The Essential Eartha Kitt

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Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Monotonous
recording of:
Monotonous
writer:
June Carroll (lyricist, singer & actress) and Arthur Siegel (American songwriter)
3:49
2Bal Petit Bal
3:00
3Annie Doesn't Live Here Anymore
recording of:
Annie Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Harold Spina (composer/conductor)
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 (member of the Deuces of Rhythm)
33:31
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 (songwriter and pianist) (in 1947)
publisher:
Éditions Beuscher Arpège
42:59
7Uska Dara: A Turkish Tale
recording of:
Uska Dara (A Turkish Tale)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Üsküdar'a Gider İken
43:08
8Angelitos Negros
recording of:
Angelitos negros (original song)
lyricist:
Andrés Eloy Blanco
composer:
Manuel Álvarez Maciste (Mexican guitarist, singer, songwriter)
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 (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1953) and Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1953)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 19), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 24), 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 (Tony Springer) and Philip Springer
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hello Mr. Wilson, Tamir Music, TM Music Ltd., Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
3.53:28
10Under the Bridges of Paris
recording of:
Under the Bridges of Paris
lyricist:
Jean Rodor
composer:
Vincent Scotto
translator:
Dorcas Cochran
publisher:
Fortin Euromusic, Unichappell Music and Zodiac Music Corp.
translated version of:
Sous les ponts de 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 (composer)
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 (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Redwood Music, T.B. Harms Co., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
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 (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
3:03
14Lovin' Spree
recording of:
Lovin’ Spree
writer:
Joan Javits and Philip Springer
32:55
15Somebody Bad Stole de Wedding Bell (Who's Got de Ding Dong)
recording of:
Somebody Bad Stole de Wedding Bell (Who’s Got de Ding Dong)
lyricist:
Bob Hilliard
composer:
David Mann (American songwriter)
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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