The Best of Ella Fitzgerald

~ Release by Ella Fitzgerald (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

112" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1I Won’t Dance
cover recording of:
I Won’t Dance (1935, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, from “Roberta”)
lyricist:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter) and Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1935)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Memory Lane Music Ltd., T.B. Harms Co. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
is based on:
I Won’t Dance (1934, lyrics by Hammerstein/Harbach, from “Three Sisters”)
3:27
A2Gone With the Wind
cover recording of:
Gone With the Wind
lyricist:
Herb Magidson
composer:
Herb Magidson and Allie Wrubel (US composer and songwriter)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
2:55
A3See See Rider
cover recording of:
See See Rider (Ma Rainey version)
additional composer:
Lena Arant
composer:
Ma Rainey
version of:
See See Rider Blues
2:40
A4The Thrill Is Gone
cover recording of:
The Thrill Is Gone (Henderson/Brown song, first performed in 1931)
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Ray Henderson
publisher:
DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
3:19
A5Show Me
cover recording of:
Show Me (My Fair Lady)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
My Fair Lady (full musical)
2:22
A6Honeysuckle Rose
cover recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
2:29
B1When Your Lover Has Gone3:00
B2Sweet and Slow
cover recording of:
Sweet and Slow
lyricist and composer:
Fats Waller
writer:
Al Dubin and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
3:11
B3People
cover recording of:
People (Funny Girl)
lyricist:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl) (in 1963)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1963)
publisher:
Broadway Tunes LLC dba Songs of Funny Girl, Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
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)
part of:
Funny Girl (Broadway musical)
3:43
B4Broadway
cover recording of:
Broadway
writer:
Bill Bird (US composer mostly known for co-writing "Broadway" in 1940), Teddy McRae and William Henri Woode
publisher:
Rayven Music
2:43
B5Don’t Be That Way
cover recording of:
Don’t Be That Way
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Edgar Sampson
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation and The Songwriters Guild
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
3:45