Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Song Book

by Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Song Book cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: April 1961
  • Label: Verve
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:54:01
  • Community rating: 4.18/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Produced by Norman Granz for Verve Records, this two-volume set constitutes a major installment in Fitzgerald's acclaimed Song Book series. Featuring orchestrations by Billy May, the meticulously arranged sessions document her definitive interpretations of Arlen's contributions to the Great American Songbook.

Genres

Descriptors: vocal, female-vocals, orchestral, ballad, traditional

Tracklist

  1. Blues In The Night (7:14)
  2. Let's Fall In Love (4:05)
  3. Stormy Weather (5:17)
  4. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea (2:26)
  5. My Shining Hour (4:02)
  6. Hooray For Love (2:45)
  7. This Time The Dream's On Me (4:39)
  8. That Old Black Magic (4:13)
  9. I've Got The World On A String (4:54)
  10. Let's Take A Walk Around The Block (4:03)
  11. Ill Wind (You're Blowin' Me No Good) (3:55)
  12. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive (3:37)
  13. When The Sun Comes Out (5:10)
  14. Come Rain Or Come Shine (3:24)
  15. As Long As I Live (3:48)
  16. Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe (3:30)
  17. It's Only A Paper Moon (3:37)
  18. The Man That Got Away (5:21)
  19. One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) (3:58)
  20. It Was Written In The Stars (5:11)
  21. Get Happy (3:33)
  22. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues (5:12)
  23. Out Of This World (2:46)
  24. Over The Rainbow (4:21)
  25. Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead (3:19)
  26. Sing My Heart (2:49)
  27. Let's Take A Walk Around The Block - Alternative Take (4:07)
  28. Sing My Heart - Alternative Take (2:32)

Credits

  • Ella Fitzgerald - primary artist
  • Billy May - arranged by, conductor
  • Merle Shore - art direction
  • James Shade - design [album design]
  • Norman Granz - producer [produced by]
  • Harold Arlen - written-by
  • Johnny Mercer - written-by
  • Ted Koehler - written-by
  • Leo Robin - written-by
  • E.Y. Harburg - written-by
  • Ira Gershwin - written-by
  • Billy Rose - written-by

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