Sirens of Song: Classic Torch Singers

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Cry Me a River
engineer:
John Kraus (1950s US engineer) (in 1955-08)
producer:
Bobby Troup
double bass [bass]:
Ray Leatherwood
guitar:
Barney Kessel
vocals:
Julie London (in 1955-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1957)
recorded at and mixed at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 15)
recording of:
Cry Me a River (in 1955-08)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Hamilton
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Co. Inc., Harmony Grace Publishing, Saunders Publications Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Daksel Music Corp. (in 1982) and Song and Dance Music Co. (in 1982)
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
Julie London4.653:00
2Black Coffee
lead vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1949-01-20)
orchestra:
Joe Lipman & His Orchestra (on 1949-01-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label)
recording of:
Black Coffee (1948 song) (on 1949-01-20)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1948)
composer:
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader) (in 1948)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Sondot Music Corp. and Webster Music Co.
Sarah Vaughan4.53:19
3Stormy Blues
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-09-03)
alto saxophone:
Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1954-09-03)
double bass [bass]:
Red Callender (on 1954-09-03)
drums (drum set):
Chico Hamilton (on 1954-09-03)
electric guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1954-09-03)
piano:
Bobby Tucker (on 1954-09-03)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1954-09-03)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1954-09-03)
recording of:
Stormy Blues (on 1954-09-03)
writer:
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday43:29
4I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1960-04-14 until 1960-04-19)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (from 1960-04-14 until 1960-04-19)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (from 1960-04-14 until 1960-04-19)
cover recording of:
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
George Bassman
publisher:
Catharine Hinen Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Mills Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
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), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Ella Fitzgerald2:38
5But Not for Me
recording of:
But Not for Me (on 1943-03-29)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), New World Music Co. (in 1930) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
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)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Judy Garland2:33
6Stormy Weather
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1941-12-15)
orchestra:
Lou Bring’s Orchestra
conductor:
Lou Bring (conductor and pianist)
cover recording of:
Stormy Weather (on 1941-12-15)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
Lena Horne3:23
7Come Rain or Come Shine
recording of:
Come Rain or Come Shine
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1946)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), S.A. Music Co. and Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB
Marlene Dietrich3:00
8Smoke 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
Eartha Kitt3:04
9La Vie en rose
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1946-10-09)
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1946-10-09)
conductor:
Guy Luypaerts (on 1946-10-09)
recording of:
La Vie en rose (French original) (on 1946-10-09)
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Louiguy (French composer Louis Guglielmi) and Édith Piaf
publisher:
Éditions Beuscher Arpège and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
Édith Piaf3:28
10At Last
producer:
Leonard Chess, Phil Chess and Leonard and Phil Chess (legendary US production duo)
lead vocals:
Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
arranger:
Riley Hampton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 115) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 356)
cover recording of:
At Last (in 1960-10)
writer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Twentieth Century Fox Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Etta James4.53:03
11Since I Fell for You
recording engineer:
Mickey Crofford (on 1967-01-05) and Ray Hall (engineer) (on 1967-01-05)
producer:
Danny Davis (country music band leader, trumpeter, singer, producer, and best known as the founder and leader of the Nashville Brass)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1967)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1967-01-05)
cover recording of:
Since I Fell for You (on 1967-01-05)
lyricist and composer:
Buddy Johnson (in 1945)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (ended), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (ended) and Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
sub-publisher:
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)
Nina Simone3.52:50
12What a Diff’rence a Day Makes
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1959-02-19)
producer:
Clyde Otis (American songwriter and record producer)
baritone saxophone:
Charles Davis (saxophone player) (on 1959-02-19)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1959-02-19)
drums (drum set):
Panama Francis (US swing jazz drummer) (on 1959-02-19)
flute:
Jerome Richardson (on 1959-02-19)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1959-02-19)
piano:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player) (on 1959-02-19)
lead vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1959-02-19)
vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1959-02-19)
orchestra:
Belford Hendricks' Orchestra (on 1959-02-19)
conductor:
Belford Hendricks (composer, pianist, conductor, arranger and record producer) (on 1959-02-19)
arranger:
Belford Hendricks (composer, pianist, conductor, arranger and record producer)
cover recording of:
What a Diff’rence a Day Made (on 1959-02-19)
lyricist:
Stanley Adams (US lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
María Grever
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Estate of Stanley Adams, Maurice Music, Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Stanley Adams Music, Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC and Zomba Golden Sands Enterprises, Inc.
is based on:
Cuando vuelva a tu lado
Dinah Washington2.82:31
13I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good
recording engineer and engineer:
Andy Richardson (engineer)
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
bass:
Joe Comfort (on 1968-06-26)
drums (drum set):
John Collins (drums) (on 1968-06-26)
French horn:
Vincent DeRosa (on 1968-06-26)
guitar:
Francois Vaz (on 1968-06-26)
percussion:
Larry Bunker (on 1968-06-26)
piano:
Norman Simmons (on 1968-06-26)
saxophone:
Gene Cipriano (on 1968-06-26)
strings:
unidentified 16 strings ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1968-06-26)
vocals:
Carmen McRae (on 1968-06-26)
conductor:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) (on 1968-06-26)
arranger:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) and Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
concertmaster:
Lou Raderman (on 1968-06-26)
recorded at:
Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-06-26)
recording of:
I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) (on 1968-06-26)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp., Sony/ATV Harmony and Webster Music Co.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Carmen McRae3:29
14Soul on Fire
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1953-06-19)
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US songwriter/producer) and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Pinky Williams (on 1953-06-19)
double bass [bass]:
Lloyd Trotman (US jazz bassist) (on 1953-06-19)
drums (drum set):
Sylvester "Vess" Payne (on 1953-06-19)
guitar:
Jimmy Lewis (played guitar on "Soul on Fire" in 1953) (on 1953-06-19)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1953-06-19)
tenor saxophone:
Freddie Mitchell (on 1953-06-19)
vocals:
LaVern Baker (US rhythm & blues singer) (on 1953-06-19)
conductor:
Gene Redd (senior; vibraphonist & trumpeter, bandleader and A&R man) (on 1953-06-19)
arranger:
Gene Redd (senior; vibraphonist & trumpeter, bandleader and A&R man)
recording of:
Soul on Fire (on 1953-06-19)
writer:
LaVern Baker (US rhythm & blues singer), Ahmet Ertegun (US songwriter/producer) and Jerry Wexler
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
LaVern Baker53:05
15I’ll Wait for You
Ruth Brown2:37

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ASIN:US: B0000033V0 [info]