Porgy and Bess

~ Release by Lena Horne (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Recorded in RCA Victor's Studio A, New York City, February and March, 1959.

Annotation last modified on 2019-11-24 13:00 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1A Women Is a Sometime Thing
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
orchestra:
Robert Corman and His Orchestra
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act Ⅰ, Scene Ⅰ. “Lissen to yo’ daddy warn you … A woman is a sometime thing” (in 1959)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I
Harry Belafonte2:40
A2Summertime
vocals:
Lena Horne
orchestra:
Lennie Hayton & His Orchestra
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (in 1959)
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)
Lena Horne3:11
A3Oh, I Got Plenty of Nothin’
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
orchestra:
Robert Corman and His Orchestra
recording of:
I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’ (Porgy and Bess, catch-all for jazz & pop arrangements) (in 1959)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, Frankie G. Songs, Nokawi Music and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Oh, I got plenty o’nuttin’”
Harry Belafonte3:00
A4I Wants to Stay Here
vocals:
Lena Horne
orchestra:
Lennie Hayton & His Orchestra
cover recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I loves you, Porgy” (in 1959)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III
Lena Horne3:30
A5Bess, You Is My Women
vocals:
Harry Belafonte and Lena Horne
orchestra:
Lennie Hayton & His Orchestra
cover recording of:
Bess, You Is My Woman Now (Porgy and Bess; use this for non-operatic performances) (in 1959)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Gershwin Publishing Corp
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Bess, You Is My Woman Now”
Lena Horne & Harry Belafonte5:57
B1It Ain’t Necessarily 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)
Lena Horne3:03
B2Street Calls: Strawberry Women / The Honey Man / Crab Man
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
orchestra:
Robert Corman and His Orchestra
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I’m talkin’ about devil crabs”
lyricist:
DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III
Harry Belafonte4:17
B3My Man’s Gone Now
vocals:
Lena Horne
orchestra:
Lennie Hayton & His Orchestra
cover recording of:
My Man’s Gone Now (aria from Porgy and Bess, use this for non-opera or instrumental recordings)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, Frankie G. Songs, George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music, Nokawi Music, Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II. “My Man’s Gone Now”
Lena Horne24:05
B4Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess?
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
orchestra:
Robert Corman and His Orchestra
cover recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. “Oh Bess, oh where’s my Bess” (in 1959)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III
Harry Belafonte3:36
B5There’s a Boat That’s Leavin’ Soon for New York
vocals:
Harry Belafonte and Lena Horne
orchestra:
Lennie Hayton & His Orchestra
cover recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II. “There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York” (in 1959)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II
Lena Horne & Harry Belafonte22:37