Why Was I Born? (matrix B.20570-1)

Name: Why Was I Born?
Duration: 2 min 51 s

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track Artist	Release Title	Release Artist	Release Group Type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.11	Why Was I Born?	2:51	Billie Holiday	The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Volume 3: 1936-1937	Billie Holiday	Album + Compilation	CA1988	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	VCK-44048
1.11	Why Was I Born?	2:51	Billie Holiday	The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Volume 3: 1936-1937	Billie Holiday	Album + Compilation	US1988	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	CK 44048
1.15	Why Was I Born?	2:51	Billie Holiday	The Lady Sings	Billie Holiday	Album + Compilation	GB2001-09-17	Proper Records	P1201, P1202, P1203, P1204, PROPERBOX 26
1.14	Why Was I Born?	2:51	Billie Holiday	Classic Jazz Archive: Billie Holiday	Billie Holiday	Album + Compilation	DE2004	Documents (German, Membran Entertainment Group)	222015-306
1.13	Why Was I Born?	2:55	Billie Holiday	The Essential Billie Holiday (Subtitled "The Voice of Lady Day" with selected recordings from 1935-1950)	Billie Holiday	Album + Compilation	GB2005	Metro Doubles (UK double‐disc reissue/compilation imprint, METRDCD cat prefix)	METRDCD552

recorded in:	New York, New York, United States (on 1937-01-25)

clarinet:	Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1937-01-25)
double bass [string bass]:	Walter Page (on 1937-01-25)
drums (drum set):	Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1937-01-25)
guitar:	Freddie Green (on 1937-01-25)
piano:	Teddy Wilson (on 1937-01-25)
tenor saxophone:	Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1937-01-25)
trumpet:	Buck Clayton (on 1937-01-25)
vocals:	Billie Holiday (on 1937-01-25)
orchestra:	Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (on 1937-01-25)

recording of:	Why Was I Born? (on 1937-01-25)

lyricist:	Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1929)
composer:	Jerome Kern (in 1929)