My Greatest Songs

~ Release by Carmen McRae (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Nice Work If You Can Get It
recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
2:31
2Lush Life
recording of:
Lush Life
lyricist and composer:
Billy Strayhorn (from 1933 until 1938)
publisher:
Billy Strayhorn Songs, Inc., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chrysalis One Music, Reservoir Media Music, ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment) and Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company) (from 1949 to present)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:37
3Yardbird Suite
recording of:
Yardbird Suite (lyrics by Bob Dorough: "I sing this song hoping you'll all find out...")
lyricist:
Bob Dorough (in 1955)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
is based on:
Yardbird Suite (instrumental version)
2:00
4Isn't It Romantic
recording of:
Isn’t It Romantic? (from 1932 film “Love Me Tonight”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1932)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) and Sony/ATV Harmony
3:01
5Love Is Here to Stay
recording of:
Love Is Here to Stay
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Frankie G. Songs, George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music, Nokawi Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), 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:
The Goldwyn Follies
2:42
6His Eye Is on the Sparrow
recording of:
His Eye Is on the Sparrow
lyricist:
Civilla Durfee Martin (Canadian‐American hymn and gospel song writer)
composer:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel
publisher:
KSmithMusic1234 (ASCAP-affiliated)
3:22
7Dream of Life
recording of:
Dream of Life (Carmen McRae song)
writer:
Luther Henderson and Carmen McRae
4:00
8Baltimore Oriole
recording of:
Baltimore Oriole
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1942)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1942)
3:53
9Good Morning Heartache
recording of:
Good Morning Heartache
lyricist:
Ervin Drake (Songwriter)
composer:
Dan Fisher (U.S. songwriter ("Good Morning Heartache"), author, producer) and Irene Higginbotham
publisher:
Fisher Music Corp., Lindabet Music, Inc. and Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!)
3:19
10Perdido
recording of:
Perdido (with lyrics)
lyricist:
Ervin Drake (Songwriter) (in 1944) and Hans J. Lengsfelder (in 1944)
composer:
Juan Tizol (in 1941)
arranger:
Les Harris (Sr., arranger)
publisher:
Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
version of:
Perdido (original instrumental version)
2:20
11Summertime
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)
2:58
12All the Things You Are
recording of:
All the Things You Are (from “Very Warm for May”)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1939)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1939)
publisher:
Polygram Int. Publishing (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (ended), T.B. Harms Inc. (ended) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
2:25
13I Remember Clifford
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1957-12-05 until 1957-12-16)
double bass:
Ike Isaacs (bassist) (from 1957-12-05 until 1957-12-16)
drums (drum set):
Specs Wright (from 1957-12-05 until 1957-12-16)
vocals:
Carmen McRae (from 1957-12-05 until 1957-12-16)
conductor:
Fred Katz (from 1957-12-05 until 1957-12-16)
arranger:
Fred Katz
recording of:
I Remember Clifford (from 1957-12-05 until 1957-12-16)
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
composer:
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
version of:
I Remember Clifford (instrumental original)
3:01
14You Took Advantage of Me
recording of:
You Took Advantage of Me
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1928)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Chappell’s • Sydney
2:37
15Exactly Like You
recording of:
Exactly Like You
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1930)
writer:
Fritz Löhner-Beda (librettist, lyricist, writer)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter) (in 1930)
2:11
16Skyliner
recording of:
Skyliner
composer:
Charlie Barnet (saxophonist, bandleader)
publisher:
Atlantic Music (BMI)
2:58