Billie Holiday's Greatest Hits

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Annotation

Simulated Stereo

Annotation last modified on 2014-02-16 17:06 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
1Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be)
recording of:
Lover Man
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
43:09
2Don’t Explain
recording of:
Don’t Explain
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Billie Holiday
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
3:21
3Solitude
alto saxophone:
Al Klink (on 1947-02-13) and Toots Mondello (on 1947-02-13)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1947-02-13)
drums (drum set):
Norris "Bunny" Shawker (on 1947-02-13)
guitar:
Dan Perry (guitarist) (on 1947-02-13)
piano:
Bobby Tucker (on 1947-02-13)
reeds:
Bill Stegmeyer (on 1947-02-13)
tenor saxophone:
Art Drelinger (on 1947-02-13) and Hank Ross (on 1947-02-13)
trumpet:
Billy Butterfield (on 1947-02-13)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1947-02-13)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (on 1947-02-13)
conductor:
Bob Haggart (on 1947-02-13)
recording of:
(In My) Solitude (on 1947-02-13)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
43:08
4Easy Living
recording of:
Easy Living
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)
3:10
5Good Morning Heartache
recording of:
Good Morning Heartache
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!)
3:05
6Crazy He Calls
double bass:
Jack Lesberg (on 1949-10-19)
drums (drum set):
Norris "Bunny" Shawker (on 1949-10-19)
guitar:
Tony Mottola (on 1949-10-19)
piano:
Bernie Leighton (on 1949-10-19)
reeds:
Milt Yaner (on 1949-10-19)
trumpet:
Bobby Hackett (on 1949-10-19)
woodwind:
John Fulton (on 1949-10-19)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1949-10-19)
recorded at:
Decca Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1949-10-19)
recording of:
Crazy He Calls Me (on 1949-10-19)
lyricist:
Sidney Keith Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:
Carl Sigman
publisher:
Harrison Music Corp., Major Songs, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
3.653:00
7God Bless the Child
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)
3:05
8That Ole Devil Called Love
recording of:
That Ole Devil Called Love
lyricist:
Doris Fisher (in 1944)
composer:
Allan Roberts (songwriter) (in 1944)
publisher:
MCA Records Ltd. (do not use as an imprint; UK subsidiary of MCA Records), Universal Music Ltd. (UK sound recording / publishing company) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
2:53
9Them There Eyes
recording of:
Them There Eyes
lyricist:
William Tracey (in 1930)
composer:
Maceo Pinkard (in 1930) and Doris Tauber (in 1930)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Chappell Music Limited (2019–present)
2:44
10You’re My Thrill
recording of:
You’re My Thrill
lyricist:
Sidney Clare
composer:
Jay Gorney
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Gorney Music Publisher, Next Decade Entertainment, Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic), WC Music Corp., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:18
11Ain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1949-08-17)
orchestra:
Buster Harding and His Orchestra (on 1949-08-17)
recording of:
T’ain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do (on 1949-08-17)
lyricist:
Porter Grainger
composer:
Porter Grainger and Everett Robbins
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
American Splendor
3:17