Songs For Distingué Lovers LP (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series)

Billie Holiday's Songs For Distingué Lovers from 1957 captures her voice in its most intimate and weathered form, backed by subtle jazz arrangements that never compete with her phrasing. Holiday transforms familiar standards like 'A Foggy Day' and 'One For My Baby' into deeply personal statements, stretching time and bending notes with the hard-won wisdom of experience.

Standout Tracks

• One For My Baby (And One More For The Road): Holiday's definitive reading of the classic barroom lament, delivered with devastating intimacy
• A Foggy Day: The Gershwin standard reimagined as a slow, contemplative meditation on loneliness
• Day In, Day Out: The album's longest track showcases Holiday's ability to find new meaning in familiar lyrics

Mood: late night, melancholic, intimate, contemplative

Tracklist

1. A1. Day In, Day Out (6:48)
2. A2. A Foggy Day (4:40)
3. A3. Stars Fell On Alabama (4:31)
4. B1. One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) (5:42)
5. B2. Just One Of Those Things (5:32)
6. B3. I Didn't Know What Time It Was (6:02)