Lady Sings the Blues

~ Release by Diana Ross (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Tracklist

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1The Arrest
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
0:15
2Lady Sings the Blues
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
cover recording of:
Lady Sings the Blues
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Herbie Nichols (jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
Northern Music Company
1:03
3Baltimore Brothel
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
0:26
4Billie Sneaks Into Dean & Dean’s, Swingin’ Uptown
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
recording of:
Billie Sneaks Into Dean & Dean’s / Swingin’ Uptown
composer:
Gil Askey
publisher:
Stone Diamond Music Corporation
0:53
5T’ain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do
vocals:
Blinky Williams (Blinky Williams - soul singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
recording of:
T’ain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do
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
1:06
6Big Ben, C. C. Rider
arranger:
Gil Askey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
2:32
7All of Me
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
recording of:
All of Me
writer:
Gerald Marks (in 1932) and Seymour Simons (in 1932)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Marlong Music Corp., Round Hill Songs and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
Peermusic and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
2:20
8The Man I Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
recording of:
The Man I Love
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
2:27
9Them There Eyes
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
recording of:
Them There Eyes
lyricist:
William Tracey (in 1930)
composer:
Maceo Pinkard (in 1930) and Doris Tauber (in 1930)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Chappell Music Limited (2019–present)
1:05
10Gardenias From Louis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
2:04
11Cafe Manhattan, Had You Been Around, Love Theme
vocals:
Michelle Aller
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
medley including a recording of:
Had You Been Around
composer:
Richard R. Jacques, Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller), Avery Vandenburg and Bernard Yuffy
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
medley including a recording of:
Happy (Love Theme from Lady Sings the Blues)
lyricist:
William Robinson, Jr.
composer:
Michel Legrand
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
3:33
12Any Happy Home
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
recording of:
Any Happy Home
composer:
Gil Askey
publisher:
Stone Diamond Music Corporation
0:37
13I Cried for You (Now It’s Your Turn to Cry Over Me)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
recording of:
I Cried for You
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Gus Arnheim and Abe Lyman
publisher:
Arthur Freed Music, CBS Miller Catalog, Inc. and Miller Music Corp.
0:38
14Billie & Harry, Don’t Explain
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
recording of:
Billie & Harry / Don't Explain
composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Billie Holiday
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated)
2:12
15Mean to Me
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
recording of:
Mean to Me
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
publisher:
Crawford Music Corp., Cromwell Music, Inc., Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp. and Pencil Mark Music (ASCAP)
1:19
16Fine and Mellow
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
cover recording of:
Fine and Mellow
lyricist and composer:
Billie Holiday
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
0:46
17What a Little Moonlight Can Do
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
cover recording of:
What a Little Moonlight Can Do
lyricist and composer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
publisher:
Connelly Basart, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Brothers Music Inc.
2:10
18Louis Visits Billie on Tour, Love Theme
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
recording of:
Louis Visits Billie on Tour / Love Theme
composer:
Michel Legrand
was commissioned by:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
3:48
19Cafe Manhattan Party
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
1:38
20Persuasion, T’ain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
medley including a recording of:
Persuasion
composer:
Michel Legrand
was commissioned by:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
medley including a recording of:
T’ain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do
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
3:06
21Agent’s Office
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
1:09
22Love Is Here to Stay
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
recording of:
Love Is Here to Stay
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Frankie G. Songs, George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music, Nokawi Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
2:00
23Fine and Mellow
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
cover recording of:
Fine and Mellow
lyricist and composer:
Billie Holiday
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
2:56
24Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
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)
3:22
25You’ve Changed
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
recording of:
You’ve Changed
lyricist:
Bill Carey (US songwriter)
composer:
Carl T. Fischer (Native American jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
Peer International (BMI; Peer Int'l or Peer-International) and Southern Music Publishing Company
2:34
26Gimme a Pigfoot (and a Bottle of Beer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
recording of:
Gimme a Pigfoot (and a Bottle of Beer)
composer:
Wesley A. Wilson
publisher:
Northern Music (song publisher)
2:06
27Good Morning Heartache
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
cover recording of:
Good Morning Heartache
lyricist:
Ervin Drake (Songwriter)
composer:
Dan Fisher (U.S. songwriter ("Good Morning Heartache"), author, producer) and Irene Higginbotham
publisher:
Fisher Music Corp., Lindabet Music, Inc. and Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!)
2:21
28All of Me
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
recording of:
All of Me
writer:
Gerald Marks (in 1932) and Seymour Simons (in 1932)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Marlong Music Corp., Round Hill Songs and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
Peermusic and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
2:05
29Love Theme
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
recording of:
Love Theme
composer:
Michel Legrand
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
2:53
30My Man (Mon homme)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
cover 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
3:26
31Don’t Explain
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
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)
2:11
32I Cried for You (Now It’s Your Turn to Cry Over Me)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
recording of:
I Cried for You
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Gus Arnheim and Abe Lyman
publisher:
Arthur Freed Music, CBS Miller Catalog, Inc. and Miller Music Corp.
2:13
33Strange Fruit
executive producer:
Diana Ross
producer:
Ben Sidran
arranger:
Gil Askey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
cover recording of:
Strange Fruit
lyricist and composer:
Lewis Allan
publisher:
Basart Editions, Carlin Music Corporation, Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Bitter Fruit
3:35
34God Bless the Child
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
cover recording of:
God Bless the Child
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr.
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
2:43
35Closing Theme
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
recording of:
Closing Theme
composer:
Michel Legrand
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
1:08

Credits

Release group

creative direction:Tony Jones (Motown producer and songwriter)
tribute to:Billie Holiday
part of:Billboard Decade End Chart: Billboard 200 (1970s) (number: 63) (order: 63)
Wikipedia:en: Lady Sings the Blues (soundtrack) [info]
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/99297 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000191652 [info]
Wikidata:Q6470533 [info]