Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia 1933–1944 is an album by Billie Holiday, released in 2001. A rich tapestry of emotional depth and haunting melodies, showcasing Billie Holiday's unparalleled vocal prowess. The album is notable for its comprehensive reflection of Holiday's artistry during a crucial decade, featuring tracks that have become standards in jazz repertoires. It received critical acclaim upon release and was instrumental in introducing new audiences to Holiday's work, influencing countless artists across genres. Additionally, it underscores her impact on jazz and blues music, preserving her contributions for future generations. Here's what makes it worth your time and what to listen to next.

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Disc 1

• 1 Your Mother’s Son-in-Law 2:47
• 2 Riffin’ the Scotch 2:33
• 3 I Wished on the Moon 3:03
• 4 What a Little Moonlight Can Do 2:58
• 5 Miss Brown to You 3:00
• 6 A Sunbonnet Blue (And a Little Straw Hat) 2:52
• 7 What a Night, What a Moon, What a Girl 2:58
• 8 I’m Painting the Town Red 3:00
• 9 It’s Too Hot for Words 2:47
• 10 Twenty-Four Hours a Day 3:02
• 11 Yankee Doodle Never Went to Town 2:44
• 12 Eeny Meeny Miney Mo 3:13
• 13 If You Were Mine 3:12
• 14 These ’n’ That ’n’ Those 3:14
• 15 You Let Me Down 2:54
• 16 Spreadin’ Rhythm Around 2:56
• 17 Life Begins When You’re in Love 3:04
• 18 It’s Like Reaching for the Moon 3:22
• 19 These Foolish Things 3:19
• 20 I Cried for You 3:13
• 21 Guess Who 3:11
• 22 Did I Remember? 2:52
• 23 No Regrets 2:38
• 24 Summertime Standout 2:55
• 25 Billie’s Blues 2:39

Disc 2

• 1 A Fine Romance 2:53
• 2 I Can’t Pretend 3:06
• 3 One, Two, Button Your Shoe 2:51
• 4 Let’s Call a Heart a Heart 3:01
• 5 Easy to Love 3:13
• 6 With Thee I Swing 3:18
• 7 The Way You Look Tonight 3:02
• 8 Who Loves You? 3:15
• 9 Pennies From Heaven 3:17
• 10 That’s Life I Guess 3:10
• 11 I Can’t Give You Anything but Love (Baby) 3:28
• 12 One Never Knows, Does One? 3:04
• 13 I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm 2:58
• 14 If My Heart Could Only Talk 3:05
• 15 Please Keep Me in Your Dreams 2:18
• 16 He Ain’t Got Rhythm 2:51
• 17 This Year’s Kisses 3:10
• 18 Why Was I Born 2:52
• 19 I Must Have That Man 2:56
• 20 The Mood That I’m In 3:01
• 21 You Showed Me the Way 3:00
• 22 Sentimental and Melancholy 2:39
• 23 My Last Affair 3:09

Disc 3

• 1 Carelessly 3:08
• 2 How Could You? 2:31
• 3 Moanin’ Low 3:05
• 4 Where Is the Sun? 2:48
• 5 Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off 2:39
• 6 They Can’t Take That Away From Me 3:04
• 7 I Don’t Know If I’m Coming or Going 2:47
• 8 Sun Showers 3:08
• 9 Yours and Mine 3:17
• 10 I’ll Get By (As Long as I Have You) 3:09
• 11 Mean to Me 3:08
• 12 Foolin’ Myself 3:02
• 13 Easy Living 3:04
• 14 I’ll Never Be the Same 3:04
• 15 Me, Myself and I 2:37
• 16 A Sailboat in the Moonlight 2:51
• 17 Born to Love 2:41
• 18 Without Your Love 2:53
• 19 Getting Some Fun Out of Life 3:03
• 20 Who Wants Love? 2:34
• 21 Trav’lin’ All Alone 2:15
• 22 He’s Funny That Way 2:39

Disc 4

• 1 Nice Work If You Can Get It 3:09
• 2 Things Are Looking Up 3:21
• 3 My Man Standout 3:03
• 4 Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man 3:16
• 5 My First Impression of You 2:49
• 6 When You’re Smiling 2:51
• 7 I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me 2:50
• 8 If Dreams Come True 3:04
• 9 Now They Call It Swing 3:00
• 10 On the Sentimental Side 3:05
• 11 Back in Your Own Backyard 2:42
• 12 When a Woman Loves a Man 2:25
• 13 You Go to My Head 2:54
• 14 The Moon Looks Down and Laughs 2:56
• 15 If I Were You 2:25
• 16 Forget If You Can 2:50
• 17 Having Myself a Time 2:30
• 18 Says My Heart 2:49
• 19 I Wish I Had You 2:51
• 20 I’m Gonna Lock My Heart (and Throw Away the Key) 2:08
• 21 The Very Thought of You 2:46
• 22 I Can’t Get Started 2:48
• 23 I’ve Got a Date With a Dream 2:43
• 24 You Can’t Be Mine (and Someone Else’s Too) 2:22

Disc 5

• 1 Everybody’s Laughing 3:03
• 2 Here It Is Tomorrow Again 2:46
• 3 Say It With a Kiss 2:36
• 4 April in My Heart 3:08
• 5 I’ll Never Fail You 3:00
• 6 They Say 3:13
• 7 You’re So Desirable 2:54
• 8 You’re Gonna See a Lot of Me 2:59
• 9 Hello, My Darling 2:45
• 10 Let’s Dream in the Moonlight 2:55
• 11 That’s All I Ask of You 2:59
• 12 Dream of Life 2:45
• 13 What Shall I Say? 3:06
• 14 It’s Easy to Blame the Weather 3:01
• 16 Sugar (That Sugar Baby o’ Mine) 2:47
• 17 You’re Too Lovely to Last 2:50
• 18 Under a Blue Jungle Moon 2:58
• 19 Everything Happens for the Best 2:51
• 20 Why Did I Always Depend on You 2:33
• 21 Long Gone Blues 3:05

Disc 6

• 1 Some Other Spring 3:03
• 2 Our Love Is Different 3:15
• 3 Them There Eyes 2:50
• 4 Swing, Brother, Swing 2:57
• 5 Night and Day 3:00
• 6 The Man I Love 3:06
• 7 You’re Just a No Account 3:00
• 8 You’re a Lucky Guy 2:46
• 9 Ghost of Yesterday 2:39
• 10 Body and Soul 2:59
• 11 What Is This Going to Get Us? 2:41
• 12 Falling in Love Again (Can’t Help It) 2:52
• 13 I’m Pulling Through 3:11
• 14 Tell Me More and More, and Then Some 3:10
• 15 Laughing at Life 2:56
• 16 Time on My Hands (You in My Arms) 3:06
• 17 I’m All for You 3:10
• 18 I Hear Music 2:42
• 19 The Same Old Story 3:12
• 20 Practice Makes Perfect 2:37
• 21 St. Louis Blues 2:55
• 22 Loveless Love 3:17
• 23 Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) 2:57
• 24 Georgia on My Mind 3:18

Disc 7

• 1 Romance in the Dark 2:17
• 2 All of Me 3:03
• 3 I’m in a Low‐Down Groove 3:10
• 4 God Bless the Child Standout 2:57
• 6 Solitude 3:16
• 7 Jim 3:10
• 8 I Cover the Waterfront 2:57
• 9 Love Me or Leave Me 3:22
• 11 Wherever You Are 3:02
• 12 Mandy Is Two 3:02
• 13 It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie 3:04
• 14 Until the Real Thing Comes Along 3:11
• 15 Saddest Tale 2:55
• 16 No Regrets 2:37
• 17 The Way You Look Tonight 3:09
• 18 Who Loves You? 3:16
• 19 Pennies From Heaven 3:15
• 20 That’s Life I Guess 3:21
• 21 They Can’t Take That Away From Me 2:56
• 22 I Don’t Know If I’m Coming or Going 2:47
• 23 I’ll Get By (as Long as I Have You) 3:08
• 24 Mean to Me 3:06

Disc 8

• 1 Me, Myself and I 2:37
• 2 Without Your Love 2:54
• 3 They Can’t Take That Away From Me 3:24
• 4 Swing, Brother, Swing 1:51
• 5 I Can’t Get Started 2:47
• 6 My First Impression of You 2:52
• 7 When You’re Smiling 3:01
• 8 I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me 2:51
• 9 If Dreams Come True 3:05
• 10 Now They Call It Swing 3:06
• 11 On the Sentimental Side 3:06
• 12 Back in Your Own Backyard 3:16
• 13 You Go to My Head 2:54
• 14 The Moon Looks Down and Laughs 2:56
• 15 If I Were You 2:29
• 16 Forget If You Can 2:51
• 17 Having Myself a Time 2:32
• 18 Says My Heart 2:45
• 19 I Wish I Had You 3:00
• 20 I’m Gonna Lock My Heart (and Throw Away the Key) 2:08
• 21 I Can’t Get Started 2:48
• 22 I’ve Got a Date With a Dream 2:42

Disc 9

• 1 April in My Heart 3:14
• 2 They Say 3:05
• 3 You’re So Desirable 2:56
• 4 You’re Gonna See a Lot of Me 3:01
• 5 Hello, My Darling 2:44
• 6 Let’s Dream in the Moonlight 2:56
• 7 I Cried for You 2:30
• 8 Jeepers Creepers 3:03
• 9 That’s All I Ask of You 3:01
• 10 More Than You Know 3:06
• 11 You’re Too Lovely to Last 3:04
• 12 Under a Blue Jungle Moon 3:05
• 13 Night and Day 3:04
• 14 Falling in Love Again 2:48
• 15 Laughing at Life 2:56
• 16 I’m All for You 3:29
• 17 I Hear Music 2:42
• 18 The Same Old Story 3:12
• 19 The Same Old Story 3:12
• 20 Practice Makes Perfect 2:37
• 21 Practice Makes Perfect 2:44
• 22 Practice Makes Perfect 2:44

Disc 10

• 1 St. Louis Blues 2:55
• 2 Loveless Love 3:17
• 3 Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) 2:58
• 4 Georgia on My Mind 3:01
• 5 Georgia on My Mind 3:08
• 6 Romance in the Dark 2:20
• 7 Romance in the Dark 2:16
• 8 Romance in the Dark 2:28
• 9 All of Me 3:01
• 10 All of Me 3:59
• 11 God Bless the Child Standout 3:00
• 12 God Bless the Child Standout 2:34
• 13 Am I Blue? 2:47
• 14 Am I Blue? 2:47
• 15 Jim 3:07
• 16 Gloomy Sunday 3:14
• 17 Wherever You Are 3:00
• 18 Mandy Is Two 3:01
• 19 It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie 3:10
• 20 It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie 3:09
• 21 Until the Real Thing Comes Along 3:20
• 22 Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me / I’ll Get By 4:58
• 23 I Love My Man 4:05

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