Lady in Satin [LP] [Barnes & Noble Exclusive]

by Billie Holiday

Overview

This was her penultimate album, recorded when her body was telling her enough was enough. During the sessions with arranger Ray Ellis she was drinking vodka neat, as if it were tap water. Yet, for all her ravaged voice (the sweetness had long gone), she was still an incredible singer. The feeling and tension she manages to put into almost every track set this album as one of her finest achievements. "You've Changed" and "I Get Along Without You Very Well" are high art performances from the singer who saw life from the bottom upwards. The CD reissue masterminded by Phil Schaap is absolutely indispensable. [Lady in Satin was re-released on LP in 2015.] ~ Rovi Staff

Product Details

Release Date:	06/16/2015
Label:	Sony Legacy
UPC:	0888750752215
Rank:	16596

Tracks

1. I'm a Fool to Want You
2. For Heaven's Sake
3. You Don't Know What Love Is
4. I Get Along Without You Very Well
5. For All We Know
6. Violets for Your Furs
7. You've Changed
8. It's Easy to Remember
9. But Beautiful
10. Glad to Be Unhappy
11. I'll Be Around

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Billie Holiday   Primary Artist,Lead Vocals
Ray Ellis & His Orchestra   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Ray Ellis Orchestra   Primary Artist
Ray Ellis   Primary Artist
Ellis   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Sherman Edwards   Composer
Gene DePaul   Composer
Bill Carey   Composer
J. Fred Coots   Composer
Elise Bretton   Composer
Edward Redding   Composer
Carl Fischer   Composer
Don Meyer   Composer
Don Raye   Composer
Lorenz Hart   Composer
Sam M. Lewis   Composer
James Van Heusen   Composer
Matt Dennis   Composer
Alec Wilder   Composer
Hoagy Carmichael   Composer
Jack Wolf   Composer
Frank Sinatra   Composer
Joel Herron   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Tom Adair   Composer
Johnny Burke   Composer
Sherman Edwards & Donald Meyer   Composer
Donald Meyer   Composer