Billie Holiday’s album “Lady in Satin”

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Billie Holiday’s album “Lady in Satin” is a late-career 1958 jazz vocal record renowned for its emotionally raw performances and lush orchestral arrangements that poignantly showcase the fragility of her voice.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz album
studio album
vocal jazz album
arranger Ray Ellis
artist Billie Holiday
catalogNumber CL 1157
chronologyNextTitle Billie Holiday
chronologyNextYear 1959
chronologyPreviousTitle Songs for Distingué Lovers
chronologyPreviousYear 1957
countryOfOrigin United States
coverArtPhotographer Tom Palumbo
criticalReception acclaimed
featuresOrchestra Ray Ellis and his Orchestra
genre jazz
traditional pop
vocal jazz
hasTrack But Beautiful
For All We Know
For Heaven’s Sake
linked to: For Heaven's Sake

Glad to Be Unhappy
I Get Along Without You Very Well
It’s Easy to Remember
I’ll Be Around
I’m a Fool to Want You
I’m a Fool to Want You (alternate take)
The End of a Love Affair
The End of a Love Affair (vocal overdub)
Violets for Your Furs
You Don’t Know What Love Is
You’ve Changed
isLateCareerWorkOf Billie Holiday
language English
listedIn Penguin Guide to Jazz core collection
mainVocalType female vocal
notableFor emotionally raw vocal performances
late-career Billie Holiday vocals
lush orchestral arrangements
orchestraConductor Ray Ellis
performer Billie Holiday
producer Irving Townsend
recordingCity New York City
recordingEndDate 1958-02-21
recordingFormat mono
stereo
recordingLocation Columbia 30th Street Studio
recordingStartDate 1958-02-18
recordLabel Columbia Records
releaseDate 1958-06-01
releaseYear 1958
styleCharacteristic slow ballad tempo focus
string-heavy orchestration

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