on 1950-03-08)
piano:
Charles LaVere (on 1950-03-08)
choir vocals:
The Gordon Jenkins Singers (on 1950-03-08)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1950-03-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1950)
recording of:
God Bless the Child (on 1950-03-08)
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr.
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
43:11
6Do Your Duty
recording of:
Do Your Duty (on 1949-09-08)
writer:
Wesley A. Wilson
3:17
7You’re My Thrill
recording of:
You’re My Thrill (on 1949-10-19)
lyricist:
Sidney Clare
composer:
Jay Gorney
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Gorney Music Publisher, Next Decade Entertainment, Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic), WC Music Corp., 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
43:25
8Gimmie a Pigfoot (and a Bottle of Beer)
recording of:
Gimme a Pigfoot (and a Bottle of Beer) (on 1949-09-08)
composer:
Wesley A. Wilson
publisher:
Northern Music (song publisher)
2:46
9Crazy He Calls Me
double bass:
Jack Lesberg (on 1949-10-19)
drums (drum set):
Norris "Bunny" Shawker (on 1949-10-19)
guitar:
Tony Mottola (on 1949-10-19)
piano:
Bernie Leighton (on 1949-10-19)
reeds:
Milt Yaner (on 1949-10-19)
trumpet:
Bobby Hackett (on 1949-10-19)
woodwind:
John Fulton (on 1949-10-19)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1949-10-19)
recorded at:
Decca Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1949-10-19)
recording of:
Crazy He Calls Me (on 1949-10-19)
lyricist:
Sidney Keith Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:
Carl Sigman
publisher:
Harrison Music Corp., Major Songs, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
3.753:05
10Now or Never
recording of:
Now or Never (on 1949-09-30)
writer:
Billie Holiday and Curtis Lewis (US songwriter)
3:19
11Please Tell Me Now
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1949-10-19)
conductor:
Gordon Jenkins (on 1949-10-19)
43:15
12Lover Man (Where Can He Be)
recording of:
Lover Man (on 1944-10-04)
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3:23
13Good Morning Heartache
recording of:
Good Morning Heartache (on 1946-01-22)
lyricist:
Ervin Drake (songwriter)
composer:
Dan Fisher (U.S. songwriter ("Good Morning Heartache"), author, producer) and Irene Higginbotham
publisher:
Fisher Music Corp., Lindabet Music, Inc. and Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!)
3:10
14Solitude
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 (guitarist) (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 (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
43:12
15This Is Heaven to Me
double bass:
Lou Butterman (on 1950-03-08)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1950-03-08)
flute and tenor saxophone:
Dick 'Dent' Eckles (on 1950-03-08)
guitar:
Bob Bain (guitarist) (on 1950-03-08)
piano:
Charles LaVere (on 1950-03-08)
choir vocals:
The Gordon Jenkins Singers (on 1950-03-08)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1950-03-08)
2:52