Billie Holiday discography

The discography of Billie Holiday, an American jazz singer, consists of 12 studio albums, three live albums, 24 compilations, six box sets, and 38 singles.

Holiday recorded extensively for six labels: Columbia Records (on its subsidiary labels Brunswick Records, Vocalion Records, and Okeh Records), from 1933 through 1942; Commodore Records in 1939 and 1944; Decca Records from 1944 through 1950; briefly for Aladdin Records in 1951; Verve Records and its earlier imprint Clef Records, from 1952 through 1957; again for Columbia Records from 1957 to 1958 and MGM Records in 1959. Many of Holiday's recordings were released on 78-rpm records, before the advent of long-playing vinyl records, and only Clef, Verve, and Columbia issued Holiday albums during her lifetime that were not compilations of previously released material. Many compilations have been issued since her death, including comprehensive box sets and live recordings.[ Billie Holiday]. AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2010-11-13.

In 1986, Joel Whitburn's company Record Research compiled information on the popularity of recordings released from the era predating rock and roll and created pop charts dating back to the beginning of the commercial recording industry. The company's findings were published in the book Pop Memories 1890–1954. Several of Holiday's records are listed on the pop charts Whitburn created.

Holiday began her recording career on a high note with her first major release, "Riffin' the Scotch", of which 5,000 copies were sold. It was released under the name "Benny Goodman & His Orchestra" in 1933.

Most of Holiday's early successes were released under the name "Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra". During her stay in Wilson's band, Holiday would sing a few bars and then other musicians would have a solo. Wilson, one of the most influential jazz pianists of the swing era, accompanied Holiday more than any other musician. He and Holiday issued 95 recordings together.

In July 1936, Holiday began releasing sides under her own name. These songs were released under the band name "Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra". Most noteworthy, the popular jazz standard "Summertime" sold well and was listed on the pop charts of the time at number 12, the first time the jazz standard charted. Only Billy Stewart's R&B version of "Summertime" reached a higher chart placement than Holiday's, charting at number 10 thirty years later in 1966.

Holiday had 16 best-selling songs in 1937, making the year her most commercially successful. It was in this year that Holiday scored her sole number one hit as a featured vocalist on the available pop charts of the 1930s, "Carelessly". The hit "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm", was also recorded by Ray Noble, Glen Gray, and Fred Astaire, whose rendering was a bestseller for weeks. Holiday's version ranked 6 on the year-end single chart available for 1937.

In 1939, Holiday recorded her biggest selling record, "Strange Fruit" for Commodore, charting at number 16 on the available pop chart for the 1930s.

In 1940, Billboard began publishing its modern pop charts, which included the Best Selling Retail Records chart, the precursor to the Hot 100. None of Holiday's songs placed on the modern pop charts, partly because Billboard only published the first ten slots of the charts in some issues. Minor hits and independent releases had no way of being spotlighted.

"God Bless the Child", which went on to sell over a million copies, ranked number 3 on Billboards year-end top songs of 1941.

On October 24, 1942, Billboard began issuing its R&B charts. Two of Holiday's songs placed on the chart, "Trav'lin' Light" with Paul Whiteman, which topped the chart, and "Lover Man", which reached number 5. "Trav'lin' Light" also reached 18 on Billboards year-end chart.

Studio albums

Clef Records and Verve Records, 1952–1958 Year Album details 1952 Billie Holiday Sings Released: 1952 Recorded: March 26, 1952 Label: Clef Records Clef MGC 118 (10" LP) Mercury 89002 (four 78-rpm records) 1953 An Evening with Billie Holiday Released: 1953 Recorded: April 1, 1952; July 27, 1952 Label: Clef Records Clef MGC 144 (10-inch LP) Mercury 89028 (four 78 rpm records) 1954 Billie Holiday Released: 1954 Recorded: April 1, 1952; April 14, 1954 Label: Clef Records Clef MGC 161 (10-inch LP) Mercury 89045 (four 78 rpm records) 1955 Music for Torching with Billie Holiday Released: October 1955 Recorded: August 23 and 25, 1955 Label: Clef Records Clef MGC 669 / Verve MV 2595 Format: LP1956 Velvet Mood Released: 1956 Recorded: August 23 and 25, 1955 Label: Clef Records Clef MGC 713 Format: LP Lady Sings the Blues Released: 1956 Recorded: June 6 and 7, 1956; September 3, 1954 Label: Clef Records Clef MGC 721, Verve MV 2047 Format: LP1957 Body and Soul Released: 1957 Recorded: January 3, 4, 7, and 9, 1957 Label: Verve Records Verve MGV 8197 Format: LP Songs for Distingué Lovers Released: 1957 Recorded: January 3, 4, 7, and 8, 1957 Label: Verve Records Verve MGV 8257, Verve 2352 085 Format: LP1958 Stay with Me Released: 1958 Recorded: February 14, 1955 Label: Verve Records Verve MGV 8302 Format: LP All or Nothing at All Released: 1958 Recorded: August 14 and 18, 1956; January 3, 7, and 8, 1957 Label: Verve Records Verve MGV 8329 Format: LP

Columbia Records and MGM Records, 1958–1959 + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positionsUKJazz & Blues Lady in Satin Released: June 1958 Recorded: February 19–21, 1958 Label: Columbia (CL 1157) Format: LP11 Last Recording Released: July 1959 Recorded: March 3, 4, and 11, 1959 Label: MGM (3764) Format: LP—

7" EPs +YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsNotesUS1953Billie Holiday Vol. 1 Label: Decca (ED 2031) Format: 7" EP (45 rpm)—1954?A Collection of Classic Jazz Interpretations by Billie Holiday Label: Columbia (B-1949) Format: 7" EP (45 rpm)—1954Billie Holiday Label: Columbia (B-2534) Format: 7" EP (45 rpm)—1955Billie Holiday and Teddy Wilson Label: Columbia (ESDF 1038, France) Format: 7" EP (45 rpm)—with Teddy Wilson; also released as Body and Soul

Live albums Title Album detailsNotes Billie Holiday at Jazz at the Philharmonic Released: 1954 Recorded: February 12, 1945; June 3 and October 7, 1946 Label: Clef Records Clef MG C-169 (10-inch LP) Mercury 89053 (four 78 rpm records) Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday at Newport Released: 1958 Recorded: July 4–6, 1957 Label: Verve Records (MG V-8234) Format: LP The Essential Billie Holiday: Carnegie Hall Concert Recorded Live Released: 1961 Recorded: November 10, 1956 Label: Verve Records (MG V6-8410) Format: LP LadyloveRecord notes, Billie Holiday: Ladylove (or Lady Love), United Artists Records, UAL 8073; notes by Leonard Feather and LeRoi Jones. Released: 1962 Recorded: January–February 1954 Label: United Artists Records Format: LPLive in Germany A Rare Live Recording of Billie Holiday Released: 1964 Recorded: October 28 and November 1, 1951 Label: Recording Industries M2001 Format: LPLive at Storyville Club, Boston Count Basie, At the Savoy Ballroom 1937 Released: 1971 Recorded: 1937 Label: SagaPan PAN 6903 Format: LPHoliday sings two songs, with Basie's band At Monterey / 1958 Released: 1986 Recorded: 1958 Label: BlackHawk (50701) Format: CD A Midsummer Night's Jazz at Stratford '57 Released: 1999 Recorded: 1957 Label: Baldwin Street (308) Format: CD

Compilation albums Most of Holiday's albums prior to 1952 were made up of material previously released as singles.

78 RPM albums + List of compilation albums released in the 1940s Title Album detailsBillie Holiday Released: 1946 Label: Commodore (CR-2), Universal Music Classic (UCCU-5760) Format: 78 rpm records, CD Fancy Free Released: 1946 Label: Decca (DA-406) Format: 78 rpm records Teddy Wilson–Billie Holiday, Hot Jazz Classics Released: 1947 Label: Columbia (C-61) Format: 78 rpm records A Hot Jazz Classic Set, Vol. 1 Released: 1947 Label: Columbia (C-135) Format: 78 rpm records Distinctive Song Stylings Released: 1947 Label: Decca (A-652) Format: 78 rpm records

10" LPs +TitleAlbum detailsNotesTeddy Wilson and His Orchestra Featuring Billie Holiday Released: 1949 Label: Columbia (CL 6040) Format: 10-inch LPBillie Holiday Sings Released: 1950 Label: Columbia (CL 6129) Format: 10-inch LPVolume One Released: 1950 Label: Commodore (20005) Format: 10-inch LPVolume Two Released: 1950 Label: Commodore (20006) Format: 10-inch LPFavorites Released: 1951 Label: Columbia (CL 6163) Format: 10-inch LPLover Man Released: 1951 Label: Decca (DL 5345) Format: 10-inch LPBillie Holiday and Teddy Wilson Orchestras Released: 1954 Label: Columbia (33 S 1034) Format: 10-inch LPBillie Holiday Volume One Released: 1954 Label: Jolly Roger (5020) Format: 10-inch LPBillie Holiday Volume Two Released: 1954 Label: Jolly Roger (5021) Format: 10-inch LPBillie Holiday Volume Three Released: 1954 Label: Jolly Roger (5022) Format: 10-inch LPElla, Lena and Billie Released: 1955 Label: Columbia (CL 2531) Format: 10-inch LPVA compilation; appears on 2 tracks

12" LPs {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:18em;" | Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:18em;" | Album details ! scope="col" | Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" |Notes |- ! scope="col" style="width:2.6em; font-size:90%;" |USJazz |- !Lady Day | Released: 1954 Label: Columbia (CL 637) Format: LP | style="text-align:center;" |—

!I Like Jazz! | Released: 1955 Label: Columbia (JZ 1) Format: LP | style="text-align:center;" |— |VA compilation; appears on one track |- !Recital by Billie HolidayAllMusic, 'Recital' entry https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-recital-mw0000912340 | Released: 1956 Label: Clef (MG C-686) Format: LP | style="text-align:center;" |— |compiles the Clef 10"s An Evening with Billie Holiday (MG C-144, 1953) and Billie Holiday (1454, MG C-161) |- !SolitudeAllMusic, 'Solitude' entry https://www.allmusic.com/album/solitude-verve-mw0000102964 | Released: 1956 Label: Clef (MG C-690), Verve (1957 reissue; MGV 8074) Format: LP | style="text-align:center;" |— |compiles the Clef 10"s Billie Holiday Sings (MG C-118, 1952) An Evening with Billie Holiday (MG C-144, 1953) and Billie Holiday (1454, MG C-161) |- !Jazz Recital | Released: 1956 Label: Clef (MG C-718) Format: LP | style="text-align:center;" |— |split with Ralph Burns; appears on Side 1; partial reissue of Billie Holiday at JATP |- !The Lady Sings | Released: 1956 Label: Decca (DL 8215) Format: LP | style="text-align:center;" |—

!The Unforgettable Lady Day | Released: 1957 Label: Verve (V 8338-2) Format: 2×LP | style="text-align:center;" |—

!''The Blues Are Brewin| Released: 1958 Label: Decca (DL 8701) Format: LP | style="text-align:center;" |—

!Lover Man | Released: 1958 Label: Decca (DL 8702) Format: LP | style="text-align:center;" |—

!Billie Holiday | Released: 1958 Label: Commodore (30008) Format: LP | style="text-align:center;" |—

!The Billie Holiday Story | Released: 1959 (Canada), 1972 (US) Label: Decca (DXB-161) Format: LP | style="text-align:center;" |85

!Billie Holiday's Greatest Hits | Released: 1967 Label: Columbia (CL 2666) Format: LP | style="text-align: center;" |

!Strange Fruit | Released: 1972 Label: Atlantic (SD 1614) Format: LP |108

!The Original Recordings | Released: 1973 Label: Columbia (C 32060) Format: LP |135

CDs

Billie Holiday discography

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