About the Blues

~ Release by Julie London (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Annotation

all tracks are mono

Annotation last modified on 2025-10-21 22:29 UTC.

Tracklist

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#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Basin Street Blues engineer: Ted Keep and Val Valentin producer: Bobby Troup vocals: Julie London orchestra: Russ Garcia & His Orchestra conductor: Russell Garcia arranger: Russell Garcia recording of: Basin Street Blues lyricist and composer: Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer) publisher: EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)	5	3:06
2	I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues engineer: Ted Keep and Val Valentin producer: Bobby Troup vocals: Julie London orchestra: Russ Garcia & His Orchestra conductor: Russell Garcia arranger: Russell Garcia recording of: I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues lyricist: Ted Koehler (in 1932) composer: Harold Arlen (in 1932) publisher: Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)	4	2:59
3	A Nightingale Can Sing the Blues engineer: Ted Keep and Val Valentin producer: Bobby Troup vocals: Julie London orchestra: Russ Garcia & His Orchestra conductor: Russell Garcia arranger: Russell Garcia recording of: A Nightingale Can Sing the Blues writer: Dick Charles (US songwriter) and Larry Markes	3	3:11
4	Get Set for the Blues engineer: Ted Keep and Val Valentin producer: Bobby Troup vocals: Julie London orchestra: Russ Garcia & His Orchestra conductor: Russell Garcia arranger: Russell Garcia	4	2:45
5	Invitation to the Blues engineer: Ted Keep and Val Valentin producer: Bobby Troup vocals: Julie London orchestra: Russ Garcia & His Orchestra conductor: Russell Garcia arranger: Russell Garcia recording of: Invitation to the Blues (from 1956 until 1957) writer: Allan Roberts (songwriter), Doris Fisher and Arthur Gershwin	3	2:52
6	Bye Bye Blues engineer: Ted Keep and Val Valentin producer: Bobby Troup vocals: Julie London orchestra: Russ Garcia & His Orchestra conductor: Russell Garcia arranger: Russell Garcia recording of: Bye Bye Blues composer: Dave Bennett (Songwriter) (until 1925), Chauncey Gray (until 1925), Fred Hamm (1920s US jazz musician/composer) (until 1925) and Bert Lown (until 1925)	4	1:41
7	Meaning of the Blues engineer: Ted Keep and Val Valentin producer: Bobby Troup vocals: Julie London orchestra: Russ Garcia & His Orchestra conductor: Russell Garcia arranger: Russell Garcia recording of: The Meaning of the Blues lyricist: Leah Worth composer: Bobby Troup publisher: Londontown Music, Inc. and Universal Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)	4	2:59
8	About the Blues engineer: Ted Keep and Val Valentin producer: Bobby Troup vocals: Julie London orchestra: Russ Garcia & His Orchestra conductor: Russell Garcia arranger: Russell Garcia recording of: About the Blues lyricist and composer: Arthur Hamilton	4	3:09
9	Sunday Blues engineer: Ted Keep and Val Valentin producer: Bobby Troup vocals: Julie London orchestra: Russ Garcia & His Orchestra conductor: Russell Garcia arranger: Russell Garcia	4	2:57
10	The Blues Is All I Ever Had engineer: Ted Keep and Val Valentin producer: Bobby Troup vocals: Julie London orchestra: Russ Garcia & His Orchestra conductor: Russell Garcia arranger: Russell Garcia	4	2:53
11	Blues in the Night engineer: Ted Keep and Val Valentin producer: Bobby Troup vocals: Julie London orchestra: Russ Garcia & His Orchestra conductor: Russell Garcia arranger: Russell Garcia recording of: Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol’ Me) lyricist: Johnny Mercer (in 1941) composer: Harold Arlen (in 1941) publisher: Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) part of: The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1941 nominee)	5	3:42
12	Bouquet of Blues engineer: Ted Keep and Val Valentin producer: Bobby Troup vocals: Julie London orchestra: Russ Garcia & His Orchestra conductor: Russell Garcia arranger: Russell Garcia	4	2:58
13	Baby, Baby, All the Time	3	2:25
14	Shadow Woman	4	2:39
15	Meaning of the Blues (45 single take) engineer: Ted Keep and Val Valentin producer: Bobby Troup vocals: Julie London orchestra: Russ Garcia & His Orchestra conductor: Russell Garcia arranger: Russell Garcia recording of: The Meaning of the Blues lyricist: Leah Worth composer: Bobby Troup publisher: Londontown Music, Inc. and Universal Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)	4	2:59
16	Dark	4	2:39

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Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/2735618 [info]

Release group

included in:	About the Blues / London by Night Classic Album Collection Eight Classic Albums

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/192044 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/julie_london/about_the_blues/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/373048/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000661357 [info]
Wikidata:	Q4668602 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 0724353869526
Format:: CD
Length:: 45:53

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: Jewel Case
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Capitol Jazz
7243 5 38695 2 6

Release events

Europe
2002

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