- jazz
- 39 min
- 12 tracks
- Clef Records
Billie Holiday Sings (MGC-118) is the debut studio album by jazz singer Billie Holiday, released in the United States on Mercury Records in 1952 and on Clef Records in 1953. It was her first album for Clef, and her first album of original material, following several compilations of previously released 78-rpm sides on the Columbia, Commodore, and Decca record labels.
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Character-led, grave, spare and intimate.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
- earnestironic
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- DownBeat5/5 ★
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 ★
- The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3.5/4 ★
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Tracks
- A1East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)2:56
- A2Blue Moon3:31
- A3You Go to My Head2:57
- A4You Turned the Tables on Me3:28
- A5Easy to Love3:02
- A6These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)3:35
- B1I Only Have Eyes for You2:54
- B2Solitude3:32
- B3Everything I Have Is Yours3:45
- B4Love for Sale2:59
- B5Moonglow3:00
- B6Tenderly3:25
12 tracks, 39 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Billie Holiday
- Label
- Clef Records
- Released
- March 26, 1952
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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