Great Women of Song: Peggy Lee

~ Release by Peggy Lee (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Launched in 2023, Verve Records’ Great Women of Song is a series of CD, vinyl and digital releases highlighting beloved and influential singers who recorded for Verve Records and other labels that now fall under the Universal Music Group umbrella. Peggy Lee’s entry in the series, which draws entirely from her five-year affiliation with Decca Records (1952-56), joins other volumes for Blossom Dearie, Ella Fitzgerald, Astrud Gilberto, Billie Holiday, Shirley Horn, Carmen McRae, Helen Merrill, Nina Simone, Sarah Vaughan and Dinah Washington. Great Women of Song: Peggy Lee contains 16 tracks and is available as a CD, a digital download, a standard black LP, and a limited edition “opaque custard” color LP.

Annotation last modified on 2024-11-25 08:40 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1I Don’t Know Enough About You
piano:
Lou Levy (on 1956-01-06)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1956-01-06)
arranger:
Sy Oliver
recording of:
I Don’t Know Enough About You (on 1956-01-06)
writer:
Dave Barbour and Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist)
2:56
2Love Me or Leave Me
cover recording of:
Love Me or Leave Me
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Donaldson Publishing Co. (in 1928, in 1955) and Gilbert Keyes Music Company (in 1928, in 1955)
2:08
3Black Coffee
double bass:
Max Wayne (on 1953-05-04)
drums (drum set):
Ed Shaughnessy (on 1953-05-04)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1953-05-04)
trumpet:
Pete Candoli (on 1953-05-04)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1953-05-04)
cover recording of:
Black Coffee (1948 song) (on 1953-05-04)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1948)
composer:
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader) (in 1948)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Sondot Music Corp. and Webster Music Co.
3:06
4Take a Little Time to Smile
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1956-06-08)
recording of:
Take a Little Time to Smile (on 1956-06-08)
writer:
Dave Barbour and Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist)
2:35
5Bye, Bye Blackbird
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist)
cover recording of:
Bye Bye Blackbird (in 1955)
lyricist:
Mort Dixon (in 1926)
composer:
Ray Henderson (in 1926)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter, Olde Clover Leaf Music, Ray Henderson Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
3:40
6It's All Right With Me
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1956-06-05)
harp:
Stella Castellucci (on 1956-06-05)
piano:
Lou Levy (on 1956-06-05)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Cooper (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-06-05)
woodwind:
Bud Shank (on 1956-06-05)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1956-06-05)
arranger:
Sy Oliver
cover recording of:
It’s All Right with Me (Can‐Can musical) (on 1956-06-05)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1953)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
recording of:
It’s All Right with Me (Can‐Can musical) (on 1956-06-05)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1953)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
2:22
7My Heart Belongs to Daddy
double bass:
Max Wayne (on 1953-05-01)
drums (drum set):
Ed Shaughnessy (on 1953-05-01)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1953-05-01)
trumpet:
Pete Candoli (on 1953-05-01)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1953-05-01)
cover recording of:
My Heart Belongs to Daddy (on 1953-05-01)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
2:07
8Love, You Didn't Do Right by Me
recording of:
Love, You Didn’t Do Right by Me
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
3:01
9I Didn't Know What Time It Was
double bass:
Max Wayne (on 1953-04-30)
drums (drum set):
Ed Shaughnessy (on 1953-04-30)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1953-04-30)
trumpet:
Pete Candoli (on 1953-04-30)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1953-04-30)
cover recording of:
I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (Pal Joey) (on 1953-04-30)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1939)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1939)
publisher:
Lorenz Hart Publishing Co. and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Pal Joey
2:17
10Lover
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist)
cover recording of:
Lover
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1932)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
3:19
11Johnny Guitar
cover recording of:
Johnny Guitar
lyricist:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist)
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
3:01
12So Blue
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1956-06-05)
harp:
Stella Castellucci (on 1956-06-05)
piano:
Lou Levy (on 1956-06-05)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Cooper (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-06-05)
woodwind:
Bud Shank (on 1956-06-05)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1956-06-05)
arranger:
Sy Oliver
recording of:
So Blue (on 1956-06-05)
writer:
Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva and Ray Henderson
2:14
13Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You
double bass:
Buddy Clark (US jazz bassist) (in 1956-04)
drums (drum set), percussion and vibraphone:
Larry Bunker (in 1956-04)
guitar:
Bill Pitman (in 1956-04)
harp:
Stella Castellucci (in 1956-04)
piano:
Lou Levy (in 1956-04)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (in 1956-04)
cover recording of:
Gee, Baby Ain’t I Good to You (in 1956-04)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Don Redman
publisher:
Michael H. Goldsen Inc. and Razaf Music
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
3:22
14They Can't Take That Away From Me
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1956-01-06)
cover recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”) (on 1956-01-06)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1937 nominee)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
2:56
15Easy Living
double bass:
Max Wayne (on 1953-05-01)
drums (drum set):
Ed Shaughnessy (on 1953-05-01)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1953-05-01)
trumpet:
Pete Candoli (on 1953-05-01)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1953-05-01)
cover recording of:
Easy Living (on 1953-05-01)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
writer:
Ralph Rainger (in 1937) and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter) (in 1937)
composer:
Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1937, in 1964)
2:43
16This Is a Very Special Day
2:34

Credits

Release

part of:Great Women of Song (series of compilations from Verve Records that commenced in 2023) (order: 3)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/31918072 [info]
stream for free:https://www.deezer.com/album/642618351 [info]
discography entry:https://www.peggylee.com/discography/great-women-of-song-peggy-lee/ [info]