Lady Sings the Blues

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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Don’t Know Why
assistant engineer:
Mark Birkey
engineer:
Jay Newland
additional producer:
Arif Mardin
producer:
Norah Jones and Jay Newland
mixer:
Arif Mardin and Jay Newland
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Jesse Harris
bass guitar:
Lee Alexander (US bassist, songwriter & producer)
drums (drum set):
Dan Rieser
piano and lead vocals:
Norah Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 2002)
recorded at:
Allaire Studios in Bearsville, United States and Sorcerer Sound in New York, United States
mixed at:
Sear Sound in New York, United States
cover recording of:
Don’t Know Why
lyricist and composer:
Jesse Harris
publisher:
Beanly Songs, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
Norah Jones3.453:07
2Rainy Night in Georgia
recording engineer and mixer:
Al Schmitt
producer:
Tommy LiPuma
bass:
Abraham Laboriel
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro
guitar:
Steve Lukather and Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
horn:
Chuck Findley, Gary Herbig, Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist), Bill Reichenbach, Jr. (jazz trombonist) and Larry Williams (Trumpet player)
keyboard:
Leon Pendarvis
percussion:
Lenny Castro
background vocals:
Marti McCall (session vocalist), Petsye Powell, Alphanette Silas and Phyllis St. James
strings arranger:
Dale Oehler
cover recording of:
Rainy Night in Georgia
lyricist and composer:
Tony Joe White
publisher:
Combine Music Corp. and EMI Songs Limited
Randy Crawford4:21
3(You Make Me Feel Like) a Natural Woman
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd
producer:
Jerry Wexler
bass guitar:
Tommy Cogbill (on 1967-02-16)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (on 1967-02-16)
piano:
Spooner Oldham (on 1967-02-16)
trumpet:
Bernie Glow (on 1967-02-16), Melvin Lastie (on 1967-02-16) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1967-02-16)
choir vocals:
Carolyn Franklin (on 1967-02-16), Erma Franklin (on 1967-02-16) and The Sweet Inspirations (on 1967-02-16)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1967-02-16)
arranger:
Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1967) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, United States (on 1967-02-16)
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 4) (number: 10) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 90)
cover recording of:
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (on 1967-02-16)
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
additional writer:
Jerry Wexler
composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
sub-publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部
Aretha Franklin4.252:45
4The Look of LoveDusty Springfield53:31
5Fever
bass:
Joe Mondragon (in 1958-05)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (in 1958-05)
finger snaps:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (in 1958-05) and Howard Roberts (jazz guitarist, educator, session musician and producer) (in 1958-05)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (in 1958-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1958)
cover recording of:
Fever (in 1958-05)
writer:
Eddie Cooley and John Davenport (songwriter Otis Blackwell)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., Chrysalis Songs, Fort Knox Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Jay & Cee Music, Lark Music Ltd., Trio Music (publisher), Trio Music Co., Inc. and Trio Music Company
part of:
The Adjustment Bureau
Peggy Lee4.253:22
6I Just Wanna Make Love to You
recording of:
I Just Wanna Make Love to You
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Etta James3:05
7Night and Day
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Herb Geller (on 1956-03-27) and Bud Shank (on 1956-03-27)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1956-03-27)
bass trombone:
George Roberts (american bass trombone) (on 1956-03-27)
cello:
Robert La Marchina (US cellist and conductor) (on 1956-03-27) and Edgar Lustgarten (on 1956-03-27)
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1956-03-27)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1956-03-27)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1956-03-27)
harp:
Corky Hale (on 1956-03-27)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1956-03-27)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Cooper (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-03-27) and Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (on 1956-03-27)
trombone:
Milt Bernhart (on 1956-03-27), Joe Howard (american trombone player) (on 1956-03-27) and Lloyd Ulyate (American trombonist (1927-2004)) (on 1956-03-27)
trumpet:
Pete Candoli (on 1956-03-27), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1956-03-27), Maynard Ferguson (on 1956-03-27) and Conrad Gozzo (on 1956-03-27)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1956-03-27)
conductor:
Buddy Bregman (in 1956)
arranger:
Buddy Bregman
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, United States (on 1956-03-27)
cover recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”) (on 1956-03-27)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
Ella Fitzgerald3:05
8That Ole Devil Called Love
alto saxophone:
Jack Cressey (on 1944-11-08) and Hymie Shertzer (on 1944-11-08)
double bass:
Haig Stephens (on 1944-11-08)
drums (drum set):
George Wettling (on 1944-11-08)
guitar:
Carl Kress (on 1944-11-08)
piano:
Dave Bowman (jazz pianist) (on 1944-11-08)
tenor saxophone:
Larry Binyon (on 1944-11-08) and Dave Harris (tenor saxo) (on 1944-11-08)
trumpet:
Russ Case (US trumpeter & bandleader) (on 1944-11-08)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1944-11-08)
recording of:
That Ole Devil Called Love (on 1944-11-08)
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!)
Billie Holiday42:55
9Mad About the Boy
recorded in:
Chicago, United States (on 1961-12-04)
piano:
Jack Wilson (jazz pianist) (on 1961-12-04)
trombone:
Billy Byers (on 1961-12-04)
trumpet:
Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1961-12-04)
vocals:
Dinah Washington
orchestra:
Quincy Jones and His Orchestra (on 1961-12-04)
arranger:
Quincy Jones (on 1961-12-04)
cover recording of:
Mad About the Boy (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Words and Music
Dinah Washington52:47
10Walk On By
vocals:
Dionne Warwick
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1984)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 51) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 70)
recording of:
Walk On By
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Blue Seas Music, Inc., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David), Carlin Music Corporation, Casa David, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), JAC Music Co., Inc., New Hidden Valley Music Co., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Windswept Music (London) Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Dionne Warwick4.52:54
11All Night Long
cover recording of:
All Night Long
writer:
Curtis Reginald Lewis
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Six Continents Music Publishing and Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司 (1995–2019))
Nancy Wilson3:06
12Something Cool
producer:
Lee Gillette
alto saxophone:
Bud Shank (on 1953-08-14)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1953-08-14)
bass trombone:
George Roberts (american bass trombone) (on 1953-08-14)
flute and tenor saxophone:
Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (on 1953-08-14)
trombone:
Milt Bernhart (on 1953-08-14), Herbie Harper (on 1953-08-14) and Tommy Pederson (on 1953-08-14)
trumpet:
Maynard Ferguson (on 1953-08-14), Conrad Gozzo (on 1953-08-14) and Shorty Rogers (trumpet) (on 1953-08-14)
woodwind:
Bob Cooper (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1953-08-14)
vocals:
June Christy (on 1953-08-14)
conductor:
Pete Rugolo (on 1953-08-14)
arranger:
Pete Rugolo
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, United States (on 1953-08-14)
recording of:
Something Cool (on 1953-08-14)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Barnes (composer and lyricist)
June Christy4:18
13Misty
cover recording of:
Misty
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Erroll Garner
publisher:
Marke Music Publishing Co., Inc., My Dad’s Songs, Inc., Octave Music Publishing Corp., Pocketful of Dreams Music, Reganesque Music Company, The Songwriters Guild, Vernon Music Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
is based on:
Misty (original instrumental work)
Sarah Vaughan5:59
14Piece of My Heart
producer:
Bert Russell Berns
vocals:
Erma Franklin (in 1967-08)
conductor:
Gary Sherman (mid-20th century composer, arranger & conductor)
arranger:
Gary Sherman (mid-20th century composer, arranger & conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1967)
recording of:
Piece of My Heart (in 1967-08)
writer:
Bert Russell and Jerry Ragovoy
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sloopy II Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Wren Music Co.
Erma Franklin3.752:33
15Son of a Preacher Man
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nashville (country label, used to be under Starday Records in Nashville, TN, today under Capitol Records, Inc.) (in 1969)
cover recording of:
Son of a Preacher Man
writer:
John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Bobbie Gentry2:05
16Cry Me a River
producer:
Bobby Troup
double bass [bass]:
Ray Leatherwood
guitar:
Barney Kessel
vocals:
Julie London
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
recording of:
Cry Me a River
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 and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
Julie London52:50
17My Funny Valentine
piano:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
vocals:
Dinah Shore
performer:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
recording of:
My Funny Valentine (from “Babes in Arms”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Touch Music Publishing Pte Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司 (1995–2019)), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, 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 (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
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
part of:
Waiting to Exhale (1995 film)
Dinah Shore & André Previn3:35
18Summertime
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Dorothy Kuhns (playwright), Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
Ella Fitzgerald4:55
19I Loves You PorgyNina Simone4:03
20’Round Midnight
engineer:
John Kraus (1950s US engineer)
producer:
Si Waronker
vocals:
Julie London
conductor:
Dick Reynolds (musician, songwriter, and trombonist best known as arranger for the Four Freshmen)
arranger:
Dick Reynolds (musician, songwriter, and trombonist best known as arranger for the Four Freshmen)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, United States (in 1960-08)
cover recording of:
’Round Midnight
lyricist:
Bernie Hanighen
composer:
Thelonious Monk and Cootie Williams
publisher:
Advanced Music, Advanced Music corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Thelonious Music, Thelonious Music Corporation (Publisher, affiliated to BMI.), Ultra Empire Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
is based on:
I Need You So
Julie London2:52
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ASIN:UK: B00008RJQP [info]

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part of:Lady Sings the Blues (number: 1) (order: 1)