Them There Eyes / Some Other Spring

by Billie Holiday

Them There Eyes / Some Other Spring cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: August 1939
  • Label: Vocalion
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.75/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Contrasting a brilliantly upbeat, wildly swinging A-side with a deeply melancholic ballad, this release showcases the singer's unmatched emotional versatility. Her interpretation of 'Them There Eyes' utilizes rapid-fire phrasing that perfectly locks into the propulsive rhythm section, creating an atmosphere of sheer joy. The session confirms her ability to bend both time and lyrical meaning to her absolute will.

Genres

Descriptors: Vocal, ballad, crooning, storytelling, orchestral

Tracklist

  1. Some Other Spring (3:35)
  2. Them There Eyes (2:49)

Credits

  • Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra - primary artist, vocals
  • Johnny Williams - bass [uncredited]
  • Eddie Dougherty - drums [uncredited]
  • Bernard Addison - guitar [uncredited]
  • Sonny White - piano [uncredited]
  • Tab Smith - soprano saxophone [uncredited], alto saxophone [uncredited]
  • Kenneth Hollon - tenor saxophone [uncredited]
  • Stanley Payne - tenor saxophone [uncredited]
  • Charlie Shavers - Trumpet [Uncredited]
  • Billie Holiday - Vocals
  • Arthur Herzog, Jr. - Lyrics By
  • Irene Kitchings - Music By
  • Doris Tauber - Written-By
  • Maceo Pinkard - Written-By
  • William Tracey - Written-By

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