Personnel: Ray Noble (lyricist), Ray Noble (composer)
Billie Holiday (Eleanora Fagan Gough, Philadelphia, PA, April 7, 1915 – New York City, NY, July 17, 1959) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed Lady Day by her loyal friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday was a germinal influence on jazz and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. Above all, she was admired for her deeply personal and intimate approach to singing. Critic John Bush wrote that she "changed the art of American pop vocals forever. Read more about Billie Holiday on Last.fm.
Also from this album: Easy to Love,All of Me,Pennies From Heaven,Gloomy Sunday,I'll Never Be the Same,I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me,Life Begins When You're in Love,When a Woman Loves a Man,A Sailboat in the Moonlight,Who Wants Love?,Says My Heart,Summertime,He Ain't Got Rhythm,The Mood That I'm In,(This Is) My Last Affair,Jeepers Creepers,Born to Love,Without Your Love,Night and Day,It's Like Reaching for the Moon,Easy Living,Me, Myself and I,Let's Do It,Mean to Me,Foolin' Myself,I Must Have That Man,I Can't Get Started,Swing, Brother, Swing,Until the Real Thing Comes Along
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