Lady Sings the Blues

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1Every Time We Say Goodbye
cover recording of:
Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye (Seven Lively Arts musical revue) (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1944)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Co. Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
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)
Ella Fitzgerald3:33
2Fly Me to the Moon
engineer:
David Hassinger
producer:
Snuff Garrett (aka.Tommy Garrett, singer, songwriter, producer and disc jockey)
vocals:
Julie London
conductor:
Ernie Freeman
arranger:
Ernie Freeman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty (a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1964)
cover recording of:
Fly Me to the Moon
lyricist and composer:
Bart Howard (in 1954)
premiered by:
Kaye Ballard (in 1954)
publisher:
Almanac Music-Inc., Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Kensington Music Ltd., Palm Valley Music LLC and TRO Essex Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
Julie London42:33
3Call Me IrresponsibleDinah Washington2:19
4In Love in Vain
cover recording of:
In Love in Vain
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Jerome Kern
Lena Horne, Ray Ellis & Orchestra2:30
5Night Time Is the Right TimeTina Turner3:29
6I Can’t Make You Love Me
recording engineer and mixer:
Ed Cherney
assistant engineer:
Bryant Arnett, Ray Blair, Dan Bosworth (engineer) and Christina Paakkari
producer:
Bonnie Raitt and Don Was
additional keyboard and piano:
Bruce Hornsby (in 1991)
bass guitar:
James "Hutch" Hutchinson (in 1991)
drums (drum set):
Tony Braunagel (in 1991)
Hammond organ [C3]:
Benmont Tench (in 1991)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist) (in 1991)
background vocals:
Bonnie (in 1991), David Lasley (in 1991) and Arnold McCuller (in 1991)
vocals:
Bonnie (in 1991)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1991, in 2005)
mixed at:
Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1991)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 331) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 372)
recording of:
I Can’t Make You Love Me (in 1991)
writer:
Mike Reid (US country artist & former football player) and Allen Shamblin
publisher:
Universal Music–MGB Songs, Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) (in 1991), Brio Blues Music (in 1991) and Hayes Street Music, Inc. (in 1991)
sub-publisher:
環球音樂出版股份有限公司 (Universal Music Publishing Co., Ltd.)
Bonnie Raitt55:32
7Light My Fire
cover recording of:
Light My Fire
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors), Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Nipper Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Erma Franklin52:43
8Today I Sing the Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1960-08-01)
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
bass:
Bill Lee (bassist, composer, father of Spike Lee) (on 1960-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Osie Johnson (on 1960-08-01)
guitar:
Lord Westbrook (on 1960-08-01)
piano:
Ray Bryant (US jazz pianist, composer, and arranger) (on 1960-08-01)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1960-08-01)
arranger:
Curtis Lewis (US songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1961)
cover recording of:
Today I Sing the Blues (on 1960-08-01)
writer:
Curley Hamner
composer:
Curtis Lewis (US songwriter)
publisher:
Bess Music and BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Aretha Franklin2:44
9Me and Bobby McGee
engineer:
Phil Macy (50s-70s engineer)
producer:
Paul Rothchild
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1970-09-25)
bass guitar:
Brad Campbell (bassist, member of Full Tilt Boogie) (on 1970-09-25)
drums (drum set):
Clark Pierson (on 1970-09-25)
guest bongos and guest congas:
Bobbye Hall
guest bongos and congas:
Bobbye Hall (on 1970-09-25)
guest tambourine:
Sandra Crouch (on 1970-09-25)
guitar:
John Till (rock guitarist) (on 1970-09-25)
organ:
Ken Pearson (on 1970-09-25)
piano:
Richard Bell (Canadian keyboardist for The Band/Janis Joplin) (on 1970-09-25)
background vocals:
Phil Badella (on 1970-09-25), Richard Bell (Canadian keyboardist for The Band/Janis Joplin) (on 1970-09-25), Brad Campbell (bassist, member of Full Tilt Boogie) (on 1970-09-25), John Cooke (on 1970-09-25), Janis Joplin (on 1970-09-25), Vince Mitchell (on 1970-09-25), Ken Pearson (on 1970-09-25), Clark Pierson (on 1970-09-25) and John Till (rock guitarist) (on 1970-09-25)
performer:
Full Tilt Boogie (on 1970-09-25)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1970-09-25)
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 31) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 148)
cover recording of:
Me and Bobby McGee (on 1970-09-25)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Foster and Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Combine Music Corp., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
Janis Joplin4.34:31
10In a Sentimental Mood
Dianne Reeves5:18
11Wives and Lovers
cover recording of:
Wives and Lovers
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Famous Chappell, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Nancy Wilson41:59
12Wild Is the Wind
producer:
Bob Blake (co-producer of Nina Simone's live 1959 album "At Town Hall") and Jack Gold
bass:
Jimmy Bond (in 1959-10)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (in 1959-10)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1959-09-12)
lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1959-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1959)
recorded at:
The Town Hall in Theater District, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-09-12)
live cover recording of:
Wild Is the Wind (theme song from the Paramount movie “Wild Is the Wind”) (on 1959-09-12)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Carlin Music Corporation, Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., Anne-Rachel Music Corp. (in 1957, in 1985), Catharine Hinen Music (in 1957, in 1985), Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) (in 1957), Largo Music Inc. (in 1957, in 1985) and Patti Washington Music (in 1957, in 1985)
part of:
The 30th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Nina Simone3:27
13Baby Won’t You Please Come Home
cover recording of:
Baby Won’t You Please Come Home
writer:
Charles Warfield and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
publisher:
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Kay Starr2:21
14When Your Lover Has Gone
Sue Raney3:00
15The Man I Love
cover recording of:
The Man I Love (on 1957-04-02)
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)
Peggy Lee3:45
16Stormy 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
Sarah Vaughan, Jimmy Jones & Orchestra3:29
17Let Me Down Easy
recording of:
Let Me Down Easy
writer:
Wrecia Holloway and James McDougal (songwriter)
Betty LaVette3:07
18Wish Someone Would Care
recorded at:
Slim’s in San Francisco, California, United States (from 1990-08-30 until 1990-08-31)
live recording of:
Wish Someone Would Care (in 1990-08)
lyricist and composer:
Irma Thomas
Irma Thomas2:19
19Tell It Like It Is
cover recording of:
Tell It Like It Is (in 1968-10)
writer:
George Davis (US musician & songwriter George Richard Davis Jr., guitar, bass, saxophone, oboe) and Lee Diamond
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Olrap Publishing Co., Inc.
Betty Swann2:53
20Trav’lin Light
recording of:
Travelin’ Light
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Jimmy Mundy and Trummy Young
Billie Holiday with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra3:09
21Time After Time
recording engineer:
Danny Kopelson (from 1998-05 until 1998-09)
acoustic guitar:
Marvin Sewell (from 1998-05 until 1998-09)
bouzouki and electric guitar:
Kevin Breit (from 1998-05 until 1998-09)
double bass:
Lonnie Plaxico (from 1998-05 until 1998-09)
percussion:
Jeffrey Haynes (from 1998-05 until 1998-09)
vocals:
Cassandra Wilson (from 1998-05 until 1998-09)
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States (from 1998-05 until 1998-09)
cover recording of:
Time After Time (from 1998-05 until 1998-09)
writer:
Rob Hyman and Cyndi Lauper
publisher:
Sony Songs Inc. (ended, ), CBS Songs Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Dub Notes Music (publisher) (, in 1984), Gray Matter Music, Human Boy Music, Reilla Music Company, Rella Music Co. (publisher) (, in 1984), Rellla Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell North America, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
Cassandra Wilson4:08
22Daybreak
cover recording of:
Daybreak
lyricist and composer:
Salvadore Poe
Lisa Ekdahl3:15

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part of:Lady Sings the Blues (number: 1) (order: 1)