Essential Collection

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Tracklist

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▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1A Wonderful Guy
Peggy Lee1:46
2You Go to My Head
cover recording of:
You Go to My Head
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1938)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s), B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing Co., Remick Music Corp., Toy Town Tunes, Inc., Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Bros. Music Corp.
Peggy Lee3:24
3Just One of Those Things
cover recording of:
Just One of Those Things
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1929)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
part of:
Jubilee
part of:
Panama Hattie (1942 film)
Peggy Lee with Jud Conlon’s Rhythmaires2:44
4Trouble Is a Man
recording of:
Trouble Is a Man
lyricist and composer:
Alec Wilder
Peggy Lee2:58
5Golden Earrings
cover recording of:
Golden Earrings
lyricist:
Ray Evans (US lyricist) and Jay Livingston
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
Peggy Lee3:11
6Just Squeeze Me
cover recording of:
Just Squeeze Me (But Don’t Tease Me)
lyricist:
Lee Gaines (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
Peggy Lee2:26
7Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe
cover recording of:
Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1940)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1940)
Peggy Lee3:25
8It Takes a Long, Long Train With a Red Caboose
cover recording of:
It Takes a Long, Long Train with a Red Caboose
writer:
Dick Charles (US songwriter) and Larry Markes
Peggy Lee2:46
9So Dear to My Heart
Peggy Lee2:15
10Louisa From Lake Louise
Peggy Lee1:10
11When You Speak With Your Eyes
Peggy Lee2:22
12Lover
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 Lee3:15
13You and the Night and the Music
Peggy Lee1:58
14It’s Lovin’ Time
Peggy Lee2:59
15Then I’ll Be Happy
recording of:
Then I’ll Be Happy
lyricist:
Lew Brown and Sidney Clare
composer:
Cliff Friend (in 1925)
Peggy Lee1:40
16Linger in My Arms a Little Longer Baby
cover recording of:
Linger in My Arms a Little Longer, Baby
lyricist and composer:
Herb Magidson
Peggy Lee2:44
17Orange Colored Sky
Peggy Lee2:07
18I’ve Got a Crush on You
Peggy Lee2:48
19Ophelia Blues (I’m Sweet, Shy Ophelia)
Peggy Lee1:13
20A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes
Peggy Lee2:24
21Bali Ha’i
cover recording of:
Bali Ha’i (South Pacific)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Williamson Music Company
part of:
American Beauty
part of:
South Pacific (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Peggy Lee3:20
22Speaking of Angels
Peggy Lee3:21
23What Is This Thing Called Love?
Peggy Lee2:04
24When Is Sometime?
Peggy Lee1:34
25Would I Love You
Peggy Lee2:13
26On a Slow Boat to China
Peggy Lee with Bing Crosby2:10
27He’s Just My Kind
cover recording of:
He’s Just My Kind
writer:
Floyd Huddleston and Mark McIntyre (American pianist, orchestra leader and songwriter.)
Peggy Lee2:58
28Baby You Can Count on Me
Peggy Lee with Bing Crosby2:47
29Love, Your Magic Spell Is Everywhere
cover recording of:
Love, Your Magic Spell Is Everywhere
lyricist:
Elsie Janis
composer:
Edmund Goulding
Peggy Lee2:55
30I Got Lucky in the Rain
Peggy Lee2:14
▼CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Black 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.
3:09
2I’ve Got You Under My Skin
cover recording of:
I’ve Got You Under My Skin
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
2:31
3Easy 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
4My 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.
2:09
5It 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”
3:25
6Gee 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
7A 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
3:16
8I Didn’t Know What Time It Was
cover recording of:
I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (Pal Joey)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1939)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1939)
publisher:
Lorenz Hart Publishing Co. and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Pal Joey
2:20
9When 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
3:19
10Love 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)
2:09
11You’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
12There’s a Small Hotel
cover recording of:
There’s a Small Hotel (from “On Your Toes”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1936)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1936)
part of:
On Your Toes
part of:
Pal Joey
2:51
13Sugar (That Sugar Baby o’ Mine)
cover recording of:
Sugar (That Sugar Baby o’ Mine)
composer:
Edna Alexander, Sidney Mitchell and Maceo Pinkard
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog (ASCAP)
2:39
14Somebody Loves Me
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist)
cover recording of:
Somebody Loves Me (in 1955)
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva and Ballard MacDonald
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Stephen Ballentine Music Publishing Co.
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
23:31
15I Never Knew
cover recording of:
I Never Knew
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Ted Fio Rito
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Gilbert Keyes Music Company
3:02
16What Can I Say After I Say I’m Sorry
cover recording of:
What Can I Say After I Say I’m Sorry?
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1926) and Abe Lyman (in 1926)
2:12
17He Needs Me
recording of:
He Needs Me
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Hamilton
publisher:
Warner Chappell North America
2:37
18Sing a Rainbow
cover recording of:
Sing a Rainbow
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Hamilton
publisher:
Mark VII Ltd. and Warner Chappell North America
2:48
19Mr. Wonderful
cover recording of:
Mr. Wonderful
writer:
Jerry Bock, Lawrence Holofcener and George David Weiss
3:22
20He’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)
2:42
21Where Can I Go Without You?
cover recording of:
Where Can I Go Without You?
writer:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) and Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Denslow Music, Inc. and EMI Waterford Music
3:18
22Sisters
cover recording of:
Sisters
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1954)
2:29
23Love You Didn’t Do Right by Me
cover recording of:
Love, You Didn’t Do Right by Me
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
3:03
24I Don’t Know Enough About You
cover recording of:
I Don’t Know Enough About You
writer:
Dave Barbour and Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist)
2:59
25Johnny Guitar
cover recording of:
Johnny Guitar
lyricist:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist)
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
3:02
26Baubles, 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)
3:19
27They Can’t Take That Away From Me
cover recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
2:59