The Lady: Complete Collection

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

Annotation

This eight discs CD set contains a complete collection of 168 original Billie Holiday CBS recordings made from 1933 through 1942.

This box contains two cd boxes (with each 4 cds) and two booklets. One booklet contains the lyrics in English and Japanese. The other booklet has a discography of Billie Holiday and Teddy Wilson's recordings for Brunswick, Vocalion & Okeh.

Annotation last modified on 2025-02-02 13:12 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Your Mother’s Son in Law
recording of:
Your Mothers Son-In-Law
composer:
Mann Holiner and Alberta Nichols
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2Riffin’ the Scotch
recording of:
Riffin’ the Scotch
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Ford L. Buck, Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Dick McDonough
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3I Wished on the Moon
recording of:
I Wished on the Moon
lyricist:
Dorothy Parker
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
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4What 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.
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5Miss Brown to You
recording of:
Miss Brown to You
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Ralph Rainger and Richard A. Whiting
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6A Sunbonnet Blue (and a Yellow Straw Hat)
recording of:
A Sunbonnet Blue
writer:
Sammy Fain and Irving Kahal
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7What a Night, What a Moon, What a Girl
recording of:
What a Night, What a Moon, What a Girl
writer:
John Jacob Loeb
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8I’m Painting the Town Red
recording of:
I’m Painting the Town Red
lyricist:
Charles Newman (Charles Chas Newman, early 20th century songwriter) and Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
composer:
Sam H. Stept
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9It’s Too Hot for Words
recording of:
It’s Too Hot for Words
writer:
Teddy Powell, Walter Samuels and Leonard Whitcup
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10Twenty Four Hours a Day
recording of:
Twenty-Four Hours a Day
writer:
James F. Hanley and Arthur Swanstrom
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11Yankee Doodle Never Went to Town
recording of:
Yankee Doodle Never Went to Town
lyricist:
Ralph Freed
composer:
Bernie Hanighen
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12Eeny Meeny Miney Mo
recording of:
Eeny Meeny Miney Mo (from “To Beat the Band”)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Matty Malneck
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13If You Were Mine
recording of:
If You Were Mine (from “To Beat the Band”)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Matty Malneck
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14Thesen’ That n’ Those
recording of:
These ’n’ That ’n’ Those
lyricist:
Milton Pascal
composer:
Edgar Fairchild
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15You Let Me Down
recording of:
You Let Me Down
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
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16Spreadin’ Rhythm Around
recording of:
Spreadin’ Rhythm Around
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
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17Life Begins When You’re in Love
recording of:
Life Begins When You're in Love
writer:
Lew Brown and Victor Schertzinger
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18It’s Like Reaching for the Moon
recording of:
It’s Like Reaching for the Moon
lyricist:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist)
composer:
Gerald Marqusee and Al Sherman (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
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19These Foolish Things
recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)
lyricist:
Holt Marvell (in 1935)
additional composer:
Harry Link (US vaudeville actor & songwriter)
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes), Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
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20I Cried for You (Now It’s Your Turn to Cry Over Me)
recording of:
I Cried for You
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Gus Arnheim and Abe Lyman
publisher:
Arthur Freed Music, CBS Miller Catalog, Inc. and Miller Music Corp.
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21Guess Who?
recording of:
Guess Who
lyricist:
Ralph Freed
composer:
Burton Lane
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