Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit
Genre: Jazz
Singer: Billie Holiday
Title: Strange Fruit
Short-info: Label: Atlantic ‎– SD 1614
Series: Commodore Records Series –
Type: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: Canada
Date of released: 1972
Category: Jazz
Style: Swing
MP3 album size .rar: 1636 mb
APE album size .rar: 1437 mb
Digital formats: MP3 FLAC MIDI VOX MP3 DXD VOC MMF FLAC

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 I'll Get By
Written-By – Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk
2:56
A2 My Old Flame
Written-By – Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow
2:59
A3 Embraceable You
Written-By – Geirge Gershwin - Ira Gershwin*
3:16
A4 (Billie's Blues) I Love My Man
Written-By – Billie Holiday
3:26
A5 I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
Written-By – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
2:50
A6 I Cover The Waterfront
Written-By – Edward Heyman, Johnny Green
3:27
A7 (I Got A Man Crazy For Me) He's Funny That Way
Trumpet – Freddie WebsterWritten-By – Neil Moret, Richard A. Whiting*
3:01
A8 Yesterdays
Written-By – Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach
3:24
B1 Strange Fruit
Written-By – Lewis Allan
3:11
B2 On The Sunny Side Of The Street
Written-By – Jimmy McHugh - Dorothy Fields*
3:00
B3 I'm Yours
Written-By – E. Y. Harburg*, Johnny Green
3:15
B4 Fine And Mellow
Written-By – Billie Holiday
3:15
B5 Lover Come Back To Me
Written-By – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
3:14
B6 I'll Be Seeing You
Written-By – Irving Kahal, Sammy Fain
3:30
B7 As Time Goes By
Written-By – Herman Hupfeld
3:09
B8 How Am I To Know
Written-By – Dorothy Parker, Jack King
2:43

Credits

  • Accompanied By – Eddie Heywood And His Orchestra (tracks: A1 to A3, A6, A7, B3, B5 to B8), Eddie Heywood Trio (tracks: A4, B2), The Frankie Newton Orchestra* (tracks: A5, A8, B1, B4)
  • Alto Saxophone – Lem Davis (tracks: A1 to A3, A6, A7, B3, B5 to B8), Tab Smith (tracks: A5, B1, B4)
  • Art Direction, Design [Album Design] – Richard Mantel
  • Bass – John Simmons (tracks: A1 to A4, A6, A7, B2, B3, B5 to B8), John Williams* (tracks: A5, A8, B1, B4)
  • Coordinator [For Atlantic Records] – Michael Cuscuna
  • Directed By – Bob Smith (tracks: A5, A8, B1, B4)
  • Drums – Eddie Dougherty (tracks: A5, A8, B1, B4), "Big Sid" Catlett* (tracks: A1 to A4, A6, A7, B2, B3, B5 to B8)
  • Guitar – Jimmy McLin (tracks: A5, A8, B1, B4)
  • Liner Notes – Leonard Feather, Milt Gabler
  • Photography By [Cover Photo Of Billie Holiday] – Skippy Adelman
  • Photography By [Cover] – Photo File
  • Photography By [Inside Liner] – Culver Pictures
  • Photography By [Liner Photos Of Billie Holiday] – Charles Peterson , Jack Bradley
  • Piano – Eddie Heywood (tracks: A1 to A4, A6, A7, B2, B3, B5 to B8), Sonny White (tracks: A5, A8, B1, B4)
  • Producer – Milt Gabler
  • Tenor Saxophone – Kenneth Hollon (tracks: A5, A8, B1, B4), Stan Payne* (tracks: A5, B1, B4)
  • Trombone – Vic Dickenson (tracks: A1 to A3, A6, A7, B3, B5 to B8)
  • Trumpet – "Doc" Cheatham* (tracks: A1 to A3, A6, B3, B5 to B8), Frank Newton (tracks: A5, B1, B4)

Notes

A4, A7 and B5 are previously unissued alternate versions.

A5, A8, B1, & B4 were recorded at Brunswick Record Corp./World Broadcasting Studio, New York, N.Y. on April 30, 1939.
A1, A2, A6, & B8 were recorded at WOR Recording Studios, New York, N.Y. on March 25, 1944.
A3, B3, B6, & B7 were recorded at WOR Recording Studios, New York, N.Y. on April 1, 1944.
A4, A7, B2, & B5 were recorded at WOR Recording Studios, New York, N.Y. on April 8, 1944.

Commodore original monaural recordings were previously issued in 78 rpm, 45 rpm and 33⅓ rpm form on Commodore and other licensed labels. They are now reissued as two-track monaural recordings suitable for monophonic and stereophonic reproduction. These historical performances have been collected from the Commodore archives and reproduced from the best available sources. Please forgive occasional minor disturbances if you notice any.

Gatefold sleeve.

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
SD 1614 Billie Holiday Strange Fruit ‎(LP, Comp) Atlantic SD 1614 US 1972
CCK 7001, CCK-7001 Billie Holiday Billie Holiday ‎(Cass, Comp, Mono, RE, Dol) Commodore, Pair Records CCK 7001, CCK-7001 US 1988
SD 1614 Billie Holiday Strange Fruit ‎(LP, Comp, Club) Atlantic SD 1614 US Unknown
DOL765MB Billie Holiday Strange Fruit ‎(LP, Comp, RE, Pur) DOL DOL765MB Europe 2016
SD 1614 Billie Holiday Strange Fruit ‎(LP, Comp) Atlantic SD 1614 US Unknown


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