Singin’ the Blues

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

Annotation

℗ & © «2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.»
℗ «A Verve Records Release; This Compilation»

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(As of 2021-11-28).

  • Eastern Africa: 🇮🇴 British Indian Ocean Territory (io)
Annotation last modified on 2021-11-28 00:58 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Good Morning Heartache
alto saxophone:
Bill Stegmeyer (on 1946-01-22)
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1946-01-22)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1946-01-22)
guitar:
Tiny Grimes (US jazz/R&B guitarist) (on 1946-01-22)
piano:
Joe Springer (on 1946-01-22)
tenor saxophone:
Armand Camgros (on 1946-01-22), Bernie Kaufman (on 1946-01-22) and Hank Ross (on 1946-01-22)
trumpet:
Chris Griffin (Gordon Claude Griffin, trumpeter) (on 1946-01-22) and Joe Guy (trumpet) (on 1946-01-22)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1946-01-22)
conductor:
Bill Stegmeyer (on 1946-01-22)
recording of:
Good Morning Heartache (on 1946-01-22)
lyricist:
Ervin Drake (Songwriter)
composer:
Dan Fisher (U.S. songwriter ("Good Morning Heartache"), author, producer) and Irene Higginbotham
publisher:
Fisher Music Corp., Lindabet Music, Inc. and Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!)
Billie Holiday43:08
2No Good Man (single version)
alto saxophone:
Bill Stegmeyer (on 1946-01-22)
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1946-01-22)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1946-01-22)
guitar:
Tiny Grimes (US jazz/R&B guitarist) (on 1946-01-22)
piano:
Joe Springer (on 1946-01-22)
tenor saxophone:
Armand Camgros (on 1946-01-22), Bernie Kaufman (on 1946-01-22) and Hank Ross (on 1946-01-22)
trumpet:
Chris Griffin (Gordon Claude Griffin, trumpeter) (on 1946-01-22) and Joe Guy (trumpet) (on 1946-01-22)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1946-01-22)
conductor:
Bill Stegmeyer (on 1946-01-22)
recording of:
No Good Man (on 1946-01-22)
lyricist:
Sammy Gallop
composer:
Dan Fisher (U.S. songwriter ("Good Morning Heartache"), author, producer) and Irene Higginbotham
Billie Holiday3:07
3Baby, I Don’t Cry Over You (single version)
double bass:
Thomas Barney (on 1946-04-09)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1946-04-09)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1946-04-09)
trumpet:
Joe Guy (trumpet) (on 1946-04-09)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1946-04-09)
recording of:
Baby, I Don’t Cry Over You (on 1946-04-09)
lyricist and composer:
Morton Krouse
Billie Holiday feat. Billy Kyle and His Trio3:11
4Porgy (single version)
double bass:
John Levy (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1948-12-10)
drums (drum set):
Denzil Best (on 1948-12-10)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1948-12-10)
piano:
Bobby Tucker (on 1948-12-10)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1948-12-10)
recording of:
I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances) (on 1948-12-10)
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”
Billie Holiday2:58
5You Better Go Now (single version)
recording of:
You Better Go Now
writer:
Irvin Graham and Bickley Reichner
publisher:
Chappell Music, Inc. (publisher)
Billie Holiday2:36
6Somebody’s on My Mind (single version)Billie Holiday feat. Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra2:58
7The Blues Are Brewin’ (single version)
recording of:
The Blues Are Brewin’
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Louis Alter
Billie Holiday feat. John Simmons & His Orchestra3:02
8Baby Get Lost (single version)
alto saxophone:
George Dorsey (on 1949-08-17) and Rudy Powell (on 1949-08-17)
baritone saxophone:
Sol Moore (on 1949-08-17)
double bass:
George Duvivier (on 1949-08-17)
drums (drum set):
Shadow Wilson (on 1949-08-17)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1949-08-17)
piano:
Horace Henderson (on 1949-08-17)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1949-08-17) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1949-08-17)
trombone:
George Matthews (trombone) (on 1949-08-17) and Dicky Wells (on 1949-08-17)
trumpet:
Emmett Berry (on 1949-08-17), Buck Clayton (on 1949-08-17) and Jimmy Nottingham (on 1949-08-17)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1949-08-17)
conductor:
Buster Harding (on 1949-08-17)
recording of:
Baby Get Lost (on 1949-08-17)
writer:
Leonard Feather and Billy Moore, Jr. (40s American jazz pianist/arranger/composer)
publisher:
Modern Age Music Co.
Billie Holiday feat. Buster Harding & His Orchestra3:16
9God Bless the Child (single version)
recording of:
God Bless the Child
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr.
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra3:10
10Now or Never (single version)
recording of:
Now or Never
writer:
Billie Holiday and Curtis Lewis (US songwriter)
Billie Holiday feat. Sy Oliver & His Orchestra3:16