Tribute to the Lady
by Sam Cooke
- Type: Album
- Released: 1959
- Label: Keen, ABKCO
- Country: United States
- Community rating: 3.09/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
In a deliberate move to showcase his immense versatility beyond the burgeoning teen pop market, the soul pioneer dedicates this heartfelt collection to the repertoire of Billie Holiday. 'Tribute to the Lady' frames his remarkably smooth, agile phrasing within lush, jazz-inflected orchestral arrangements. The project underscored his profound respect for the jazz tradition and his ambition to establish himself as a sophisticated, mature crossover entertainer.
Genres
Tracklist
- God Bless the Child (2:37)
- She's Funny That Way (1:53)
- I've Got a Right to Sing the Blues (2:34)
- Good Morning Heartache (2:08)
- 'T'aint Nobody's Bizness (If I Do) (2:27)
- Comes Love (2:30)
- Lover Girl (Man) (2:29)
- Let's Call the Whole Thing Off (2:23)
- Lover Come Back to Me (2:13)
- Solitude (2:25)
- They Can't Take That Away from Me (2:32)
- Crazy She Calls Me (2:37)
Credits
- Sam Cooke - primary artist
- Rene Hall - arranged by, conductor
- Benny Carter - liner notes
- George Jerman - photography by
- Photography 2 - photography by
- Arthur Herzog, Jr. - written-by
- Charles N. Daniels - written-by
- Richard Whiting - written-by
- Harold Arlen - written-by
- Ted Koehler - written-by
- Dan Fisher - written-by
- Ervin Drake - written-by
- Irene Higginbotham - written-by
- Bob Prince - written-by
- Clarence Williams - written-by
- Porter Grainger - written-by
- Charles Tobias - written-by
- Lew Brown - written-by
- Sam H. Stept - written-by
- Jimmy Davis - written-by
- Jimmy Sherman - written-by
- Roger Ramirez - written-by
- George & Ira Gershwin - written-by
- Oscar Hammerstein II - written-by
- Sigmund Romberg - written-by
- Duke Ellington - written-by
- Eddie Delange - written-by
- Irving Mills - written-by
- Brook Benton - written-by
- Clyde Otis - written-by