The Queen of the Blues

~ Release by Dinah Washington (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: A Slick Chick (On the Mellow Side)
2▼CD: Baby, Get Lost
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1Baby, Get Lost
orchestra:
Teddy Stewart Orchestra
recording of:
Baby Get Lost
writer:
Leonard Feather and Billy Moore, Jr. (40s American jazz pianist/arranger/composer)
publisher:
Modern Age Music Co.
2:52
2I Only Know
recording of:
I Only Know
writer:
Richard Johnson (US songwriter ("I Only Know")) and Dinah Washington
2:27
3Fast Movin’ Mama
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-09-27)
lead vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1949-09-27)
2:14
4It Isn’t Fair
cover recording of:
It Isn’t Fair
writer:
Richard Himber, Sylvester Sprigato and Frank Warshauer
3:03
5Big Deal
vocals:
Dinah Washington (in 1950)
recording of:
Big Deal
writer:
Teddy Stewart and Dinah Washington
2:43
6I’ll Never Be Free
cover recording of:
I’ll Never Be Free
writer:
Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss
publisher:
Abilene Music Inc. (in 1950, in 1977) and Claude A. Music Co. (in 1950, in 1977)
2:45
7I Wanna Be Loved
alto saxophone:
Ernie Wilkins (on 1950-05-09)
baritone saxophone:
Cecil Payne (on 1950-05-09)
bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1950-05-09)
drums (drum set):
Teddy Stewart (on 1950-05-09)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1950-05-09)
vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1950-05-09)
cover recording of:
I Wanna Be Loved (on 1950-05-09)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1932)
42:51
8Harbour Lights
cover recording of:
Harbour Lights
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Hugh Williams (aka Hugh Williams)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
3:03
9Time Out for Tears
cover recording of:
Time Out for Tears
writer:
Irving Berman and Abe Schiff
3:20
10Please Send Me Someone to Love
cover recording of:
Please Send Me Someone to Love
lyricist and composer:
Percy Mayfield (until 1950)
publisher:
ATV Music
3:02
11My Heart Cries for You
cover recording of:
My Heart Cries for You
additional writer:
Percy Faith and Carl Sigman
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Gladys Music Inc. and Massey Music Co., Inc.
is based on:
La Jardinière du roi
2:43
12I Apologize
vocals:
Dinah Washington (in 1951)
recording of:
I Apologize (in 1951)
writer:
Ed G. Nelson (Popular music songwriter and bandleader), Al Goodhart and Al Hoffman
publisher:
Crawford Music Corp. and DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc.
3:20
13I Won’t Cry Anymore
vocals:
Dinah Washington (in 1951)
conductor:
Jimmy Carroll (1913 - 1972, songwriter, orchestra arranger & conductor) (in 1951)
cover recording of:
I Won’t Cry Anymore (in 1951)
lyricist:
Fred Wise
composer:
Al Frisch
publisher:
Erika Publishing, Myra Music Co. and United Music Corp.
3:23
14Cold Cold Heart
cover recording of:
Cold, Cold Heart
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Rightsong Music Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-02-16)
3:21
15New Blowtop Blues
cover recording of:
New Blowtop Blues
writer:
Jane Feather and Leonard Feather
2:39
16Wheel of Fortune
cover recording of:
Wheel of Fortune (1951 song)
writer:
Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp.
2:15
17Tell Me Why
cover recording of:
Tell Me Why
lyricist:
Marty Gold
composer:
Al Alberts
2:59
18Trouble in Mind
double bass:
Keter Betts
piano:
Wynton Kelly
cover recording of:
Trouble in Mind
lyricist and composer:
Richard M. Jones (US jazz pianist)
publisher:
State Street Music Publ. Co. Inc., Universal Studios, Inc. (formerly known as MCA Inc.) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
2:51
19When the Sun Goes Down
2:17
20Double Dealing Daddy
2:47
21Half as Much
cover recording of:
Half as Much
lyricist and composer:
Curley Williams (in 1951)
publisher:
Fred Rose Music, Inc. (in 1951) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-10-17)
2:32
22I Cried for You
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.
2:29
23Fat Daddy
recording of:
Fat Daddy
writer:
Phil Medley and Bill Sanford (replacement vocals for The Four Vagabonds)
publisher:
Slow Dancing Music
2:28
24T.V. Is the Thing
2:28
25Am I Blue
alto saxophone:
Rick Henderson (jazz saxophonist) (on 1953-06-17)
bass:
Keter Betts (on 1953-06-17)
bongos:
Candido (Cuban conga and bongo player) (on 1953-06-17)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (on 1953-06-17)
piano:
Rolf "Sleepy" Anderson (on 1953-06-17)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) (on 1953-06-17) and Paul Quinichette (on 1953-06-17)
trombone:
Gus Chappell (on 1953-06-17)
trumpet:
Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1953-06-17)
vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1953-06-17)
cover recording of:
Am I Blue? (on 1953-06-17)
lyricist:
Grant Clarke
composer:
Harry Akst
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
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 (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)
33:13
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