The Best of Billie Holiday

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

Tracklist

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1On the Sentimental Side
recording of:
On the Sentimental Side
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
James V. Monaco
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2Time on My Hands
recording of:
Time on My Hands
lyricist:
Harold Adamson (in 1930) and Mack Gordon (in 1930)
composer:
Vincent Youmans (in 1930)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Harold Adamson Music (in 1930, in 1956, in 1986), Miller Music Corp. (in 1930, in 1956) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1930, in 1956)
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3I’m All for You
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4I Hear Music
recording of:
I Hear Music (Dancing on a Dime)
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Burton Lane
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5Same Old Story, The
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6Practice Makes Perfect
recording of:
Practice Makes Perfect
composer:
Ernest Gold and Don Roberts (Jazz guitarist)
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7I’m in a Low Down Groove
recording of:
I'm in a Low Down Groove
lyricist and composer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter)
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8Solitude
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1952-03-26)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1952-03-26)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1952-03-26)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-03-26)
tenor saxophone:
Flip Phillips (on 1952-03-26)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers (on 1952-03-26)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1952-03-26)
recording of:
(In My) Solitude (on 1952-03-26)
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.
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9I Cover the Water Front
recording of:
I Cover the Waterfront
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) and Edward Heyman
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
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10Gloomy Sunday
alto saxophone:
Hymie Shertzer (on 1941-08-07)
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1941-08-07)
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1941-08-07)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1941-08-07)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-08-07)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1941-08-07)
tenor saxophone:
Irving “Babe” Russin (on 1941-08-07)
trumpet:
Emmett Berry (on 1941-08-07)
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-08-07)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1941, on 1941-08-07)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (in 1941, on 1941-08-07)
recording of:
Gloomy Sunday (on 1941-08-07)
lyricist:
Jávor László (Hungarian poet)
composer:
Rezső Seress
translator:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist)
translated version of:
Szomorú vasárnap
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11Wherever You Are
recording of:
Wherever You Are
composer:
Cliff Friend (US composer, lyricist & pianist) and Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
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12Mandy Is Two
recording of:
Mandy Is Two
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Fulton McGrath
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13It’s a Sing to Tell a Lie
recording of:
It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie
lyricist and composer:
Billy Mayhew (in 1936)
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14Travelin’ Light
recording of:
Travelin’ Light
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Jimmy Mundy and Trummy Young
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15St Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
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16Loveless Love
recording of:
Loveless Love
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy
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17Any Old Time
recording of:
Any Old Time (Jazz Song - "any old time you want me...")
composer:
Artie Shaw
publisher:
Lincoln Music Corp
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18What Shall I Say?
recording of:
What Shall I Say?
writer:
Peter Tinturin
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19It’s Easy to Blame the Weather
recording of:
It’s Easy to Blame the Weather
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Saul Chaplin
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20Yesterdays
recording of:
Yesterdays
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., 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
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21I’m Painting the Town Red
recording of:
I’m Painting the Town Red
lyricist:
Charles Newman (Charles Chas Newman, early 20th century songwriter) and Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
composer:
Sam H. Stept
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22Eeny Meeny Miney Mo
recording of:
Eeny Meeny Miney Mo (from “To Beat the Band”)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Matty Malneck
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23These ’n’ That ’n’ Those
recording of:
These ’n’ That ’n’ Those
lyricist:
Milton Pascal
composer:
Edgar Fairchild
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24You Let Me Down
recording of:
You Let Me Down
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
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25Did I Remember?
recording of:
Did I Remember
lyricist:
Harold Adamson (in 1936)
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1936)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc. (on 1936-05-26)
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 nominee)
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26Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love)
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