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1955 studio album by Billie Holiday
Music for Torching is a studio album by jazz singer Billie Holiday .[1] A collection of torch songs , it was released in 1955 by Clef Records .[2] It is her first 12-inch LP for the label, after four 10 inch LPs .
The music was recorded over the course of two sessions in Los Angeles , two days apart, which also resulted in all the material for her follow-up album Velvet Mood (MG C-713).[3]
Track listing [ edit ]
A side
"It Had to Be You " (Isham Jones , Gus Kahn ) - 4:02
"Come Rain or Come Shine " (Harold Arlen , Johnny Mercer ) - 4:23
"I Don't Want to Cry Anymore " (Victor Schertzinger ) - 3:55
"I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You " (Victor Young , Ned Washington , Bing Crosby ) - 4:29
B side
"A Fine Romance " (Jerome Kern , Dorothy Fields ) - 3:35
"Gone with the Wind " (Allie Wrubel , Herb Magidson ) - 3:26
"I Get a Kick Out of You " (Cole Porter ) - 5:42
"Isn't This a Lovely Day? " (Irving Berlin ) - 4:16
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