Four Classic Albums

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Annotation

Four Albums: That Bad Eartha (American Version), Down to Eartha, Thursday's Child, St. Louis Blues

Annotation last modified on 2022-01-08 09:13 UTC.

Tracklist

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1I Want to Be Evil
recording of:
I Want to Be Evil (on 1953-03-12)
writer:
Lester Judson and Raymond Taylor (member of the Deuces of Rhythm)
33:31
2C'est si bon (It's So Good)
orchestra:
Henri René & His Orchestra (on 1953-03-12)
recording of:
C’est si bon (original French version) (on 1953-03-12)
lyricist:
André Hornez (in 1947)
composer:
Henri Betti (songwriter and pianist) (in 1947)
publisher:
Éditions Beuscher Arpège
42:59
3Angelitos Negros
recording of:
Angelitos negros (original song)
lyricist:
Andrés Eloy Blanco
composer:
Manuel Álvarez Maciste (Mexican guitarist, singer, songwriter)
publisher:
Edit Mex de Musica Int
is based on:
Píntame angelitos negros (original poem)
3:27
4Avril au Portugal (The Whispering Serenade)
recording of:
Avril au Portugal
orchestrator:
Marc Herrand
lyricist:
Raul Ferrão and Jacques Larue (French lyricist)
composer:
Raul Ferrão
2:54
5Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)
orchestra:
Henri René & His Orchestra (on 1953-10-05)
recording of:
Let’s Do It (Noël Coward version)
additional lyricist:
Noël Coward
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer)
version of:
Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) (Paris musical)
3:05
6My Heart Belongs to Daddy
orchestra:
Henri René & His Orchestra (on 1953-10-12)
cover recording of:
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell (library/production music), Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
3:03
7Uska Dara (A Turkish Tale)
recording of:
Uska Dara (A Turkish Tale)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Üsküdar'a Gider İken
3:09
8African Lullaby
2:52
9Mountain High, Valley Low
recording of:
Mountain High, Valley Low (on 1953-03-13)
composer:
Bernie Hanighen and Raymond Scott (US composer, band leader, pianist & producer)
2:37
10Lilac Wine (Dance Me a Song)
cover recording of:
Lilac Wine
lyricist and composer:
James H. Shelton (composer of “Lilac Wine”)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., 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)
3:46
11Under the Bridges of Paris
2:42
12Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
orchestra:
Henri René & His Orchestra (on 1953-10-12)
recording of:
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (on 1953-10-12)
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Redwood Music, T.B. Harms Co., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Roberta
3:04
13(If I Love Ya, Then I Need Ya) I Wantcha Round
2:28
14Do You Remember
recording of:
Do You Remember? (on 1955-01-03)
writer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
3:33
15Looking for a Boy
3:00
16I've Got That Lovin' Bug Itch
2:22
17Oh, John! (Please Don't Kiss Me)
2:46
18Strangers in the Starlight
2:23
19The Day that the Circus Left Town
recording of:
The Day That the Circus Left Town
lyricist:
Carolyn Leigh
composer:
Harold Spina (composer/conductor)
3:16
20Après moi
2:44
21The Heel
2:46
22Mambo de Paree
2:52
23My Heart's Delight
2:17
24Hey Jacque
2:37
25Annie Doesn't Live Here Anymore
recording of:
Annie Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Harold Spina (composer/conductor)
2:49
26Somebody Bad Stole de Wedding Bell (Who's Got de Ding Dong?)
recording of:
Somebody Bad Stole de Wedding Bell (Who’s Got de Ding Dong)
lyricist:
Bob Hilliard
composer:
David Mann (American songwriter)
2:45
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1Santa Baby
vocals:
Eartha Kitt (on 1953-10-05)
orchestra:
Henri René & His Orchestra (on 1953-10-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Victor (in 1953), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1953) and Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1953)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 19), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 24), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 27), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 30) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 49)
recording of:
Santa Baby (on 1953-10-05)
writer:
Joan Javits, Anthony Springer (Tony Springer) and Philip Springer
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hello Mr. Wilson, Tamir Music, TM Music Ltd., Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
3.53:25
2Fascinating Man
2:25
3Mademoiselle Kitt
orchestra:
Henri René & His Orchestra (on 1956-03-07)
2:30
4Oggere
3:18
5No importa si mentí
2:49
6Lisbon Antigua (In Old Lisbon)
2:13
7Just an Old Fashioned Girl
2:52
8Le Danseur de charleston
2:34
9Lazy Afternoon
orchestra:
Henri René & His Orchestra (on 1956-04-04)
recording of:
Lazy Afternoon (The Golden Apple, 1954)
orchestrator and composer:
Jerome Moross (American composer and conductor)
lyricist:
John Latouche
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
part of:
The Golden Apple (musical)
2:21
10Jonny, wenn du Geburtstag hast
2:52
11If I Can't Take It with Me (When I Go)
2:29
12Thursday's Child
recording of:
Thursday’s Child
lyricist:
Elisse Boyd
composer:
Murray Grand
3:59
13Lullaby of Birdland
recording of:
Lullaby of Birdland (George Shearing/George David Weiss (as B. Y. Forster) jazz standard)
lyricist:
B. Y. Forster (pseudonym of George David Weiss)
writer:
George David Weiss
composer:
George Shearing (British jazz pianist)
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Good Music Limited and Planetary Nom (London) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works)
2:53
14St. Louis Blues
bass:
Morty Corb (bass, USA)
clarinet:
Matty Matlock
congas:
Milt Holland
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool
guitar:
Al Hendrickson
piano:
Stan Wrightsman
trombone:
Moe Schneider
trumpet:
George Best (trumpet player) and Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
orchestra:
Shorty Rogers & His Giants and Shorty Rogers and His Orchestra (on 1957-12-09)
arranger:
Matty Matlock
recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1957-12-09)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
2:45
15Beale Street Blues
recording of:
Beale Street Blues (on 1957-12-08)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music
3:12
16Chantez-les Bas (Sing 'em Low)
bass:
Morty Corb (bass, USA)
clarinet:
Matty Matlock
congas:
Milt Holland
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool
guitar:
Al Hendrickson
piano:
Stan Wrightsman
trombone:
Moe Schneider
trumpet:
George Best (trumpet player) and Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
orchestra:
Shorty Rogers & His Giants
arranger:
Matty Matlock
2:52
17Hesitating Blues
bass:
Morty Corb (bass, USA)
clarinet:
Matty Matlock
congas:
Milt Holland
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool
guitar:
Al Hendrickson
piano:
Stan Wrightsman
trombone:
Moe Schneider
trumpet:
George Best (trumpet player) and Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
orchestra:
Shorty Rogers & His Giants
arranger:
Matty Matlock
recording of:
The Hesitating Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy
3:27
18Steal Away
bass:
Morty Corb (bass, USA)
clarinet:
Matty Matlock
congas:
Milt Holland
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool
guitar:
Al Hendrickson
piano:
Stan Wrightsman
trombone:
Moe Schneider
trumpet:
George Best (trumpet player) and Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
orchestra:
Shorty Rogers & His Giants
arranger:
Jester Hairston
2:35
19Careless Love
bass:
Morty Corb (bass, USA)
clarinet:
Matty Matlock
congas:
Milt Holland
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool
guitar:
Al Hendrickson
piano:
Stan Wrightsman
trombone:
Moe Schneider
trumpet:
George Best (trumpet player) and Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
orchestra:
Shorty Rogers & His Giants
arranger:
Matty Matlock
3:13
20Atlanta Blues (Make Me One Pallet on Your Floor)
bass:
Morty Corb (bass, USA)
clarinet:
Matty Matlock
congas:
Milt Holland
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool
guitar:
Al Hendrickson
piano:
Stan Wrightsman
trombone:
Moe Schneider
trumpet:
George Best (trumpet player) and Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
orchestra:
Shorty Rogers & His Giants
arranger:
Matty Matlock
2:38
21Long Gone (from Bowling Green)
3:42
22Hist the Window, Noah
bass:
Morty Corb (bass, USA)
clarinet:
Matty Matlock
congas:
Milt Holland
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool
guitar:
Al Hendrickson
piano:
Stan Wrightsman
trombone:
Moe Schneider
trumpet:
George Best (trumpet player) and Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
orchestra:
Shorty Rogers & His Giants
arranger:
Jester Hairston
1:56
23Yellow Dog Blues
bass:
Morty Corb (bass, USA)
clarinet:
Matty Matlock
congas:
Milt Holland
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool
guitar:
Al Hendrickson
piano:
Stan Wrightsman
trombone:
Moe Schneider
trumpet:
George Best (trumpet player) and Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
orchestra:
Shorty Rogers & His Giants
arranger:
Matty Matlock
2:23
24Friendless Blues
bass:
Morty Corb (bass, USA)
clarinet:
Matty Matlock
congas:
Milt Holland
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool
guitar:
Al Hendrickson
piano:
Stan Wrightsman
trombone:
Moe Schneider
trumpet:
George Best (trumpet player) and Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
orchestra:
Shorty Rogers & His Giants
arranger:
Matty Matlock
2:49
25The Memphis Blues
bass:
Morty Corb (bass, USA)
clarinet:
Matty Matlock
congas:
Milt Holland
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool
guitar:
Al Hendrickson
piano:
Stan Wrightsman
trombone:
Moe Schneider
trumpet:
George Best (trumpet player) and Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
orchestra:
Shorty Rogers & His Giants
arranger:
Matty Matlock
recording of:
The Memphis Blues (on 1957-12-09)
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1913)
composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1912)
3:25
26Put More Wood on the Fire
2:00
27This Year's Santa Baby
3:16