All or Nothing at All

by Billie Holiday

All or Nothing at All cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: October 1959
  • Label: Verve
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 51:05
  • Community rating: 4.28/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Released shortly after the legendary vocalist's untimely passing, this poignant compilation gathers essential recordings from her mid-1950s tenure with producer Norman Granz. Featuring small-group backing from giants like Ben Webster and Harry 'Sweets' Edison, the tracks frame her increasingly fragile, weathered voice with deep empathy and immense instrumental warmth. It stands as a moving, beautifully curated testament to her unparalleled ability to convey profound emotional devastation.

Genres

Descriptors: Gangsta, breakup, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me - 1956 Version (4:15)
  2. Cheek To Cheek (3:37)
  3. Ill Wind (6:17)
  4. Speak Low (4:28)
  5. I Wished On The Moon (3:29)
  6. But Not For Me (3:50)
  7. All Or Nothing At All (5:43)
  8. We'll Be Together Again (4:26)
  9. Sophisticated Lady (4:51)
  10. April In Paris (3:05)
  11. Say It Isn't So (3:18)
  12. Love Is Here To Stay (3:42)

Credits

  • Billie Holiday - Primary Artist
  • Duke Ellington - Written-By
  • Sidney Keith Russell - Written-By
  • Irving Berlin - Written-By
  • Harold Arlen - Written-By
  • Ted Koehler - Written-By
  • Kurt Weill - Written-By
  • Ogden Nash - Written-By
  • Dorothy Parker - Written-By
  • Ralph Rainger - Written-By
  • George & Ira Gershwin - Written-By
  • Arthur Altman - Written-By
  • Jack Lawrence - Written-By
  • Carl Fischer - Written-By
  • Frankie Laine - Written-By
  • Irving Mills - Written-By
  • Mitchell Parish - Written-By
  • E.Y. Harburg - Written-By
  • Vernon Duke - Written-By

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