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Billie Holiday
The Essential Lady Day
Compil. DE 1996 on Charly Records label
Jazz
Cardboard slipcase containing 2 jewel cased CDs. Disc one has 8 page insert with bio and recording details for each track. Disc two has 4 page insert with song titles, composers and (p) year. On discs and slip case: Country of origin: Germany - Made in the E.U. NB. Disc 2 Mastering SID is very small - there may be an error in transcription.
Musicians
 | Billie Holiday voc, 1915-1959 US album by, written by |
 | Dorothy Parker , 1893-1967 US lyrics by |
 | Eric Maschwitz , 1901-1969 GB lyrics by |
 | Dorothy Fields , 1905-1974 US lyrics by |
 | Oscar Hammerstein II voc, 1895-1960 US lyrics by |
 | Roy Turk , 1892-1934 US lyrics by |
 | Jack Lawrence , 1912-2009 US lyrics by |
 | Leo Robin , 1900-1984 US lyrics by |
 | Gus Kahn , 1886-1941 US lyrics by, written by |
 | Richard Whiting , 1891-1938 US lyrics by |
 | Ira Gershwin voc, 1896-1983 US lyrics by |
 | Clarence Gaskill , 1882-1947 US lyrics by |
 | Haven Gillespie , 1888-1975 US lyrics by |
 | Billy Rose man, bj, g, 1899-1966 US lyrics by |
 | Edward Eliscu , 1902-1998 US lyrics by |
 | Sidney Mitchell , 1888-1942 US lyrics by |
 | Otto Harbach , 1873-1963 US lyrics by |
 | Sammy Cahn voc, 1913-1993 US lyrics by |
 | Edward Heyman , 1907-1981 US lyrics by |
 | Frank Eyton , 1894-1962 GB lyrics by |
 | Robert Sour , 1906-1985 US lyrics by |
 | Frank Loesser voc, 1910-1969 US lyrics by |
 | Stuart Gorrell , 1901-1963 US lyrics by |
 | Johnny Mercer voc, 1909-1976 US lyrics by |
 | Irving Kahal , 1903-1942 US lyrics by |
Composers
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Wished On The Moon | Billie Holiday | Dorothy Parker | 3:05 |
| 2 | These Foolish Things | Billie Holiday | Eric Maschwitz | 3:16 |
| 3 | Easy To Love | Billie Holiday | Cole Porter | 3:11 |
| 4 | The Way You Look Tonight | Billie Holiday | Dorothy Fields | 3:00 |
| 5 | I Can't Give You Anything But Love | Billie Holiday | Dorothy Fields | 3:25 |
| 6 | I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm | Billie Holiday | Irving Berlin | 2:53 |
| 7 | This Year's Kisses | Billie Holiday | Irving Berlin | 3:08 |
| 8 | Why Was I Born? | Billie Holiday | Oscar Hammerstein II | 2:50 |
| 9 | I Must Have That Man | Billie Holiday | Dorothy Fields | 2:53 |
| 10 | I'll Get By | Billie Holiday | Roy Turk | 3:07 |
| 11 | Mean To Me | Billie Holiday | Roy Turk | 3:06 |
| 12 | Foolin' Myself | Billie Holiday | Jack Lawrence | 2:59 |
| 13 | Easy Livin' | Billie Holiday | Leo Robin | 3:02 |
| 14 | I'll Never Be The Same | Billie Holiday | Gus Kahn | 3:02 |
| 15 | He's Funny That Way | Billie Holiday | Richard Whiting | 2:38 |
| 16 | Nice Work If You Can Get It | Billie Holiday | Ira Gershwin | 3:07 |
| 17 | I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me | Billie Holiday | Clarence Gaskill | 2:55 |
| 18 | If Dreams Come True | Billie Holiday | Benny Goodman, Edgar Sampson, Irving Mills | 3:01 |
| 19 | You Got To My Head | Billie Holiday | Haven Gillespie | 2:51 |
| 20 | The Very Thought Of You | Billie Holiday | Ray Noble | 2:43 |
| 21 | I Can't Get Started | Billie Holiday | Ira Gershwin | 2:46 |
| 22 | Say It With A Kiss | Billie Holiday | Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer | 3:07 |
| 23 | More Than You Know | Billie Holiday | Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu | 3:05 |
| 24 | Sugar | Billie Holiday | Sidney Mitchell | 2:46 |
| 25 | Strange Fruit | Billie Holiday | Abel Meeropol | 3:10 |
| 26 | Yesterdays | Billie Holiday | Otto Harbach | 3:20 |
| 27 | Fine And Mellow | Billie Holiday | Billie Holiday | 3:12 |
| 28 | Some Other Spring | Billie Holiday | Arthur Herzog, Jr., Irene Kitchings | 2:59 |
| 29 | Them There Eyes | Billie Holiday | Doris Tauber, Maceo Pinkard, William Tracey | 2:48 |
| 30 | Night And Day | Billie Holiday | Cole Porter | 3:01 |
| 31 | The Man I Love | Billie Holiday | Ira Gershwin | 3:07 |
| 32 | You're A Lucky Guy | Billie Holiday | Sammy Cahn | 2:45 |
| 33 | Body And Soul | Billie Holiday | Edward Heyman, Frank Eyton, Robert Sour | 2:57 |
| 34 | Laughing At Life | Billie Holiday | Charles Kenny, Nick Kenny | 2:53 |
| 35 | I Hear Music | Billie Holiday | Frank Loesser | 2:40 |
| 36 | Let's Do It | Billie Holiday | Cole Porter | 2:55 |
| 37 | Georgia On My Mind | Billie Holiday | Stuart Gorrell | 3:07 |
| 38 | God Bless The Child | Billie Holiday | Arthur Herzog, Jr., Billie Holiday | 2:57 |
| 39 | Jim | Billie Holiday | Caesar Petrillo, Milton Samuels, Nelson Shawn | 3:03 |
| 40 | I Cover The Waterfront | Billie Holiday | Edward Heyman | 2:55 |
| 41 | Love Me Or Leave Me | Billie Holiday | Gus Kahn | 3:18 |
| 42 | Until The Real Thing Comes Along | Billie Holiday | Alberta Nichols, Gus Kahn, L.E. Freeman, Mann Holiner, Saul Chaplin | 3:07 |
| 43 | Trav'lin' Light | Billie Holiday | Johnny Mercer | 2:58 |
| 44 | My Old Flame | Billie Holiday | Arthur Jonston, Sam Coslow | 2:59 |
| 45 | I'll Be Seeing You | Billie Holiday | Irving Kahal | 3:36 |
| 46 | On The Sunny Side Of The Street | Billie Holiday | Dorothy Fields | 3:02 |
| 47 | Loverman | Billie Holiday | James Sherman, Jimmy Davis, Roger Ramirez | 3:20 |
| 48 | That Old Devil Called Love | Billie Holiday | Allan Roberts, Doris Fisher | 2:51 |
| 49 | Don't Explain | Billie Holiday | Arthur Herzog, Jr., Billie Holiday | 3:20 |
| 50 | Lover Come Back To Me | Billie Holiday | Oscar Hammerstein II | 2:17 |
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