The Complete Decca Singles Vol. 3: 1942-1949

~ Release by Ella Fitzgerald (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ Digital Media 1
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1I’m Gettin’ Mighty Lonesome for You
recording of:
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
George Bassman
publisher:
Catharine Hinen Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Mills Music, Inc., 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
2:45
2When I Come Back Crying (Will You Be Laughing at Me)
2:56
3All I Need Is You
cover recording of:
All I Need Is You
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter) and Peter de Rose
3:01
4Mama Come Home
recording of:
Mama, Come Home
writer:
Edgar Battle, Kim Gannon and Josef Myrow
2:44
5I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me (single version)
cover recording of:
I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me
lyricist:
Clarence Gaskill
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
2:36
6Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man (single version)
cover recording of:
Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co.
medley of:
Selections from "Show boat"
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:48
7He’s My Guy (Nobody Knows Better Than I)
cover recording of:
He’s My Guy
lyricist:
Don Raye
composer:
Gene de Paul
3:20
8(I Put) a Four Leaf Clover in Your Pocket
2:55
9My Heart and I Decided
recording of:
My Heart and I Decided
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson
3:02
10I Must Have That Man (single version)
cover recording of:
I Must Have That Man
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
3:10
11Cow Cow Boogie
cover recording of:
Cow Cow Boogie
composer:
Benny Carter, Gene de Paul and Don Raye
2:56
12When My Sugar Walks Down the Street
cover recording of:
When My Sugar Walks Down the Street
writer:
Gene Austin, Jimmy McHugh (songwriter) and Irving Mills
2:45
13Once Too Often
recording of:
Once Too Often
writer:
Mack Gordon and James V. Monaco
2:59
14Time Alone Will Tell
recording of:
Time Alone Will Tell
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
James V. Monaco
3:09
15And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine
cover recording of:
And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine
lyricist:
Joe Greene (US songwriter Joseph Perkins Greene, 1915-1986)
composer:
Stan Kenton and Charles Lawrence
3:16
16I’m Confessin’ That I Love You
cover recording of:
I’m Confessin’ (That I Love You)
lyricist:
Al J. Neiburg (lyricist) (in 1930)
composer:
Doc Daugherty (in 1930) and Ellis Reynolds (in 1930)
publisher:
Bourne Music Ltd.
version of:
Lookin’ for Another Sweetie
3:25
17A Kiss Goodnight
recording of:
A Kiss Goodnight
writer:
Reba Herman, Freddie Slack and Floyd Victor
3:08
18Benny’s Coming Home on Saturday
recording of:
Benny’s Coming Home on Saturday
writer:
Doris Fisher and Allan Roberts (songwriter)
3:27
19I’m Just a Lucky So‐And‐So
recording of:
I’m Just a Lucky So and So
lyricist:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) (in 1945)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1945)
publisher:
Paramount Music Corporation and PolyGram International (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998)
2:56
20I Didn’t Mean a Word I Said
cover recording of:
I Didn’t Mean a Word I Said
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
3:20
21You Won’t Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)
cover recording of:
You Won’t Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)
writer:
Freddy James and Larry Stock
2:55
22The Frim Fram Sauce
cover recording of:
The Frim‐Fram Sauce
lyricist:
Redd Evans (in 1945)
composer:
Joe Ricardel (in 1945)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
3:14
23Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall
cover recording of:
Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall
lyricist:
Allan Roberts (songwriter)
composer:
Doris Fisher
3:09
24I’m Making Believe
recording of:
I'm Making Believe
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
James V. Monaco
part of:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:11
▼ Digital Media 2
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1I’m Beginning to See the Light
cover recording of:
I’m Beginning to See the Light
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1944)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1944)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
2:45
2That’s the Way It Is
recording of:
That’s the Way It Is
writer:
Alex Kramer and Joan Whitney
3:19
3It’s Only a Paper Moon
cover recording of:
It’s Only a Paper Moon
lyricist:
E.Y. Harburg (in 1933) and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer) (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Gloccamorria Music, Next Decade Entertainment, S.A. Music Co., SA Music, Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:43
4Cry You Out of My Heart
recording of:
Cry You Out of My Heart
writer:
Hy Heath, Johnny Lange and Richard Loring
2:48
5Stone Cold Dead in the Market
cover recording of:
Stone Cold Dead in the Market (He Had It Coming)
lyricist and composer:
Houdini (Calypso artist Wilmoth Hendricks aka Edgar Leon Sinclair)
2:41
6Petootie Pie
recording of:
Petootie Pie
writer:
Raymond Leveen, Lorenzo Pack and Frank Paparelli
2:39
7(I Love You) for Sentimental Reasons
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1946-08-29)
double bass [string bass]:
Benny Moten (jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Eddie "Mole" Bourne
guitar:
Jimmy Shirley
piano:
René DeKnight
vocals:
The Delta Rhythm Boys (vocal harmony group) and Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
cover recording of:
(I Love You) for Sentimental Reasons (on 1946-08-29)
lyricist:
Ivory “Deek” Watson
composer:
William “Pat” Best
publisher:
MCA Duchess Music Corporation and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
3:11
8It’s a Pity to Say Goodnight
cover recording of:
It’s a Pity to Say Goodnight
lyricist and composer:
Billy Reid (UK orchestra leader and songwriter)
2:41
9Guilty
cover recording of:
Guilty
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Harry Akst and Richard A. Whiting
3:14
10Sentimental Journey
cover recording of:
Sentimental Journey
lyricist:
Bud Green (in 1944)
composer:
Les Brown (American big band & jazz musician) (in 1944) and Ben Homer (in 1944)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., Holliday Publishing, Morley Music Co. Inc., Morley Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
3:18
11That’s My Desire
cover recording of:
That’s My Desire
lyricist:
Carroll Loveday
composer:
Helmy Kresa
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
3:02
12A Sunday Kind of Love
cover recording of:
A Sunday Kind of Love
writer:
Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard (US pianist, composer and lyricist), Louis Prima and Stan Rhodes
publisher:
Leeds Music Inc.
3:16
13Oh Lady Be Good
cover recording of:
Oh, Lady Be Good!
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
3:16
14Flying Home
cover recording of:
Flying Home (sung/scat version, eg. by Ella Fitzgerald)
lyricist:
Sid Robin (US lyricist & composer)
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Lionel Hampton
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd and Regent Music (BMI)
version of:
Flying Home (instrumental version)
2:29
15You’re Breakin’ in a New Heart
recording of:
You’re Breaking in a New Heart (While You’re Breaking Mine)
writer:
Ervin Drake (Songwriter) and Jimmy Shirl (Songwriter)
2:29
16Don’t You Think I Ought to Know
cover recording of:
Don’t You Think I Ought to Know
lyricist and composer:
Bill Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger) and Melvin Richard Wettergreen
3:09
17I’ve Got a Feelin’ I’m Fallin’
cover recording of:
I’ve Got a Feeling I’m Falling
lyricist:
Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Harry Link (US vaudeville actor & songwriter) and Fats Waller
2:36
18My Baby Likes to Bebop (and I Like to Bebop Too)
2:42
19How High the Moon (1st take)
cover recording of:
How High the Moon
lyricist:
Nancy Hamilton (in 1940)
composer:
Morgan Lewis (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:17
20You Turned the Tables on Me
cover recording of:
You Turned the Tables on Me
lyricist:
Sidney Mitchell
composer:
Louis Alter
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1936)
2:59
21My Happiness
cover recording of:
My Happiness
lyricist:
Borney Bergantine (in 1933) and Betty Peterson (in 1948)
composer:
Borney Bergantine (in 1933)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK) and Happiness Music Corp.
3:19
22Tea Leaves
cover recording of:
Tea Leaves
writer:
Morty Berk, Frank Capano (songwriter) and Max C. Freedman (American songwriter and lyricist)
2:44
23It’s Too Soon to Know (1948 version)
cover recording of:
It’s Too Soon to Know
lyricist and composer:
Deborah Chessler
2:40
24I Can’t Go On (without You)
2:51
25To Make a Mistake Is Human
recording of:
To Make a Mistake Is Human
writer:
Ervin Drake (Songwriter) and Jimmy Shirl (Songwriter)
3:08
26In My Dreams
2:59
▼ Digital Media 3
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1No Sense
recording of:
No Sense
writer:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) and Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
3:00
2Robbin’s Nest
cover recording of:
Robbins’ Nest
composer:
Illinois Jacquet (in 1947) and Sir Charles Thompson (jazz) (in 1947)
2:35
3I Couldn’t Stay Away From You
cover recording of:
I Couldn’t Stay Away From You
lyricist:
Ben Raleigh
composer:
Bernie Wayne
3:19
4Someone Like You
cover recording of:
Someone Like You
lyricist:
Ralph Blane
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
3:05
5I Want to Learn About Love
recording of:
I Want to Learn About Love
writer:
Lester Lee and Allan Roberts (songwriter)
2:24
6Old Mother Hubbard
recording of:
Old Mother Hubbard
writer:
Ray Ellington and Emmett “Babe” Wallace
2:42
7Happy Talk
cover recording of:
Happy Talk (South Pacific)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatrical Europe Ltd.
part of:
South Pacific (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
2:29
8I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair
cover recording of:
I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair (South Pacific)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatrical Europe Ltd.
part of:
South Pacific (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
2:56
9Baby It’s Cold Outside
cover recording of:
Baby, It’s Cold Outside (1948 song by Frank Loesser)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL UK Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
part of:
The 22nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 22)
2:43
10Don’t Cry, Cry Baby
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-04-28)
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1949-04-28)
double bass:
Billy Hadnott (on 1949-04-28)
drums (drum set):
Joe Morris (1940-50s jazz drummer) (on 1949-04-28)
electric guitar:
James Jackson (jazz/jump blues guitarist) (on 1949-04-28)
piano:
Bill Doggett (on 1949-04-28)
tenor saxophone:
Josh Jackson (tenor saxophone player) (on 1949-04-28) and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1949-04-28)
trumpet:
Aaron Izenhall (on 1949-04-28), Bob Mitchell (1940s–50s jazz trumpeter) (on 1949-04-28) and Harold Mitchell (on 1949-04-28)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1949-04-28) and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1949-04-28)
recording of:
Baby, It’s Cold Outside (1948 song by Frank Loesser) (in 1948)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL UK Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
part of:
The 22nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 22)
cover recording of:
Don’t Cry, Cry Baby (on 1949-04-28)
writer:
Clarence Maher, Bennie Martini and Sail Tepper
2:59
11Black Coffee
cover recording of:
Black Coffee (1948 song)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1948)
composer:
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader) (in 1948)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Sondot Music Corp. and Webster Music Co.
3:07
12Lover’s Gold
recording of:
Lover’s Gold
lyricist and composer:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl) and Morty Nevins
3:07
13Crying
cover recording of:
Crying
lyricist:
Barney Ross
composer:
Jay Chernis
3:11
14A New Shade of Blues
3:01
15Foolish Tears
recording of:
Foolish Tears
lyricist and composer:
Jenny Lou Carson
3:00
16A Man Wrote a Song
recording of:
A Man Wrote a Song
lyricist and composer:
Dave Franklin (cartoon music composer)
3:14
17In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down)
cover recording of:
In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down)
writer:
Leroy Carr and Don Raye
2:40
18Talk Fast, My Heart, Talk Fast
recording of:
Talk Fast, My Heart, Talk Fast
writer:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
2:56
19Fairy Tales
2:54
20I Gotta Have My Baby Back
cover recording of:
I Gotta Have My Baby Back
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Tillman
3:24
21Basin Street Blues
cover recording of:
Basin Street Blues
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
3:10
22I’m Waitin’ for the Junkman
recording of:
I’m Waitin’ For The Junkman
lyricist and composer:
Claude Demetrius
3:18
23I Hadn’t Anyone Till You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-09-21)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1949-09-21)
orchestra:
Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra (on 1949-09-21)
conductor:
Gordon Jenkins (on 1949-09-21)
cover recording of:
I Hadn’t Anyone Till You (on 1949-09-21)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
3:04
24Dream a Little Longer
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-09-21)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (, on 1949-09-21)
conductor:
Gordon Jenkins
recording of:
Dream a Little Longer (in 1948)
lyricist and composer:
Grace LeBoy Kahn
recording of:
Dream a Little Longer (on 1949-09-21)
lyricist and composer:
Grace LeBoy Kahn
3:00