The Essential Lena Horne

~ Release by Lena Horne (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Stormy Weather
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1941-12-15)
orchestra:
Lou Bring’s Orchestra
conductor:
Lou Bring (conductor and pianist)
cover recording of:
Stormy Weather (on 1941-12-15)
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
3:24
2Good-for-Nothin’ Joe
cover recording of:
Good‐for‐Nothin’ Joe
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist)
3:23
3I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues
cover recording of:
I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1937)
publisher:
Ricki Music and Tempo Music Co.
2:57
4Where or When
cover recording of:
Where or When (from “Babes in Arms”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Williamson Music Company and Chappell & Co. (in 1937)
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)
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
2:44
5How Long Has This Been Going On
cover recording of:
How Long Has This Been Going On? (Funny Face, 1957 film)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
New World Music Co. (in 1927)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
part of:
Rosalie
3:26
6One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)
recording of:
One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1943)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1943)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd. and Harwin Music
part of:
The Sky’s the Limit (1943 film)
3:23
7What Is This Thing Called Love?
cover recording of:
What Is This Thing Called Love? (Wake Up and Dream musical revue)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1929)
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
part of:
Wake Up and Dream (1929 revue)
2:42
8Love Me or Leave Me
cover recording of:
Love Me or Leave Me
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
EMI Music (Electric & Musical Industries Music, do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Donaldson Publishing Co. (in 1928, in 1955) and Gilbert Keyes Music Company (in 1928, in 1955)
3:12
9Let Me Love You
cover recording of:
Let Me Love You
lyricist and composer:
Bart Howard
3:18
10Mad About the Boy
cover recording of:
Mad About the Boy
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Words and Music
2:58
11From This Moment On
cover recording of:
From This Moment On (Kiss Me, Kate, 1953 film & 1999 Broadway revival casts only)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1950)
part of:
Kiss Me, Kate (musical)
1:55
12Love Is the Thing
cover recording of:
Love Is the Thing
writer:
Ned Washington and Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
3:18
13If You Can Dream
cover recording of:
If You Can Dream (Meet Me in Las Vegas, 1956 film)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Nicholas Brodzsky
2:52
14It’s Love
2:13
15Summertime
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
2:55
16New Fangled Tango
cover recording of:
New Fangled Tango
writer:
Matt Dubey and Harold Karr
3:08
17That Old Feeling
2:18
18Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home
cover recording of:
Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Harold Arlen
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and S.A. Music Co.
3:31
19Mood Indigo / I’m Beginning to See the Light
4:33
20Cole Porter Medley: How’s Your Romance / After You / Love of My Life / It’s All Right With Me
orchestra:
Nat Brandwynne Orchestra (on 1957-02-20)
conductor:
Lennie Hayton (on 1957-02-20)
recorded at:
Waldorf Astoria New York (1931-) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1957-02-20)
live medley including a recording of:
After You (on 1957-02-20)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer)
publisher:
Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
live medley including a recording of:
How’s Your Romance? (Gay Divorce musical) (on 1957-02-20)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
part of:
Gay Divorce
live medley including a recording of:
It’s All Right with Me (Can‐Can musical) (on 1957-02-20)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1953)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
live medley including a recording of:
Love of My Life (Cole Porter song) (on 1957-02-20)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer)
7:21
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