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Lena Horne had three separate stays on RCA Victor Records: The first in the 1940s, the second lasting from the mid- '50s into the early '60s, and the third in the mid- '70s. During these stints, she scored only one hit single, "Love Me or Leave Me" in 1955 -- a recording not included on this compilation. In 1943, she appeared in the film Stormy Weather, and for the rest of her career that 1933 hit was identified as her signature song. Actually, she had recorded it for RCA two years before she sang it on film, and that recording is included here. Otherwise, this is a sampler of her RCA recordings stretching over the '40s, '50s, and '60s, most of them standards from the pens of George and Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter, Harold Arlen, and others. There is even one track from Horne's brief period as singer with Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra in early 1941. But the disc does not justify the title "Greatest Hits," and it is not a comprehensive collection of the highlights of Horne's RCA work. Rather, it is a discount-priced, 42-minute survey of that work that contains many excellent performances. But there's plenty more where this came from.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Marty Paich, Performer - George Gershwin, Composer - George Gershwin, Lyricist - Ira Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Lyricist - Lena Horne, Vocal
Originally released 1962. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Marty Gold, Conductor - Bob Simpson, Engineer - Dennis Ferrante, Mixing Engineer - George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Lyricist - Dick Pierce, Producer - Lena Horne, Vocal
Originally Recorded 1961. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Joe Reisman, Producer - Lennie Hayton and His Orchestra, Performer - Chick Crumpacker, Producer - Cole Porter, Composer - Cole Porter, Lyricist - Lena Horne, Vocal - Glen Kolotkin, Engineer - Jay Newland, Engineer
Originally Recorded 1955. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Ned Freeman, Arranger - Ted Koehler, Composer - Harold Arlen, Lyricist - Lou Bring and His Orchestra, Performer - Paul Goodman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Orrin Keepnews, Re-Issue Producer - Lena Horne, Vocal
Originally released 1941. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Harry Meyerson, Producer - Paul Goodman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Cole Porter, Composer - Cole Porter, Lyricist - Orrin Keepnews, Re-Issue Producer - Lou Bring, Conductor - Lena Horne, Vocal
Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Lennie Hayton and His Orchestra, Performer - Chick Crumpacker, Producer - Cole Porter, Composer - Cole Porter, Lyricist - Lena Horne, Vocal - Glen Kolotkin, Engineer - Fred Reynolds, Producer - Jay Newland, Engineer
Originally Recorded 1958. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Bob Simpson, Engineer - Cy Coleman, Composer - Cy Coleman, Lyricist - Marty Gold, Conductor - Jay Newland, Misc. Prod. - Carolyn Leigh, Composer - Carolyn Leigh, Lyricist - Dick Pierce, Producer - Lena Horne, Performer - Paul Williams, Producer - Bill Lacey, Overdub Engineer - Dennis Ferrante, Mixing Engineer - Dennis Ferrante, Misc. Prod.
Originally Recorded 1961. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Bob Simpson, Engineer - Marty Gold, Conductor - Jay Newland, Misc. Prod. - Dick Pierce, Producer - Lena Horne, Performer - Eddie DeLange, Composer - Eddie DeLange, Lyricist - Paul Williams, Producer - Bill Lacey, Overdub Engineer - Jimmy Van Heusen, Composer - Jimmy Van Heusen, Lyricist - Dennis Ferrante, Mixing Engineer - Dennis Ferrante, Misc. Prod.
Originally Recorded 1961. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Lennie Hayton and His Orchestra, Performer - Cole Porter, Composer - Cole Porter, Lyricist - Lena Horne, Vocal
(P) Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra, Performer - Kurt Bloom, Saxophone - Charlie Barnet, Band Leader - Charlie Barnet, Saxophone - Bill Robertson, Trombone - Bill Miller, Piano - Orrin Keepnews, Re-Issue Producer - Sydney Clare, Lyricist - Bus Etri, Guitar - Paul Goodman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Cliff Leeman, Drums - Conn Humphries, Saxophone - Robert Burnet, Trumpet - Spud Murphy, Trombone - Lyman Vunk, Trumpet - Jay Gorney, Composer - Bernie Privin, Trumpet - Don Ruppersberg, Trombone - George Esposito, Trumpet - James Lamare, Saxophone - Lena Horne, Vocal - Phil Stevens, Bass - Ford Leary, Trombone - Leo White, Saxophone
Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Bart Howard, Composer - Bart Howard, Lyricist - Lennie Hayton, Arranger - Jimmy Crawford, Drums - Paul Goodman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Orrin Keepnews, Re-Issue Producer - Billy Strayhorn, Piano - George Duvivier, Bass - Lena Horne, Vocal
Originally Recorded 1955. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Jay Newland, Mixing Engineer - Jay Newland, Misc. Prod. - Hugo & Luigi, Producer - Lena Horne, Vocal - Sammy Cahn, Composer - Sammy Cahn, Lyricist - Paul Williams, Producer - Bill Lacey, Overdub Engineer - Jimmy Van Heusen, Composer - Jimmy Van Heusen, Lyricist - Lennie Hayton, Conductor - Dennis Ferrante, Misc. Prod.
Originally Recorded 1962. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Noël Coward, Composer - Noël Coward, Lyricist - Lennie Hayton and His Orchestra, Performer - Lena Horne, Vocal - E.O. Welker, Producer
Originally Recorded 1956. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Horace Henderson, Conductor - Harold Arlen, Composer - Harold Arlen, Lyricist - Paul Goodman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Orrin Keepnews, Re-Issue Producer - Johnny Mercer, Composer - Johnny Mercer, Lyricist - Lena Horne, Vocal
Originally Recorded 1944. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Album review
Lena Horne had three separate stays on RCA Victor Records: The first in the 1940s, the second lasting from the mid- '50s into the early '60s, and the third in the mid- '70s. During these stints, she scored only one hit single, "Love Me or Leave Me" in 1955 -- a recording not included on this compilation. In 1943, she appeared in the film Stormy Weather, and for the rest of her career that 1933 hit was identified as her signature song. Actually, she had recorded it for RCA two years before she sang it on film, and that recording is included here. Otherwise, this is a sampler of her RCA recordings stretching over the '40s, '50s, and '60s, most of them standards from the pens of George and Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter, Harold Arlen, and others. There is even one track from Horne's brief period as singer with Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra in early 1941. But the disc does not justify the title "Greatest Hits," and it is not a comprehensive collection of the highlights of Horne's RCA work. Rather, it is a discount-priced, 42-minute survey of that work that contains many excellent performances. But there's plenty more where this came from.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:20
- Main artists: Lena Horne
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA Victor
- Genre: Classical
(P) 1941, 1944, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962 All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
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