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Lady Sings the Blues is an album by American jazz vocalist Billie Holiday released in December 1956. It was Holiday's last album released on Clef Records; the following year, the label would be absorbed by Verve Records. Lady Sings the Blues was taken from sessions taped during 1954 and 1956. It was released simultaneously with her ghostwritten autobiography of the same name.
| 1 | Lady Sings the Blues | ♡ | 3:45 | Herbie Nichols / Billie Holiday |
| 2 | Trav’lin Light | ♡ | 3:09 | Trummy Young / Jimmy Mundy / Johnny Mercer |
| 3 | I Must Have That Man | ♡ | 3:03 | Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh |
| 4 | Some Other Spring | ♡ | 3:35 | Arthur Herzog, Jr. / Irene Kitchings |
| 5 | Strange Fruit | ♡ | 3:02 | Lewis Allan |
| 6 | No Good Man | ♡ | 3:19 | Dan Fisher / Irene Higginbotham / Sammy Gallop |
| 7 | God Bless the Child (1956 version) | ♡ | 3:58 | Arthur Herzog, Jr. / Billie Holiday |
| 8 | Good Morning Heartache | ♡ | 3:28 | Dan Fisher / Irene Higginbotham / Ervin Drake |
| 9 | Love Me or Leave Me | ♡ | 2:35 | Walter Donaldson / Gus Kahn |
| 10 | Too Marvelous for Words | ♡ | 2:12 | Richard A. Whiting / Johnny Mercer |
| 11 | Willow Weep for Me | ♡ | 3:06 | Ann Ronell |
| 12 | I Thought About You | ♡ | 2:48 | Jimmy Van Heusen / Johnny Mercer |
Links
- Folder:
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- AllMusic: https://www.allmusic.com/album/MW0000308026
Credits
Alto Saxophone — Willie Smith Bass — Aaron Bell, Red Callender Clarinet — Tony Scott Drums — Chico Hamilton, Lenny McBrowne Guitar — Barney Kessel, Kenny Burrell Piano — Bobby Tucker, Wynton Kelly Supervised By — Norman Granz Tenor Saxophone — Paul Quinichette Trumpet — Charlie Shavers, Harry Edison
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