Greatest Hits

~ Release by Peggy Lee (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Fever
bass:
Joe Mondragon (in 1958-05)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (in 1958-05)
finger snaps:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (in 1958-05) and Howard Roberts (jazz guitarist, educator, session musician and producer) (in 1958-05)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (in 1958-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1958)
cover recording of:
Fever (in 1958-05)
writer:
Eddie Cooley and John Davenport (songwriter Otis Blackwell)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., Chrysalis Songs, Fort Knox Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Jay & Cee Music, Lark Music Ltd., Trio Music (publisher), Trio Music Co., Inc. and Trio Music Company
part of:
The Adjustment Bureau
Peggy Lee4.353:20
2Mr. Wonderful
cover recording of:
Mr. Wonderful
writer:
Jerry Bock, Lawrence Holofcener and George David Weiss
Peggy Lee3:21
3Lover
cover recording of:
Lover
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1932)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Peggy Lee3:20
4He’s a Tramp
recording of:
He’s a Tramp (Lady and the Tramp)
lyricist:
Sonny Burke (producer, songwriter and Big Band leader) and Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist)
composer:
Oliver Wallace
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company, Inc. (music publisher, do not use as release label)
Peggy Lee2:40
5The Siamese Cat Song
recording of:
The Siamese Cat Song
writer:
Sonny Burke (producer, songwriter and Big Band leader) and Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist)
Peggy Lee42:10
6Baubles, Bangles and Beads
cover recording of:
Baubles, Bangles and Beads (from “Kismet”)
writer:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. and Scheffel Music Corp
is based on:
String Quartet no. 2 in D major: II. Scherzo. Allegro
part of:
Kismet (full musical)
Peggy Lee3:13
7I Don’t Want to Play in Your Yard
cover recording of:
I Don’t Want to Play in Your Yard
writer:
Philip Wingate
composer:
H.W. Petrie
Peggy Lee2:33
8Mañana
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist)
orchestra:
Dave Barbour and The Brazilians
cover recording of:
Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me)
writer:
Dave Barbour and Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist)
Peggy Lee2:57
9Golden Earrings
cover recording of:
Golden Earrings
lyricist:
Ray Evans (US lyricist) and Jay Livingston
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
Peggy Lee3:02
10Don’t Smoke in Bed
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1947-12-02)
orchestra:
Dave Barbour and His Orchestra (on 1947-12-02)
recording of:
Don’t Smoke in Bed (on 1947-12-02)
lyricist and composer:
Willard Robison
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd. and Oriole Music Corp.
Peggy Lee3:09
11Johnny Guitar
cover recording of:
Johnny Guitar
lyricist:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist)
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
Peggy Lee3:01
12Riders in the Sky
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist)
cover recording of:
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend (in 1949)
lyricist and composer:
Stan Jones (US songwriter and actor "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky") (on 1948-06-05)
publisher:
Revega Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Peggy Lee2:43
13Love You Didn’t Do Right by Me
cover recording of:
Love, You Didn’t Do Right by Me
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Peggy Lee3:01
14Sisters
cover recording of:
Sisters
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1954)
Peggy Lee & Trudy Stevens2:27
15The Old Master Painter
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist), The Mellomen, with orchestra (American singing quartet) and Mel Tormé ("The Velvet Fog")
cover recording of:
The Old Master Painter
writer:
Haven Gillespie and Beasley Smith
publisher:
Robbins Music Corp.
Peggy Lee & Mel Tormé2:48
16Caramba! It’s the Samba
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist)
Peggy Lee2:46
17Waiting for the Train to Come In
recording of:
Waiting for the Train to Come In
writer:
Martin Block (composer) and Sunny Skylar
Peggy Lee3:07
18It’s a Good Day
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1946-07-12)
cover recording of:
It’s a Good Day
writer:
Dave Barbour and Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist)
publisher:
Denslow Music, Inc. and Michael H. Goldsen Inc.
music quoted on:
Opening Production (from Jane Froman's album, "With a Song in My Heart")
Peggy Lee52:52
19Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1947-04-21)
orchestra:
Dave Barbour and His Orchestra
cover recording of:
Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep) (on 1947-04-21)
writer:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter), Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston (songwriter)
Peggy Lee3:04
20It’s All Over Now
cover recording of:
It’s All Over Now
writer:
Don Marcotte and Sunny Skylar
Peggy Lee3:01
21I’ll Dance at Your Wedding
cover recording of:
I’ll Dance at Your Wedding
writer:
Herb Magidson and Ben Oakland
Peggy Lee3:01
22Why Don’t You Do Right?
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1947-11-19)
cover recording of:
Why Don’t You Do Right? (on 1947-11-19)
lyricist and composer:
Kansas Joe McCoy
publisher:
Edwin Morris Music and Morley Music Co
version of:
Weed Smoker’s Dream
Peggy Lee42:28
23Everything I Love
alto saxophone:
Sol Kane (on 1941-11-27) and Clint Neagley (on 1941-11-27)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1941-11-27)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1941-11-27)
double bass:
Sid Weiss (on 1941-11-27)
drums (drum set):
Ralph Collier (on 1941-11-27)
guitar:
Tom Morgan (Big band era guitarist) (on 1941-11-27)
piano:
Mel Powell (on 1941-11-27)
tenor saxophone:
George Berg (on 1941-11-27) and Vido Musso (on 1941-11-27)
trombone:
Cutty Cutshall (on 1941-11-27) and Lou McGarity (on 1941-11-27)
trumpet:
Billy Butterfield (on 1941-11-27), Al Davis (on 1941-11-27) and Joe Ferrante (on 1941-11-27)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1941-11-27)
recording of:
Everything I Love (Let's Face It! musical) (on 1941-11-27)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1941)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
Peggy Lee3:06
24How Long Has This Been Going On?
Peggy Lee3:17
25Bye, Bye Blackbird
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist)
cover recording of:
Bye Bye Blackbird (in 1955)
lyricist:
Mort Dixon (in 1926)
composer:
Ray Henderson (in 1926)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter, Olde Clover Leaf Music, Ray Henderson Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Peggy Lee3:42
▼CD 2: Two Great Albums
#TitleRatingLength
1The Man I Love
cover recording of:
The Man I Love
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
3:46
2Please Be Kind
cover recording of:
Please Be Kind
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn (in 1938)
composer:
Saul Chaplin (in 1938)
publisher:
Harms, Inc.
4:13
3Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe
cover recording of:
Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe (on 1957-04-04)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1940)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1940)
4:05
4(Just One Way to Say) I Love You
cover recording of:
(Just One Way to Say) I Love You (on 1957-04-08)
writer and composer:
Irving Berlin
2:52
5That’s All
cover recording of:
That’s All
lyricist:
Alan Brandt
composer:
Alan Brandt and Bob Haymes
publisher:
Mixed Bag Music Inc. and Travis Music
2:54
6Something Wonderful
cover recording of:
Something Wonderful (The King and I)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company
translated version of:
דבר מה נפלא כל כך
part of:
The King and I (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
3:14
7He’s My Guy
cover recording of:
He’s My Guy
lyricist:
Don Raye
composer:
Gene de Paul
4:12
8Then I’ll Be Tired of You
cover recording of:
Then I’ll Be Tired of You
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
2:28
9My Heart Stood Still
cover recording of:
My Heart Stood Still
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1927)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Lauerence Harms Inc., Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
One Dam Thing After Another
2:46
10If I Should Lose You
cover recording of:
If I Should Lose You
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
2:23
11There Is No Greater Love
cover recording of:
There Is No Greater Love
lyricist:
Marty Symes (lyricist)
composer:
Isham Jones
publisher:
Banta Music, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and World Music, Inc.
3:38
12The Folks Who Live on the Hill
cover recording of:
The Folks Who Live on the Hill
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
High, Wide and Handsome (1937 film)
3:40
13Black Coffee
double bass:
Max Wayne (on 1953-05-04)
drums (drum set):
Ed Shaughnessy (on 1953-05-04)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1953-05-04)
trumpet:
Pete Candoli (on 1953-05-04)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1953-05-04)
cover recording of:
Black Coffee (1948 song) (on 1953-05-04)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1948)
composer:
Sonny 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.
3:11
14I’ve Got You Under My Skin
double bass:
Max Wayne (on 1953-04-30)
drums (drum set):
Ed Shaughnessy (on 1953-04-30)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1953-04-30)
trumpet:
Pete Candoli (on 1953-04-30)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1953-04-30)
cover recording of:
I’ve Got You Under My Skin (on 1953-04-30)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Victoria Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Born to Dance
2:32
15Easy Living
double bass:
Max Wayne (on 1953-05-01)
drums (drum set):
Ed Shaughnessy (on 1953-05-01)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1953-05-01)
trumpet:
Pete Candoli (on 1953-05-01)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1953-05-01)
cover recording of:
Easy Living (on 1953-05-01)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
writer:
Ralph Rainger (in 1937) and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter) (in 1937)
composer:
Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1937, in 1964)
2:46
16My Heart Belongs to Daddy
double bass:
Max Wayne (on 1953-05-01)
drums (drum set):
Ed Shaughnessy (on 1953-05-01)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1953-05-01)
trumpet:
Pete Candoli (on 1953-05-01)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1953-05-01)
cover recording of:
My Heart Belongs to Daddy (on 1953-05-01)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
2:10
17It Ain’t Necessarily So
cover recording of:
It Ain’t Necessarily So (jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music (ASCAP), Gershwin Publishing Corp and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
was commissioned by:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so”
3:26
18Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good to You
double bass:
Buddy Clark (US jazz bassist) (in 1956-04)
drums (drum set), percussion and vibraphone:
Larry Bunker (in 1956-04)
guitar:
Bill Pitman (in 1956-04)
harp:
Stella Castellucci (in 1956-04)
piano:
Lou Levy (in 1956-04)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (in 1956-04)
cover recording of:
Gee, Baby Ain’t I Good to You (in 1956-04)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Don Redman
publisher:
Michael H. Goldsen Inc. and Razaf Music
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:25
19A Woman Alone With the Blues
double bass:
Max Wayne (on 1953-05-01)
drums (drum set):
Ed Shaughnessy (on 1953-05-01)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1953-05-01)
trumpet:
Pete Candoli (on 1953-05-01)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1953-05-01)
cover recording of:
A Woman Alone With the Blues (on 1953-05-01)
lyricist and composer:
Willard Robison
3:18
20I Didn’t Know What Time It Was
double bass:
Max Wayne (on 1953-04-30)
drums (drum set):
Ed Shaughnessy (on 1953-04-30)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1953-04-30)
trumpet:
Pete Candoli (on 1953-04-30)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1953-04-30)
cover recording of:
I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (Pal Joey) (on 1953-04-30)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1939)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1939)
publisher:
Lorenz Hart Publishing Co. and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Pal Joey
2:21
21When the World Was Young
double bass:
Max Wayne (on 1953-05-04)
drums (drum set):
Ed Shaughnessy (on 1953-05-04)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1953-05-04)
trumpet:
Pete Candoli (on 1953-05-04)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1953-05-04)
recording of:
When the World Was Young (on 1953-05-04)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Philippe-Gérard (French composer & lyricist)
publisher:
Macmelodies (aka Macmelodies Ltd., or Macmelodies Music Ltd.) and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
version of:
Le Chevalier de Paris
3:21
22Love Me or Leave Me
cover recording of:
Love Me or Leave Me
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
EMI 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 Company (in 1928, in 1955) and Gilbert Keyes Music Company (in 1928, in 1955)
2:10
23You’re My Thrill
double bass:
Buddy Clark (US jazz bassist) (in 1956-04)
drums (drum set), percussion and vibraphone:
Larry Bunker (in 1956-04)
guitar:
Bill Pitman (in 1956-04)
harp:
Stella Castellucci (in 1956-04)
piano:
Lou Levy (in 1956-04)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (in 1956-04)
cover recording of:
You’re My Thrill (in 1956-04)
lyricist:
Sidney Clare
composer:
Jay Gorney
publisher:
Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic), WC Music Corp., 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 (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
3:26
24There’s a Small Hotel
double bass:
Buddy Clark (US jazz bassist) (in 1956-04)
drums (drum set), percussion and vibraphone:
Larry Bunker (in 1956-04)
guitar:
Bill Pitman (in 1956-04)
harp:
Stella Castellucci (in 1956-04)
piano:
Lou Levy (in 1956-04)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (in 1956-04)
cover recording of:
There’s a Small Hotel (from “On Your Toes”) (in 1956-04)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1936)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1936)
part of:
On Your Toes
part of:
Pal Joey
2:52