It's a substantial and varied showcase for one of the great singers of the era.

Dinah Washington was one of the most popular and successful female singers of the post-war decades, her immaculate vocal style and phrasing enabling her to encompass blues, R&B, jazz, big band and sophisticated pop with ease, and had her life not been cut short in 1963 at the age of 39, she would undoubtedly have had a lengthy career as an album artist. As it was, she was consistently successful with her single releases, racking up 60 hits across the US pop and R&B charts. This 108-track 4-CD collection comprises selected A & B sides of her releases on the Keynote, Decca, Apollo and Mercury labels from this era, with at least one side of most of her records included. It features 58 of her hits, including the R&B No. 1s 'Am I Asking Too Much', 'Baby Get Lost' and 'This Bitter Earth', and numerous Top 5 hits including 'What A Difference A Day Makes', 'It's Too Soon To Know', 'September In The Rain', 'Teach Me Tonight' and the Top 5 duet hits with Brook Benton 'Baby (You've Got What It Takes)' and 'A Rockin' Good Way'. It features performances with some of the top orchestras of the day, including the sextets of Lionel Hampton and Leonard Feather, and with Lucky Thompson's All Stars, plus the orchestras of Quincy Jones, Hal Mooney, Belford Hendricks, Ike Carpenter and more. It's a substantial and varied showcase for one of the great singers of the era.

Track Listing

• Evil Gal Blues
• I Know How To Do It
• Salty Papa Blues
• Blow Top Blues
• Wise Woman Blues
• Mellow Mama Blues
• Walkin' Blues
• My Voot Is Really Vout
• Pacific Coast Blues
• When A Woman Loves A Man
• Slick Chick
• Stairway To The Stars
• Fool That I Am
• Since I Fell For You
• There's Got To Be A Change
• I Love You, Yes I Do
• Ain't Misbehavin'
• West Side Baby
• Walkin' And Talkin' And Cryin' My Blues Away
• I Want To Cry
• Resolution Blues
• Tell Me So
• Am I Asking Too Much
• You Satisfy
• It's Too Soon To Know

• What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry
• Baby, Get Lost
• Long John Blues
• Am I Really Sorry
• Good Daddy Blues
• I Only Know
• It Isn't Fair
• I Wanna Be Loved
• I'll Never Be Free
• How Deep Is The Ocean
• Fast Movin' Mama
• My Heart Cries For You
• I Won't Cry Anymore
• Harbor Lights
• Time Out For Tears
• If You Don't Think I'm Leaving (Count The Days I'm Gone)
• Cold Cold Heart
• Mad About The Boy
• Stormy Weather
• Please Send Me Someone To Love
• Fine, Fine Daddy
• Be Fair To Me
• Out In The Cold Again
• Wheel Of Fortune
• Tell Me Why
• New Blowtop Blues

• Trouble In Mind
• Double Dealing Daddy
• Half As Much
• I Cried For You
• You Let My Love Grow Cold
• My Lean Baby
• TV Is The Thing (This Year)
• Fat Daddy
• My Man's An Undertaker
• Such A Night
• (No, No, No) You Can't Love Two
• Dream
• I Don't Hurt Anymore
• Teach Me Tonight
• That's All I Want From You
• If It's The Last Thing I Do
• I Diddie
• I Hear Those Bells
• I Concentrate On You
• I'm Lost Without You Tonight
• You Might Have Told Me
• The Show Must Go On
• Let's Go Around Together
• Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
• Soft Winds
• The Kissing Way Home

• To Love And Be Loved
• You Let My Love Grow Cold
• I'm Gonna Keep My Eyes On You
• Honky Tonk
• Everybody Loves My Baby
• Never Again
• Make Me A Present Of You
• All Of Me
• What A Diff'rence A Day Makes
• Unforgettable
• It Could Happen To You
• Baby (You've Got What It Takes)
• A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love)
• This Bitter Earth
• Love Walked In
• We Have Love
• Early Every Morning (Early Every Evening Too)
• Our Love Is Here To Stay
• September In The Rain
• Wake The Town And Tell The People
• Tears And Laughter
• Dream
• I Want To Be Loved
• Where Are You
• You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You
• For All We Know
• I Wouldn't Know (What To Do)
• You're A Sweetheart
• Soulville

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Jazz

Run Time: 288 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 03/28/25

UPC: 824046719029