Great Divas

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Annotation

Original Artist Recordings.
This Compilation ℗ & © 2001 Planet Media & Entertainment (uk) Ltd.
Made in Germany.

The CDs have individual catalogue numbers 3X 3010-1, 3X 3010-2 and 3X 3010-3.

Annotation last modified on 2026-04-09 11:57 UTC.

Tracklist

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1CD: Volume 1
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1Stormy Weather
cover recording of:
Stormy Weather
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
Lena Horne3:49
2Buttons and Bows
recording of:
Buttons and Bows (1947 song)
lyricist:
Ray Evans (American songwriter)
composer:
Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (on 1948-02-25)
part of:
The 21st Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1948 winner)
Dinah Shore2:04
3Long Ago (And Far Away)
Jo Stafford2:56
4Somebody Else Is Taking My Place
cover recording of:
Somebody Else Is Taking My Place
writer:
Bob Ellsworth, Richard Howard (US songwriter) and Russ Morgan (Big Band orchestra leader)
Peggy Lee3:10
5Undecided
Ella Fitzgerald3:20
6You 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.
Sarah Vaughan3:03
7It’s Magic
orchestra:
George Siravo Orchestra
recording of:
It’s Magic
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
The 21st Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
Romance on the High Seas
Doris Day3:25
8More Than You Know
recording of:
More Than You Know
lyricist:
Edward Eliscu and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Intersong Music, LSQ Music Co., Miller Music Corp., The Songwriters Guild, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (, until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
Great Day!
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
Billie Holiday3:10
9Across the Valley From the Alamo
recording of:
Across the Alley From the Alamo
lyricist and composer:
Joe Greene (US songwriter Joseph Perkins Greene, 1915-1986)
June Christy2:36
10The Trolley Song
Judy Garland2:49
11You're My Thrill
cover recording of:
You’re My Thrill
lyricist:
Sidney Clare
composer:
Jay Gorney
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Gorney Music Publisher, Next Decade Entertainment, 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 (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)
Lena Horne3:16
12La Vie En Rose
recording of:
La vie en rose (Italiano)
composer:
Louiguy (French composer Louis Guglielmi) and Édith Piaf
translated version of:
La Vie en rose (French original)
Édith Piaf3:06
13Imagination
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
cover recording of:
Imagination
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Dorsey Brothers Music and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
Ella Fitzgerald2:58
14Till the End of Time
Doris Day2:59
15Chattanooga Choo Choo
The Andrews Sisters2:55
16Skylark
Helen Forrest3:21
17A Tree in the Meadow
Margaret Whiting2:55
18Over the Rainbow
Judy Garland2:49
2CD: Volume 2
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1Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
cover recording of:
Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co.
medley of:
Selections from "Show boat"
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Lena Horne3:10
2The Gypsy
vocals:
Dinah Shore (on 1946-02-19)
orchestra:
Orchestra conducted by Sonny Burke (on 1946-02-19)
recording of:
The Gypsy (on 1946-02-19)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Reid (UK orchestra leader and songwriter)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc. and MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996)
Dinah Shore3:00
3There's No You
Jo Stafford3:17
4Manana
cover recording of:
Mañana (1948 song)
writer:
Dave Barbour and Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist)
Peggy Lee2:51
5Five O'Clock Whistle
cover recording of:
Five O’Clock Whistle
writer:
Kim Gannon, Gene Irwin (aranger, writer) and Josef Myrow
Ella Fitzgerald3:11
6East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)
cover recording of:
East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)
lyricist and composer:
Brooks Bowman (in 1934)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp. and Chappell & Co.
Sarah Vaughan2:52
7Again
recording of:
Again
lyricist:
Dorcas Cochran
composer:
Lionel Newman
Doris Day2:48
8Easy Living
recording of:
Easy Living
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)
Billie Holiday3:05
9Tampico
recording of:
Tampico
writer:
Allan Roberts (songwriter) and Doris Fisher
June Christy2:44
10Doin’ What Comes Natur’lly
vocals:
Dinah Shore (on 1946-03-26)
orchestra:
Spade Cooley and His Orchestra (on 1946-03-26)
conductor:
Spade Cooley
recording of:
Doin’ What Comes Natur’lly (Annie Get Your Gun) (on 1946-03-26)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Ltd.
part of:
Annie Get Your Gun
Dinah Shore3:11
11Falling in Love Again
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer) (on 1939-12-11)
orchestra:
Victor Young and His Orchestra (on 1939-12-11)
recorded at:
Decca Studios (Hollywood; fka Recordings, Inc. 1934–40, before Decca took it over) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1939-12-11)
recording of:
Falling in Love Again (Can’t Help It) (on 1939-12-11)
lyricist and composer:
Friedrich Hollaender
translator:
Reginald Connelly and Sammy Lerner
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, BMG Songs, Inc. (in 1930) and Samuel M. Lerner Publications (in 1930)
translated version of:
Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuß auf Liebe eingestellt
Marlene Dietrich2:56
12Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart
lead vocals:
Judy Garland
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1939-07-29)
orchestra:
Orchestra Under Direction of Victor Young
recording of:
Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart (on 1939-07-29)
lyricist and composer:
James F. Hanley
publisher:
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Judy Garland52:58
13It’s All Over Now
cover recording of:
It’s All Over Now
writer:
Don Marcotte and Sunny Skylar
Peggy Lee3:01
14Shoo-Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy
June Christy2:37
15Deep Purple
cover recording of:
Deep Purple
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1938)
composer:
Peter de Rose (tin pan alley era songwriter, pianist and performer on radio)
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
Helen Forrest3:15
16Tuxedo Junction
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters
recording of:
Tuxedo Junction
lyricist:
Buddy Feyne
writer:
Dash, Feyne, Hawkins and Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger)
composer:
Bill Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger), Julian Dash, Buddy Feyne and Erskine Hawkins
The Andrews Sisters3:09
17That Old Black Magic
Margaret Whiting2:42
18Adieu, Mon Coeur
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Guy Luypaerts and Claude Normand
recording of:
Adieu mon cœur (du film "Étoile sans lumière") (on 1946-04-23)
lyricist:
Henri Contet
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
Édith Piaf3:06
3CD: Volume 3
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1As Long as I Live
recording of:
As Long as I Live
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1934)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1934)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp.
Lena Horne2:45
2I'll Walk Alone
recording of:
I’ll Walk Alone (from “Follow the Boys”) (in 1944-03)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
part of:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Dinah Shore42:43
3It Could Happen to You
Jo Stafford3:07
4Waiting for the Train to Come InPeggy Lee3:07
5I Found My Yellow Basket
recording of:
I Found My Yellow Basket
writer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) and Chick Webb
Ella Fitzgerald2:37
6My Kinda Love
cover recording of:
My Kinda Love
lyricist:
Jo Trent
composer:
Louis Alter
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
Sarah Vaughan2:39
7You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)
Doris Day3:05
8These Foolish Things
cover recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)
lyricist:
Holt Marvell (in 1935)
additional composer:
Harry Link (US vaudeville actor & songwriter)
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes), Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
Billie Holiday3:18
9It's Been a Long, Long Time
June Christy2:45
10Can't Help Singing
Deanna Durbin3:35
11I Got Rhythm
Judy Garland2:55
12Les Trois Cloches
recording of:
Les Trois Cloches
lyricist and composer:
Gilles (Swiss composer/vocalist/actor Jean Villard Gilles) (in 1939)
publisher:
Marbot and Southern Music Publishing Company
Édith Piaf4:10
13For You
Jo Stafford4:37
14Alexander's Ragtime Band
The Andrews Sisters2:59
15Interlude
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1944-12-31)
clarinet:
Aaron Sachs (on 1944-12-31)
double bass:
Jack Lesberg (on 1944-12-31)
drums (drum set):
Morey Feld (on 1944-12-31)
guitar:
Chuck Wayne (on 1944-12-31)
piano:
Leonard Feather (on 1944-12-31) and Dizzy Gillespie (on 1944-12-31)
tenor saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1944-12-31)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1944-12-31)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1944-12-31)
orchestra:
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra (on 1944-12-31)
cover recording of:
Interlude (on 1944-12-31)
writer:
Dizzy Gillespie, Raymond Leveen (Composer, songwriter and author) and Frank Paparelli
Sarah Vaughan2:31
16Taking a Chance on LoveHelen Forrest3:06
17Moonlight in Vermont
Margaret Whiting3:12
18God Bless the Child
recording of:
God Bless the Child
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr.
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
Billie Holiday42:59