- jazz
- 34 min
- 8 tracks
- Clef Records
Music for Torching with Billie Holiday is the fourth studio album by jazz singer Billie Holiday. A collection of torch songs, it was released in 1955 by Clef Records. It is her first 12-inch LP for the label, after four 10 inch LPs.
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Character-led, grave, spare and intimate.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
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- AllMusic3/5 ★
- DownBeat5/5 ★
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 ★
- The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3.5/4 ★
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Tracks
- A1It Had to Be You4:03
- A2Come Rain or Come Shine4:25
- A3I Don't Want to Cry Anymore3:56
- A4I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You4:29
- B1A Fine Romance3:34
- B2Gone With the Wind3:25
- B3I Get a Kick Out of You5:42
- B4Isn't This a Lovely Day?4:17
8 tracks, 34 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Billie Holiday
- Label
- Clef Records
- Released
- 1955
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Vinyl
- Country
- US
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