Queen of the Blues

~ Release by Dinah Washington (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Evil Gal Blues
cover recording of:
Evil Gal Blues
lyricist:
Lionel Hampton
composer:
Leonard Feather
publisher:
Modern Age Music Co.
2:52
2Salty Papa Blues
recording of:
Salty Papa Blues
writer:
Leonard Feather and Lionel Hampton
3:01
3Blow Top Blues
recording of:
Blow Top Blues
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Feather
3:20
4Embraceable You
cover recording of:
Embraceable You
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music (new age music), New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
2:56
5I Can’t Get Started
cover 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 (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)
2:46
6Stairway to the Stars
vocals:
Dinah Washington (in 1947)
orchestra:
Chubby Jackson and his Orchestra
cover recording of:
Stairway to the Stars
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Matty Malneck and Frank Signorelli
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
3:03
7West Side Baby
2:59
8You Can Depend on Me
cover recording of:
You Can Depend on Me
composer:
Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap and Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
2:44
9Ain’t Misbehavin’
cover recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1929)
composer:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) (in 1929) and Fats Waller (in 1929)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
2:52
10Am I Asking Too Much
vocals:
Dinah Washington (in 1947)
recording of:
Am I Asking Too Much
writer:
Helen Miller (US songwriter) and Fay Whitman
2:49
11Long John Blues
recording of:
Long John Blues
lyricist and composer:
Tommy George
3:11
12It’s Too Soon to Know
cover recording of:
It’s Too Soon to Know
lyricist and composer:
Deborah Chessler
2:42
13Good Daddy Blues
2:26
14Baby 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.
2:53
15I Only Know
recording of:
I Only Know
writer:
Richard Johnson (US songwriter ("I Only Know")) and Dinah Washington
2:29
16It Isn’t Fair
cover recording of:
It Isn’t Fair
writer:
Richard Himber, Sylvester Sprigato and Frank Warshauer
3:03
17If I Loved You
vocals:
Dinah Washington (in 1950)
cover recording of:
If I Loved You (Carousel)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
2:30
18Big Deal
vocals:
Dinah Washington (in 1950)
recording of:
Big Deal
writer:
Teddy Stewart and Dinah Washington
2:45
19I’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)
2:46
20I 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)
42:52
21Time Out for Tears
cover recording of:
Time Out for Tears
writer:
Irving Berman and Abe Schiff
3:21
22Just One More Chance
cover recording of:
Just One More Chance
lyricist:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
2:52
23Cold Cold Heart
drums (drum set):
Gus Johnson (drums) (on 1951-09-24)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1951-09-24)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Quinichette (on 1951-09-24)
vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1951-09-24)
conductor:
Nook Schreier (on 1951-09-24)
cover recording of:
Cold, Cold Heart (on 1951-09-24)
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)
3:22
24Baby, Did You Hear Me?
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1987)
recording of:
Baby, Did You Hear?
writer:
Robert M. Ecton and Katie Lee (US folk singer, actress, writer, photographer & environmental activist)
3:06
25The Wheel of Fortune
2:18
26Mad About the Boy
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-12-04)
piano:
Jack Wilson (jazz pianist) (on 1961-12-04)
trombone:
Billy Byers (on 1961-12-04)
trumpet:
Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1961-12-04)
vocals:
Dinah Washington
orchestra:
Quincy Jones and His Orchestra (on 1961-12-04)
arranger:
Quincy Jones (on 1961-12-04)
cover recording of:
Mad About the Boy (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Words and Music
52:50
27Stormy 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
3:00