Stairway to the Stars

~ Release by Dinah Washington (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1A Slick Chick (On the Mellow Side)
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1946-10-03)
drums (drum set):
Walter Johnson (drums) (on 1946-10-03)
piano:
Red Richards (on 1946-10-03)
vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1946-10-03)
recording of:
A Slick Chick (On the Mellow Side) (on 1946-10-03)
lyricist and composer:
Harvey Brooks (US jazz pianist and composer)
12:43
2Ain't Misbehavin'
2:50
3Am I Asking Too Much?
vocals:
Dinah Washington (in 1947)
recording of:
Am I Asking Too Much
writer:
Helen Miller (US songwriter) and Fay Whitman
2:50
4Cold, Cold Heart
drums (drum set):
Gus Johnson (drums) (on 1951-09-24)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1951-09-24)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Quinichette (on 1951-09-24)
vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1951-09-24)
conductor:
Nook Schreier (on 1951-09-24)
cover recording of:
Cold, Cold Heart (on 1951-09-24)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Rightsong Music Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-02-16)
3:21
5Embraceable You
cover recording of:
Embraceable You
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music (new age music), New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
2:55
6Harbor Lights
cover recording of:
Harbour Lights
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Hugh Williams (aka Hugh Williams)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
3:03
7I Only Know
recording of:
I Only Know
writer:
Richard Johnson (US songwriter ("I Only Know")) and Dinah Washington
2:27
8I Wanna Be Loved
alto saxophone:
Ernie Wilkins (on 1950-05-09)
baritone saxophone:
Cecil Payne (on 1950-05-09)
bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1950-05-09)
drums (drum set):
Teddy Stewart (on 1950-05-09)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1950-05-09)
vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1950-05-09)
cover recording of:
I Wanna Be Loved (on 1950-05-09)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1932)
42:51
9I Want to Cry
3:11
10I Won't Cry Anymore
vocals:
Dinah Washington (in 1951)
conductor:
Jimmy Carroll (1913 - 1972, songwriter, orchestra arranger & conductor) (in 1951)
cover recording of:
I Won’t Cry Anymore (in 1951)
lyricist:
Fred Wise
composer:
Al Frisch
publisher:
Erika Publishing, Myra Music Co. and United Music Corp.
13:22
11I'll Never Be Free
cover recording of:
I’ll Never Be Free
writer:
Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss
publisher:
Abilene Music Inc. (in 1950, in 1977) and Claude A. Music Co. (in 1950, in 1977)
2:45
12It Isn't Fair
cover recording of:
It Isn’t Fair
writer:
Richard Himber, Sylvester Sprigato and Frank Warshauer
3:03
13It's Too Soon to Know
cover recording of:
It’s Too Soon to Know
lyricist and composer:
Deborah Chessler
2:43
14Joy Juice
2:48
15Long John Blues
vocals:
Dinah Washington (in 1948)
recording of:
Long John Blues
lyricist and composer:
Tommy George
3:11
16My Heart Cries for You
cover recording of:
My Heart Cries for You
additional writer:
Percy Faith and Carl Sigman
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Gladys Music Inc. and Massey Music Co., Inc.
is based on:
La Jardinière du roi
2:44
17Postman Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1946-10-03)
alto saxophone:
Tab Smith (on 1946-10-03)
baritone saxophone:
Larry Belton (saxophonist) (on 1946-10-03)
bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1946-10-03)
drums (drum set):
Walter Johnson (drums) (on 1946-10-03)
piano:
Red Richards (on 1946-10-03)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Hicks (on 1946-10-03)
trumpet:
Frank Galbreath (on 1946-10-03) and Russel Royster (on 1946-10-03)
vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1946-10-03)
orchestra:
Tab Smith & His Orchestra (on 1946-10-03)
recording of:
Postman Blues (on 1946-10-03)
writer:
Tab Smith and Dinah Washington
2:54
18Resolution Blues
vocals:
Dinah Washington (in 1949)
recording of:
Resolution Blues
writer:
Leonard Swain and Dinah Washington
3:17
19Stairway to the Stars
3:02
20That's Why a Woman Loves a Heel
2:53
21Time Out for Tears
cover recording of:
Time Out for Tears
writer:
Irving Berman and Abe Schiff
3:21
22Wheel of Fortune
cover recording of:
Wheel of Fortune (1951 song)
writer:
Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp.
2:15
23You Satisfy
2:50

Credits

Release

part of:Memory Lane Presents (series by the Pegasus Label) (order: 1)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/13396256 [info]