Golden Greats

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

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1All or Nothing
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2Blow Top Blues
recording of:
Blow Top Blues
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Feather
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3Long John Blues
vocals:
Dinah Washington (in 1948)
recording of:
Long John Blues
lyricist and composer:
Tommy George
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4I Know How to Do It
recording of:
I Know How to Do It
writer:
Leonard Feather and Sammy Price (jazz/blues/boogie pianist)
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5A Slick Chick (on the Mellow Side)
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1946-10-03)
drums (drum set):
Walter Johnson (drums) (on 1946-10-03)
piano:
Red Richards (on 1946-10-03)
vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1946-10-03)
recording of:
A Slick Chick (On the Mellow Side) (on 1946-10-03)
lyricist and composer:
Harvey Brooks (US jazz pianist and composer)
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6Early in the Morning
cover recording of:
Early in the Morning
writer:
Dallas Bartley, Leo Hickman and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter)
publisher:
Cherio Corp.
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7Don’t Come Knocking at My Door
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8Mean and Evil Blues
recording of:
Mean and Evil Blues
composer:
Claude Demetrius and Irene Higginbotham
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9Joy Juice
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10Begging Mama Blues
alto saxophone:
Jewell Grant (US saxophonist) (in 1945-12)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (in 1945-12)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (in 1945-12)
piano:
Wilbert Baranco (40s west coast jazz bandleader and producer) (in 1945-12)
tenor saxophone:
Lucky Thompson (in 1945-12)
trumpet:
Karl George (US jazz trumpeter) (in 1945-12)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (in 1945-12)
recording of:
Beggin' Mama Blues
writer:
Wilbert Baranco (40s west coast jazz bandleader and producer) and Charles Mingus
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11Oo‐Wee Walkie Talkie
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12There’s Got to Be a Change
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13New York, Chicago and Los Angeles
recording of:
New York, Chicago and Los Angeles (Dinah Washington song composed by "Mitchell")
writer:
Mitchell
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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.
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15Salty Papa Blues
recording of:
Salty Papa Blues
writer:
Leonard Feather and Lionel Hampton
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16Evil Gal Blues
cover recording of:
Evil Gal Blues
lyricist:
Lionel Hampton
composer:
Leonard Feather
publisher:
Modern Age Music Co.
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17Resolution Blues
vocals:
Dinah Washington (in 1949)
recording of:
Resolution Blues
writer:
Leonard Swain and Dinah Washington
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18Postman Blues
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19My Lovin’ Papa
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20Blues for a Day
cover recording of:
'Fore Day Blues
writer:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford, Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and J. Mayo ‘Ink’ Williams
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21Wise Woman Blues
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22Love Me With Misery
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23Ain’t Nobody’s Business but Mine
cover recording of:
T’ain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do
lyricist:
Porter Grainger
composer:
Porter Grainger and Everett Robbins
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
American Splendor
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24Please Find Me Someone to Love
cover recording of:
Please Send Me Someone to Love
lyricist and composer:
Percy Mayfield (until 1950)
publisher:
ATV Music
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25What’s the Matter With Baby
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▼ CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Stairway 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.)
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2I 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 (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
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3Since I Fell for You
cover recording of:
Since I Fell for You
lyricist and composer:
Buddy Johnson (in 1945)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (ended), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (ended) and Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
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 (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
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4You 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))
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5The Man I Love
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6I Wanna Be Loved
cover recording of:
I Wanna Be Loved
lyricist:
Edward Heyman and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1932)
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7When a Woman Loves a Man
cover recording of:
When a Woman Loves a Man
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1938)
composer:
Bernie Hanighen (in 1938) and Gordon Jenkins (in 1938)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
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8Embraceable 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 World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
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9I Love You, Yes I Do
cover recording of:
I Love You, Yes I Do
lyricist and composer:
Henry Glover and Sally Nix
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10I Can’t Face the Music
cover recording of:
I Can’t Face the Music
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist)
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11How Deep Is the Ocean?
cover recording of:
How Deep Is the Ocean?
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1932)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Irving Berlin Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
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12Ain’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!), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
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13(What Can I Say?) After I Say I’m Sorry
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14I’ll Wait
recording of:
I'll Wait
lyricist and composer:
Alec Wilder
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15I Want to Cry
recording of:
I Want to Cry
lyricist:
Lille Randall
composer:
Harry Pirone
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16It’s Too Soon to Know
cover recording of:
It’s Too Soon to Know
lyricist and composer:
Deborah Chessler
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17You Didn’t Want Me Then
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18I Sold My Heart to the Junkman
cover recording of:
I Sold My Heart to the Junkman
writer:
Leon René and Otis René
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19Why Can’t You Behave?
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20It Isn’t Fair
cover recording of:
It Isn’t Fair
writer:
Richard Himber, Sylvester Sprigato and Frank Warshauer
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21Big Deal
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22I’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)
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23Harbour Lights
cover recording of:
Harbour Lights
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Hugh Williams (aka Hugh Williams)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
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24If I Loved You
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)
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25Time Out for Tears
cover recording of:
Time Out for Tears
writer:
Irving Berman and Abe Schiff
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▼ CD 3
#TitleRatingLength
1I Apologize
vocals:
Dinah Washington (in 1951)
recording of:
I Apologize
writer:
Ed G. Nelson (Popular music songwriter and bandleader), Al Goodhart and Al Hoffman
publisher:
Crawford Music Corp. and DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc.
3:19
2Tell Me So
2:38
3Pete
2:22
4Am I Really Sorry?
2:52
5My Heart Cries for You
cover recording of:
My Heart Cries for You
additional writer:
Percy Faith and Carl Sigman
is based on:
La Jardinière du roi
2:42
6Don’t Say Your Sorry Again
recording of:
Don’t Say You’re Sorry Again
writer:
Art Berman, Leo Pearl and Eugene West
publisher:
Jefferson Music Co., Inc.
3:15
7I Won’t Cry Anymore
vocals:
Dinah Washington (in 1951)
conductor:
Jimmy Carroll (1913 - 1972, songwriter, orchestra arranger & conductor) (in 1951)
cover recording of:
I Won’t Cry Anymore (in 1951)
lyricist:
Fred Wise
composer:
Al Frisch
publisher:
Erika Publishing, Myra Music Co. and United Music Corp.
recording of:
I Won’t Cry Anymore
lyricist:
Fred Wise
composer:
Al Frisch
publisher:
Erika Publishing, Myra Music Co. and United Music Corp.
3:22
8Just One More Chance
vocals:
Dinah Washington (in 1951)
cover recording of:
Just One More Chance
lyricist:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
2:52
9I’m Crying
2:42
10Hey, Good Looking
cover recording of:
Hey, Good Lookin’
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-03-16)
2:43
11Cold, 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) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-02-16)
3:21
12Baby Did You Hear?
recording of:
Baby, Did You Hear?
writer:
Robert M. Ecton and Katie Lee (US folk singer, actress, writer, photographer & environmental activist)
3:04
13Only a Moment Ago
cover recording of:
Only A Moment Ago
lyricist:
Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Milton Ager
2:57
14Don’t Hold It Against Me
2:49
15Mixed Emotions
2:58
16Why Don’t You Think Things Over
2:29
17It’s Funny
2:35
18Am I Asking Too Much?
vocals:
Dinah Washington (in 1947)
2:49
19Out in the Cold Again
cover recording of:
Out in the Cold Again
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist)
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
3:11
20West Side Baby
2:57
21Tell Me Why
cover recording of:
Tell Me Why
lyricist:
Marty Gold
composer:
Al Alberts
2:58
22My Devotion
cover recording of:
My Devotion
writer:
Roc Hillman (songwriter, arranger) and John Napton
3:08
23Stormy Weather
bass:
Keter Betts (on 1952-03-24)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1952-03-24)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1952-03-24)
vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1952-03-24)
orchestra:
Walter Rodell and His Orchestra (on 1952-03-24)
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
3:03
24Wheel of Fortune
cover recording of:
Wheel of Fortune (1951 song)
writer:
Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp.
2:15
25Mad About the Boy
bass:
Keter Betts (on 1952-03-24)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1952-03-24)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1952-03-24)
vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1952-03-24)
orchestra:
Walter Rodell and His Orchestra (on 1952-03-24)
cover recording of:
Mad About the Boy
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Words and Music
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