The Legendary Masters Unissued or Rare 1935-58

~ Release by Billie Holiday (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD: 1935–41
#TitleRatingLength
1What a Little Moonlight Can Do
recording of:
What a Little Moonlight Can Do
lyricist and composer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
publisher:
Connelly Basart, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Brothers Music Inc.
2:59
2Miss Brown to You
recording of:
Miss Brown to You
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Ralph Rainger and Richard A. Whiting
3:02
3Twenty‐Four Hours a Day
recording of:
Twenty-Four Hours a Day
writer:
James F. Hanley and Arthur Swanstrom
3:03
4Yankee Doodle Never Went to Town
recording of:
Yankee Doodle Never Went to Town
lyricist:
Ralph Freed
composer:
Bernie Hanighen
2:46
5If You Were Mine
recording of:
If You Were Mine (from “To Beat the Band”)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Matty Malneck
3:13
6These n’ That n’ Those
recording of:
These ’n’ That ’n’ Those
lyricist:
Milton Pascal
composer:
Edgar Fairchild
3:15
7Spreadin’ Rhythm Around
recording of:
Spreadin’ Rhythm Around
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
2:55
8Let’s Call a Heart a Heart
recording of:
Let’s Call a Heart a Heart
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
2:56
9Please Keep Me in Your Dreams
recording of:
Please Keep Me in Your Dreams
lyricist:
Tot Seymour
composer:
Vee Lawnhurst
2:17
10I Wish I Had You
recording of:
I Wish I Had You
writer:
Bud Green, Al Stillman and Claude Thornhill
2:55
11I’ll Never Fail You
recording of:
I’ll Never Fail You
lyricist:
Irving Taylor
composer:
Vic Mizzy (US television & movie composer)
2:58
12You’re So Desirable
recording of:
You’re So Desirable
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
2:50
13You’re Gonna See a Lot of Me
recording of:
You're Gonna See a Lot of Me
lyricist:
Al Goodhart
writer:
Manny Kurtz
composer:
A. Hoffman
2:54
14Hello My Darling
recording of:
Hello, My Darling (from the film “Zaza”)
writer:
Frederick Hollander and Frank Loesser
2:38
15Let’s Dream in the Moonlight
recording of:
Let's Dream in the Moonlight
writer:
Matty Malneck and Raoul Walsh
2:49
16More Than You Know
recording of:
More Than You Know
lyricist:
Edward Eliscu and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Intersong Music, LSQ Music Co., Miller Music Corp., The Songwriters Guild, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (, until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
Great Day!
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
3:05
17Under a Blue Jungle Moon
3:05
18Night and Day
recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
3:04
19What Is This Going to Get Us?
recording of:
What Is This Going to Get Us?
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Irene Kitchings
2:42
20Loveless Love
recording of:
Loveless Love
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy
3:18
21Georgia on My Mind
recording of:
Georgia on My Mind
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI), Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (from 1930 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
arrangement of:
Georgia on My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
3:01
22Romance in the Dark
recording of:
Romance in the Dark
writer:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Auteur, Big Bill Broonzy, Bud Green and Gertrude Niesen
2:22
2▼CD: 1942–58
#TitleRatingLength
1God Bless the Child
recording of:
What a Little Moonlight Can Do
lyricist and composer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
publisher:
Connelly Basart, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Brothers Music Inc.
2:52
2Jim
recording of:
Miss Brown to You
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Ralph Rainger and Richard A. Whiting
3:04
3Wherever You Are
recording of:
Twenty-Four Hours a Day
writer:
James F. Hanley and Arthur Swanstrom
2:56
4Until the Real Thing Comes Along
recording of:
Yankee Doodle Never Went to Town
lyricist:
Ralph Freed
composer:
Bernie Hanighen
3:06
5Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?
recording of:
If You Were Mine (from “To Beat the Band”)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Matty Malneck
1:45
6Keeps a’ Rainin’
recording of:
These ’n’ That ’n’ Those
lyricist:
Milton Pascal
composer:
Edgar Fairchild
2:44
7He’s Funny That Way
recording of:
Spreadin’ Rhythm Around
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
3:06
8Fine and Mellow
recording of:
Let’s Call a Heart a Heart
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
3:39
9I Cover the Water Front
recording of:
Please Keep Me in Your Dreams
lyricist:
Tot Seymour
composer:
Vee Lawnhurst
3:42
10Lover Come Back to Me
recording of:
I Wish I Had You
writer:
Bud Green, Al Stillman and Claude Thornhill
1:51
11Them There Eyes
recording of:
I’ll Never Fail You
lyricist:
Irving Taylor
composer:
Vic Mizzy (US television & movie composer)
1:46
12Lover Man
recording of:
You’re So Desirable
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
2:31
13I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good
recording of:
You're Gonna See a Lot of Me
lyricist:
Al Goodhart
writer:
Manny Kurtz
composer:
A. Hoffman
2:24
14Just Friends
recording of:
Hello, My Darling (from the film “Zaza”)
writer:
Frederick Hollander and Frank Loesser
0:57
15Everything Happens to Me
recording of:
Let's Dream in the Moonlight
writer:
Matty Malneck and Raoul Walsh
2:28
16Prelude to a Kiss
recording of:
More Than You Know
lyricist:
Edward Eliscu and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Intersong Music, LSQ Music Co., Miller Music Corp., The Songwriters Guild, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (, until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
Great Day!
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
2:48
17I Must Have That Man
recording of:
I Must Have That Man
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
0:58
18Willow Weep for Me
recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
3:28
19I Only Have Eyes for You
recording of:
What Is This Going to Get Us?
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Irene Kitchings
1:42
20My Man
recording of:
Loveless Love
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy
2:48
21Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone
recording of:
Georgia on My Mind
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI), Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (from 1930 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
arrangement of:
Georgia on My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
1:50
22Don’t Explain
recording of:
Romance in the Dark
writer:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Auteur, Big Bill Broonzy, Bud Green and Gertrude Niesen
2:39
23Porgy
recording of:
I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I loves you, Porgy”
2:24
24Ain’t Nobody’s Business but My Own
recording of:
Ain’t Nobody’s Business but My Own
lyricist and composer:
Irving Taylor
3:36
25Billie’s Blues
recording of:
Billie’s Blues
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Billie Holiday (until 1936-08-01)
publisher:
Basart Editions
3:24