Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit

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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 – George 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

Companies, etc.

• Pressed By – PRC Recording Company, Richmond, IN

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.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout A Side [Etched]): A-14011-A.AA-I
• Matrix / Runout (Runout A Side [Etched]): DK/AT
• Matrix / Runout (Runout A Side [Etched]): PR
• Matrix / Runout (Runout B Side [Etched]): A-14012-A.AA-I-II
• Barcode (Runout B Side [Etched]): A//DK
• Barcode (Runout B Side [Etched]): PR

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