100 Hits Legends: Billie Holiday

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

Annotation

in a slipover cardboard cover

Annotation last modified on 2017-10-24 20:26 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1944)
orchestra:
Toots Camarata and His Orchestra (in 1944)
recording of:
Lover Man
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3:17
2That Ole Devil Called Love
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1944)
orchestra:
Toots Camarata and His Orchestra (in 1944)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
That Ole Devil Called Love
lyricist:
Doris Fisher (in 1944)
composer:
Allan Roberts (songwriter) (in 1944)
publisher:
MCA Records Ltd. (do not use as an imprint; UK subsidiary of MCA Records), Universal Music Ltd. (UK sound recording / publishing company) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
2:54
3Big Stuff
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1944)
orchestra:
Toots Camarata and His Orchestra (in 1944)
recording of:
Fancy Free: Big Stuff
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (in 1944)
part of:
Fancy Free
2:31
4No More
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1944)
orchestra:
Toots Camarata and His Orchestra (in 1944)
recording of:
No More
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:
Tutti Camarata
2:48
5You Better Go Now
alto saxophone:
Bill Stegmeyer (on 1945-08-14)
baritone saxophone:
Stanley Webb (on 1945-08-14)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1945-08-14)
drums (drum set):
Specs Powell (on 1945-08-14)
guitar:
Tiny Grimes (US jazz/R&B guitarist) (on 1945-08-14)
piano:
Sammy Benskin (on 1945-08-14)
tenor saxophone:
Armand Camgros (on 1945-08-14) and Hank Ross (on 1945-08-14)
trumpet:
Joe Guy (trumpet) (on 1945-08-14)
viola:
Armand Kaproff (on 1945-08-14)
violin:
Frank Siefield (on 1945-08-14), George Swernoff (on 1945-08-14), Charles Jaffe (on 1945-08-14), Leo Kruczek (on 1945-08-14) and Morris Leftkowitz (on 1945-08-14)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1945-08-14)
conductor:
Bob Haggart (on 1945-08-14)
recording of:
You Better Go Now (on 1945-08-14)
writer:
Irvin Graham and Bickley Reichner
publisher:
Chappell Music, Inc. (publisher)
42:36
6Don’t Explain
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1944)
orchestra:
Bob Haggart and His Orchestra (in 1944)
recording of:
Don’t Explain
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Billie Holiday
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
2:55
7What Is This Thing Called Love?
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1945)
orchestra:
Bob Haggart and His Orchestra (in 1945)
recording of:
What Is This Thing Called Love? (Wake Up and Dream musical revue)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1929)
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
part of:
Wake Up and Dream (1929 revue)
3:06
8Weep No More
instruments:
Bobby Tucker and His Trio (in 1948)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1948)
performer:
The Stardusters (backing Billie Holiday) (in 1948)
recording of:
Weep No More
lyricist:
Thomas Adair
composer:
Gordon Jenkins
3:21
9No Good Man
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1946)
orchestra:
Bob Haggart and His Orchestra (in 1946)
recording of:
No Good Man
lyricist:
Sammy Gallop
composer:
Dan Fisher (U.S. songwriter ("Good Morning Heartache"), author, producer) and Irene Higginbotham
3:06
10There Is No Greater Love
alto saxophone:
Al Klink (on 1947-02-13) and Toots Mondello (on 1947-02-13)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1947-02-13)
drums (drum set):
Norris "Bunny" Shawker (on 1947-02-13)
guitar:
Dan Perry (guitarist) (on 1947-02-13)
piano:
Bobby Tucker (on 1947-02-13)
reeds:
Bill Stegmeyer (on 1947-02-13)
tenor saxophone:
Art Drelinger (on 1947-02-13) and Hank Ross (on 1947-02-13)
trumpet:
Billy Butterfield (on 1947-02-13)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1947, on 1947-02-13)
orchestra:
Bob Haggart and His Orchestra (in 1947)
conductor:
Bob Haggart (on 1947-02-13)
cover recording of:
There Is No Greater Love (on 1947-02-13)
lyricist:
Marty Symes (lyricist)
composer:
Isham Jones
publisher:
Banta Music, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and World Music, Inc.
recording of:
There Is No Greater Love (on 1947-02-13)
lyricist:
Marty Symes (lyricist)
composer:
Isham Jones
publisher:
Banta Music, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and World Music, Inc.
42:59
11Baby I Don't Cry Over You
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1946)
orchestra:
Bob Haggart and His Orchestra (in 1946)
recording of:
Baby, I Don’t Cry Over You
lyricist and composer:
Morton Krouse
3:11
12I’ll Look Around
double bass:
Thomas Barney (on 1946-04-09)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1946-04-09)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1946-04-09)
trumpet:
Joe Guy (trumpet) (on 1946-04-09)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1946, on 1946-04-09)
orchestra:
Bob Haggart and His Orchestra (in 1946)
recording of:
I’ll Look Around (on 1946-04-09)
lyricist:
Douglass Cross (US songwriter)
composer:
George Cory
publisher:
Northern Music Corp. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
3:14
13Deep Song
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1947)
orchestra:
Bob Haggart and His Orchestra (in 1947)
recording of:
Deep Song
lyricist:
Douglass Cross (US songwriter)
composer:
George Cory
publisher:
Northern Music Company
3:11
14Easy Living
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1947)
orchestra:
Bob Haggart and His Orchestra (in 1947)
recording of:
Easy Living
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
writer:
Ralph Rainger (in 1937) and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter) (in 1937)
composer:
Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1937, in 1964)
3:12
15(I Love You) Porgy
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1948)
performer:
The Stardusters (backing Billie Holiday) (in 1948)
recording of:
I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I loves you, Porgy”
2:56
16My Man
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1948)
performer:
The Stardusters (backing Billie Holiday) (in 1948)
recording of:
My Man (Mon homme) (Channing Pollock lyrics)
lyricist:
Jacques Charles (French librettist and theatre producer) and Albert Willemetz
composer:
Maurice Yvain
translator:
Channing Pollock
publisher:
CBS Feist Catalog, Inc. (ended) and Éditions Salabert France
translated version of:
Mon homme
2:57
17Ain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1949-08-17)
orchestra:
Buster Harding and His Orchestra (on 1949-08-17)
recording of:
T’ain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do (on 1949-08-17)
lyricist:
Porter Grainger
composer:
Porter Grainger and Everett Robbins
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
American Splendor
3:21
18My Sweet Hunk O'Trash
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (in 1949) and Billie Holiday (in 1949)
orchestra:
Sy Oliver and His Orchestra (in 1949)
recording of:
My Sweet Hunk o’ Trash
lyricist:
Flournoy E. Miller
composer:
James P. Johnson
3:20
19The Blues Are Brewin’
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1949)
orchestra:
John Simmons and His Orchestra (in 1949)
recording of:
The Blues Are Brewin’
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Louis Alter
3:02
20Do Your Duty
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1949)
orchestra:
Sy Oliver and His Orchestra (in 1949)
recording of:
Do Your Duty
writer:
Wesley A. Wilson
3:17
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Credits

Release

copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Demon Music Group Ltd. (for release labels, use “Demon Music Group”; subsidiary of BBC Studios Distribution) (in 2010)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/5996077 [info]
ASIN:UK: B003QLEDV2 [info]

Release group

part of:100 Hits Legends (number: 17) (order: 15)