Essential Classics, Vol. 283: Lena Horne

~ Release by Lena Horne (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1It's Love (from "Wonderful Town")
2:13
2Sleigh Ride in July
recording of:
Sleigh Ride in July
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
part of:
The 18th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:24
3Speak Low
cover recording of:
Speak Low (One Touch of Venus)
lyricist:
Ogden Nash
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
One Touch of Venus (1943 musical)
3:30
4You Do Something to Me
cover recording of:
You Do Something to Me (Fifty Million Frenchmen musical comedy) (in 1955)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1929)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1929)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
Fifty Million Frenchmen
2:03
5Stormy Weather
cover recording of:
Stormy Weather
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
3:54
6Mad About the Boy
cover recording of:
Mad About the Boy
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Words and Music
3:08
7Love Me or Leave Me
3:11
8Out of Nowhere
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1941-09-16)
bass and double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1941-09-16)
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1941-09-16)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1941-09-16)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1941-09-16)
trombone:
Benny Morton (on 1941-09-16)
trumpet:
Emmett Berry (on 1941-09-16)
vocals:
Lena Horne (on 1941-09-16)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (on 1941-09-16)
cover recording of:
Out of Nowhere (on 1941-09-16)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
3:31
9Let Me Love You
cover recording of:
Let Me Love You (in 1955)
lyricist and composer:
Bart Howard
3:17
10Love Is the Thing
cover recording of:
Love Is the Thing (in 1955)
writer:
Ned Washington and Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
3:18
2▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
2:17
2I'd Do Anything
2:49
3Summertime
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
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, Inc.), 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)
2:55
4It Aint Nescessarily So
vocals:
Lena Horne
orchestra:
Lennie Hayton & His Orchestra
cover recording of:
It Ain’t Necessarily So (jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements) (in 1959)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music (ASCAP), Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
was commissioned by:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so” (Sportin’ Life)
3:08
5Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
cover recording of:
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (Pal Joey)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1940)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1940)
publisher:
WB Music Group (ended), Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Imagem CV, Lorenz Hart Publishing Co., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09) and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Pal Joey
3:18
6Love
recording of:
Love
writer:
Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
3:35
7Like Someone in Love
cover recording of:
Like Someone in Love
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964) (in 1944)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1944)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Chappell Morris Ltd., Dorsey Brothers Music and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
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)
3:00
8Prisoner of Love
bass and double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1941-09-16)
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1941-09-16)
drums (drum set):
J. C. Heard (on 1941-09-16)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1941-09-16)
trombone:
Benny Morton (on 1941-09-16)
trumpet:
Emmet Berry (on 1941-09-16)
vocals:
Lena Horne (on 1941-09-16)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (on 1941-09-16)
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 867)
cover recording of:
Prisoner of Love (on 1941-09-16)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Russ Columbo (American singer, songwriter, violinist and actor) and Clarence Gaskill
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
3:23
9Polka Dots and Moonbeams
3:10
10The Lady Is a Tramp
cover recording of:
The Lady Is a Tramp (from “Babes in Arms”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
Pal Joey
2:17