The Legacy 1933-1958

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

Tracklist

CD 1
CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1This Year's Kisses
recording of:
This Year’s Kisses
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
3:11
2Why Was I Born?
recording of:
Why Was I Born?
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1929)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1929)
2:52
3I Must Have That Man
recording of:
I Must Have That Man
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
2:57
4The Mood That I'm In
recording of:
The Mood That I'm In
writer:
Al Sherman (jazz trombone) and Abner Silver
3:02
5(This Is) My Last Affair
recording of:
My Last Affair
lyricist and composer:
Haven A. Johnson
3:10
6Moaning Low3:06
7Where Is the Sun?
recording of:
Where Is the Sun?
writer:
Lee David and John Redmond (singer, songwriter)
2:48
8Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
recording of:
Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off (from “Shall We Dance”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
2:39
9Don't Know If I'm Coming or Going2:48
10I'll Get By
recording of:
I’ll Get by (as Long as I Have You) (on 1937-05-11)
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
3:10
11Mean to Me
recording of:
Mean to Me (on 1937-05-11)
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
publisher:
Crawford Music Corp., Cromwell Music, Inc., Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp. and Pencil Mark Music (ASCAP)
43:10
12Foolin' Myself
recording of:
Foolin’ Myself
writer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) and Peter Tinturin
publisher:
Chappell Music Co. Inc.
3:03
13Easy Living
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)
3:05
14I'll Never Be the Same3:05
15Me, Myself and I
recording of:
Me, Myself and I
lyricist:
Allan Roberts (songwriter) and Alvin S. Kaufman
composer:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter)
2:38
16A Sailboat in the Moonlight2:52
17Born to Love
recording of:
Born to Love
writer:
M. K. Jerome and Jack Scholl
2:41
18Without Your Love
recording of:
Without Your Love (1930s jazz/blues song)
composer:
Johnny Lange and Fred Stryker
42:54
19They Can't Take That Away From Me
recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
3:22
20Swing, Brother, Swing
recording of:
Swing, Brother, Swing
writer:
Walter Bishop, Sr., Raymond Lewis and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
1:53
21I Can't Get Started
recording of:
I Can’t Get Started
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell’s • Sydney, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
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 (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
2:51
22Who Wants Love?
recording of:
Who Wants Love? (on 1937-09-13)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Franz Waxman
42:35
23Trav'lin All Alone
recording of:
Trav’lin’ All Alone (on 1937-09-13)
composer:
J.C. Johnson
2:15
24He's Funny That Way
recording of:
He's Funny That Way (on 1937-09-13)
writer:
Neil Moret and Richard A. Whiting
2:38
CD 3