Lady Sings The Blues (1972 Film)
Artist(s):
Michel Legrand
Label: Motown
Publisher(s):
Motown
Studio: Motown
Manufacturer: Motown
Binding: Audio CD
MPN: 758
Format(s): Soundtrack
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Track Listing
1.
Lady Sings the Blues - Diana Ross, Holiday, Billie
2.
Billie Sneaks into Dean & Dean's/Swingin' Uptown - Diana Ross, Askey, Gil
3.
'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do - Diana Ross, Grainger, Percy
4.
Big Ben/C.C. Rider - Diana Ross,
5.
All of Me - Diana Ross, Simons, Seymour B.
6.
The Man I Love - Diana Ross, Gershwin, George
7.
Them There Eyes - Diana Ross, Pinkard, Maceo
8.
Gardenias from Louis - Diana Ross,
9.
Cafe Manhattan/Had You Been Around/Love Theme - Diana Ross, Miller, R.
10.
Any Happy Home - Diana Ross, Askey, Gil
11.
I Cried for You - Diana Ross, Lyman, Abe
12.
Billie & Harry/Don't Explain - Diana Ross, Holiday, Billie
13.
Mean to Me - Diana Ross, Turk, Roy
14.
Fine and Mellow - Diana Ross, Holiday, Billie
15.
What a Little Moonlight Can Do - Diana Ross, Woods, Harry
16.
Louis Visits Billie on Tour/Love Theme - Diana Ross, Legrand, Michel
17.
Cafe Manhattan Party - Diana Ross,
18.
Persuasion/T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do - Diana Ross, Grainger, Porter
19.
Agent's Office - Diana Ross,
20.
Love Is Here to Stay - Diana Ross, Gershwin, George
21.
Fine and Mellow - Diana Ross, Holiday, Billie
22.
Lover Man - Diana Ross, Davis, Jimmy [3]
23.
You've Changed - Diana Ross, Carey, Bill
24.
Gimme a Pigfoot (And a Bottle of Beer) - Diana Ross, Wilson, Wesley
25.
Good Morning Heartache - Diana Ross, Drake, Ervin
26.
All of Me - Diana Ross, Simons, Seymour B.
27.
Love Theme - Diana Ross, Legrand, Michel
28.
My Man - Diana Ross, Yvain, Maurice
29.
Don't Explain - Diana Ross, Holiday, Billie
30.
I Cried for You - Diana Ross, Lyman, Abe
31.
Strange Fruit - Diana Ross, Allan, Lewis
32.
God Bless the Child - Diana Ross, Holiday, Billie
33.
Closing Theme - Diana Ross, Legrand, Michel
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Face it, when searching for female singers to portray the hard-knock life of troubled jazz legend Billie Holiday, Diana Ross's name shouldn't even have come to mind. But portray her she did, earning herself an Oscar nod in the process. The mother of all divas did Lady Day's legacy proud. This soundtrack (which includes dialogue from the 1972 film) ain't Holiday, but it ain't bad; Ross is in fine and flavorful voice. She manages to both capture Holiday's idiosyncratic sound (which such pretenders to the throne as Erykah Badu have trampled on) and still sound enough like herself to satisfy her own legions of fans. She conjures up Holiday's vulnerability and phrasing without attempting to slavishly imitate. As an homage this works. --Amy Linden
Customer Reviews
Diana Ross is incredible
In my opinion, (surely due to strong bias because I have been listening to this album since I was a little girl) this album/DVD contains some of the absolute best versions of Billie Holiday songs ever recorded. Diana Ross exquisitely captured the perfect tempo(i), inflection, phrasing, and dynamics for every song (not to mention her incredible acting performance as well.) The movie is one that I can watch over and over and over again and always be captivated.
love it
I loved the movie and had the album. since i no longer have a record player the cd is a perfect addition to my collection.
Good product
The Cd was new and in good condition. Also arrived before Christmas, when purchased late.
Dialogue-track
More dialogue and less music than on most movie soundtracks, which makes this CD somehow of a disappointment. Otherwise, the quality is good.
DIANA ROSS EXPLORES THE WORLD OF BLUES & JAZZ...And Does It Quite Well!
Of all of the Motown acts Diana Ross (With and without the Supremes) was always given the room to explore various settings including Pop, Standards, Disney Favorites, Show Tunes, and the list goes on and on. On this Soundtrack not only was she given the opportunity to record Billie Holiday blues & jazz favorites but she (Diana Ross) also got her first major starring role in movie "Lady Sings The Blues". Both Movie & Soundtrack were runaway smashes. As a result of the Top Ten hit single from the Soundtrack "Good Morning Heartaches", a new interest in Billie Holiday recordings took off. Be forwarned none of these recordings on this Soundtrack have the more familiar Motown Sound of the 70's, but well orchestrated blues, jazz & pop chestnuts by the one and only Gil Askey.
These are the type of recordings where you'll want to get your favorite drink and enjoy such jewels as "Mean To Me", "Fine And Mellow", "You've Changed", "Don't Explain", "God Bless The Child" (And others)....Sit back and enjoy. The only down side is that it includes excerpts from the Movie spliced in throughout (Unless you've seen the movie, then it might make a slight difference). For the most part you'll get to explore one of Diana Ross' most successful attemps at blues & jazz that she revisted several times since.
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