Sunshine of Your Love

~ Release by Ella Fitzgerald (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Notes

One of the attempts of Ella to move over to "pop" and "contemporary" music - this one is pretty much a disaster.
As Yanow puts it: "there is no way anyone can swing Hey Jude".
This was recorded just after Ella left Capitol during the Errant Years.

Note that MPS reissued this under the title Watch What Happens / 1970, cat # possibly 66414.
Nowadays seems to belong to VMG (following MPS selling its rights to Polydor, then handled to Universal) which is reissuing it with a somewhat nicer sleeve (content still is the same, unfortunately).

Annotation last modified on 2007-12-15 22:34 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
#TitleRatingLength
A1Hey Jude
engineer:
Wally Heider
producer:
Norman Granz
trumpet:
Allen Smith (trumpet) (in 1968-10)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1968-10)
orchestra:
Ernie Hecksher's Big Band (in 1968-10)
conductor:
Ernie Heckscher (orchestra leader) (in 1968-10)
recorded at:
Fairmont San Francisco in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1968-10)
cover recording of:
Hey Jude (in 1968-10)
written in:
England, United Kingdom (in 1968-06)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1968-06) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1968-06)
publisher:
Maclen (Music) Ltd. (U.K. based publisher for Lennon-McCartney), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
written at:
Cavendish Avenue (Paul McCartney’s house c. 1969) in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1968-06 until 1968-07-26)
3:52
A2Sunshine of Your Love
engineer:
Wally Heider
producer:
Norman Granz
bass:
Frank DeLaRosa (in 1968-10)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (in 1968-10)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (in 1968-10)
trumpet:
Allen Smith (trumpet) (in 1968-10)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1968-10)
orchestra:
Ernie Hecksher's Big Band (in 1968-10)
conductor:
Tommy Flanagan (in 1968-10)
arranger:
Marty Paich
recorded at:
Fairmont San Francisco in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1968-10)
live cover recording of:
Sunshine of Your Love (in 1968-10)
writer:
Pete Brown (UK poet & producer, with Cream and Jack Bruce), Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton
publisher:
Casserole Music Corp., Dratleaf Music Ltd., E.C. Music (UK work publisher for Eric Clapton), Nemperor Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
3:19
A3This Girl’s in Love With You
engineer:
Wally Heider
producer:
Norman Granz
trumpet:
Allen Smith (trumpet) (in 1968-10)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1968-10)
orchestra:
Ernie Hecksher's Big Band (in 1968-10)
conductor:
Ernie Heckscher (orchestra leader) (in 1968-10)
recorded at:
Fairmont San Francisco in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1968-10)
cover recording of:
This Guy’s in Love With You
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David) (not for release label use!), New Hidden Valley Music Co., PW Arrangements, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部
4:28
A4Watch What Happens
engineer:
Wally Heider
producer:
Norman Granz
trumpet:
Allen Smith (trumpet) (in 1968-10)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1968-10)
orchestra:
Ernie Hecksher's Big Band (in 1968-10)
conductor:
Ernie Heckscher (orchestra leader) (in 1968-10)
recorded at:
Fairmont San Francisco in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1968-10)
cover recording of:
Watch What Happens (in 1968-10)
lyricist:
Jacques Demy
composer:
Michel Legrand
translator:
Norman Gimbel
translated version of:
Les Parapluies de Cherbourg: Récit de Cassard
3:58
A5Alright, Okay, You Win
engineer:
Wally Heider
producer:
Norman Granz
trumpet:
Allen Smith (trumpet) (in 1968-10)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1968-10)
orchestra:
Ernie Hecksher's Big Band (in 1968-10)
conductor:
Ernie Heckscher (orchestra leader) (in 1968-10)
recorded at:
Fairmont San Francisco in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1968-10)
cover recording of:
Alright, Okay, You Win
writer:
Mayme Watts and Sid Wyche
3:50
A6Give Me the Simple Life
engineer:
Wally Heider
producer:
Norman Granz
trumpet:
Allen Smith (trumpet) (in 1968-10)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1968-10)
orchestra:
Ernie Hecksher's Big Band (in 1968-10)
conductor:
Ernie Heckscher (orchestra leader) (in 1968-10)
recorded at:
Fairmont San Francisco in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1968-10)
cover recording of:
Give Me the Simple Life
lyricist:
Harry Ruby
writer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist) and Harry Ruby
composer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist)
publisher:
WC Music Corp.
2:01
B1Useless Landscape
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Frank DeLaRosa (in 1968-10)
membranophone:
Ed Thigpen (in 1968-10)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (in 1968-10)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1968-10)
recorded at:
Fairmont San Francisco in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1968-10)
recording of:
If You Never Come to Me
lyricist:
Ray Gilbert and Aloysio de Oliveira
composer:
Antônio Carlos Jobim
publisher:
Ipanema Music Corp.
version of:
Inútil paisagem
5:11
B2Old Devil Moon
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Frank DeLaRosa (in 1968-10)
membranophone:
Ed Thigpen (in 1968-10)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (in 1968-10)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1968-10)
recorded at:
Fairmont San Francisco in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1968-10)
cover recording of:
Old Devil Moon (from “Finian’s Rainbow”)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Burton Lane
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK) and Victoria Music Ltd.
part of:
Finian’s Rainbow (1947 Broadway musical)
4:19
B3Don’cha Go ’way Mad
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Frank DeLaRosa (in 1968-10)
membranophone:
Ed Thigpen (in 1968-10)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (in 1968-10)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1968-10)
recorded at:
Fairmont San Francisco in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1968-10)
cover recording of:
Don’cha Go ’way Mad (in 1968-10)
lyricist:
Al Stillman
composer:
Illinois Jacquet and Jimmy Mundy
publisher:
Advanced Music corp. and Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP)
version of:
Black Velvet
3:35
B4A House Is Not a Home
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Frank DeLaRosa (in 1968-10)
membranophone:
Ed Thigpen (in 1968-10)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (in 1968-10)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1968-10)
recorded at:
Fairmont San Francisco in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1968-10)
live cover recording of:
A House Is Not a Home (in 1968-10)
lyricist:
Hal David (in 1964)
composer:
Burt Bacharach (in 1964)
publisher:
Diplomat Music (ended), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (ended), Famous Chappell, Famous Music (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Harmony
4:11
B5Trouble Is a Man
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Frank DeLaRosa (in 1968-10)
membranophone:
Ed Thigpen (in 1968-10)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (in 1968-10)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1968-10)
recorded at:
Fairmont San Francisco in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1968-10)
cover recording of:
Trouble Is a Man
lyricist and composer:
Alec Wilder
4:12
B6Love You Madly
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Frank DeLaRosa (in 1968-10)
membranophone:
Ed Thigpen (in 1968-10)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (in 1968-10)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1968-10)
recorded at:
Fairmont San Francisco in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1968-10)
cover recording of:
Love You Madly
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:05