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1-1	Strange Fruit Written-By – Lewis Allan	3:10
1-2	Strange Fruit #2 Written-By – Lewis Allan	3:18
1-3	Yesterdays Written-By – Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach	3:24
1-4	Yesterdays #2 Written-By – Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach	2:58
1-5	Fine And Mellow Written-By – Billie Holiday	3:15
1-6	I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues Written-By – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler	2:50
1-7	I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues #2 Written-By – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler	2:49
1-8	How Am I To Know #3 Written-By – Dorothy Parker, Jack King	2:28
1-9	How Am I To Know #2 [-1] Written-By – Dorothy Parker, Jack King	2:36
1-10	How Am I To Know #2 [-2] Written-By – Dorothy Parker, Jack King	2:37
1-11	How Am I To Know Written-By – Dorothy Parker, Jack King	2:44
1-12	My Old Flame #3 Written-By – Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow	3:19
1-13	My Old Flame [tk2] Written-By – Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow	3:05
1-14	My Old Flame #2 Written-By – Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow	3:10
1-15	My Old Flame Written-By – Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow	3:02
1-16	I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You) Written-By – Fred Ahlert*, Roy Turk	2:58
1-17	I'll Get By #2 Written-By – Fred Ahlert*, Roy Turk	2:58
1-18	I Cover The Waterfront #3 Written-By – Edward Heyman, Johnny Green	3:49
1-19	I Cover The Waterfront #2 Written-By – Edward Heyman, Johnny Green	3:42
1-20	I Cover The Waterfront [-1] Written-By – Edward Heyman, Johnny Green	3:21
1-21	I Cover The Waterfront Written-By – Edward Heyman, Johnny Green	3:30
1-22	I'll Be Seeing You #3 Written-By – Irving Kahal, Sammy Fain	3:37
1-23	I'll Be Seeing You Written-By – Irving Kahal, Sammy Fain	3:30
1-24	I'll Be Seeing You #2 Written-By – Irving Kahal, Sammy Fain	3:27
2-1	I'm Yours #3 Written-By – E.Y. Harburg, Johnny Green	3:11
2-2	I'm Yours #2 Written-By – E.Y. Harburg, Johnny Green	3:23
2-3	I'm Yours Written-By – E.Y. Harburg, Johnny Green	3:16
2-4	Embraceable You #3 Written-By – Ira And George Gershwin*	3:13
2-5	Embraceable You Written-By – Ira And George Gershwin*	3:15
2-6	Embraceable You #2 Written-By – Ira And George Gershwin*	3:12
2-7	As Time Goes By Written-By – Herman Hupfeld	3:12
2-8	As Time Goes By #2 Written-By – Herman Hupfeld	3:14
2-9	(I've Got A Man, Crazy For Me) He's Funny That Way #2 Written-By – Neil Moret, Richard A. Whiting*	3:32
2-10	He's Funny That Way [tk 2A] Written-By – Neil Moret, Richard A. Whiting*	3:15
2-11	He's Funny That Way Written-By – Neil Moret, Richard A. Whiting*	3:15
2-12	He's Funny That Way #4 Written-By – Neil Moret, Richard A. Whiting*	3:03
2-13	He's Funny That Way #3 Written-By – Neil Moret, Richard A. Whiting*	3:02
2-14	Lover, Come Back To Me [-1] Written-By – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg	3:23
2-15	Lover, Come Back To Me #3 Written-By – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg	3:14
2-16	Billie's Blues #2 Written-By – Billie Holiday	3:28
2-17	Billie's Blues #3 Written-By – Billie Holiday	2:53
2-18	Lover, Come Back To Me Written-By – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg	3:20
2-19	Billie's Blues Written-By – Billie Holiday	3:07
2-20	On The Sunny Side Of The Street Written-By – Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh	3:02
2-21	Lover, Come Back To Me #2 Written-By – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg	3:18

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – GRP Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – GRP Records, Inc.
• Recorded At – WOR Studios
• Recorded At – World Broadcasting Studio
• Remastered At – MCA Music Media Studios
• Distributed By – Uni Distribution Corp.
• Published By – Babalina Music
• Published By – Chappell & Co.
• Published By – Edward B. Marks Music Company
• Published By – EMI Robbins Catalog Inc.
• Published By – Famous Music
• Published By – Fred Ahlert Music Corp.
• Published By – Pencil Mark Music, Inc.
• Published By – PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.
• Published By – Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
• Published By – Tro-Cromwell Music, Inc.
• Published By – Warner Bros. Inc.
• Published By – Wb Music Corp.
• Published By – Williamson Music

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Lem Davis (tracks: 1-8 to 2-8, 2-12 to 2-15), Tab Smith (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-5 to 1-7)
• Arranged By – Eddie Heywood (tracks: 1-8 to 2-21)
• Art Direction – JoDee Stringham
• Bass – John Simmons (tracks: 1-8 to 2-21), John Williams* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7)
• Consultant [Series Consultant] – Steven Lasker
• Coordinator [Production Coordinator] – Shelly Fierston
• Design – JoDee Stringham
• Directed By [Series Director] – Steve Backer
• Drums – Eddie Dougherty (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7), Sid Catlett* (tracks: 1-8 to 2-21)
• Guitar – Jimmy McLin (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7), Teddy Walters (tracks: 1-8 to 1-21, 2-12 to 2-15)
• Liner Notes [Annotation] – Stuart Nicholson
• Piano – Eddie Heywood (tracks: 1-8 to 2-21), Sonny White (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7)
• Producer [Original] – Milt Gabler
• Reissue Producer – Joel Dorn, Orrin Keepnews
• Reissue Producer [Assistant to Mr. Keepnews] – Kim Munson
• Remastered By – Erick Labson
• Tenor Saxophone – Kenneth Hollon (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7), Stan Payne* (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-5 to 1-7)
• Transferred By [Disc-to-digital transfers and CEDAR restoration] – Steven Lasker
• Trombone – Vic Dickerson* (tracks: 1-8 to 2-8, 2-12 to 2-15)
• Trumpet – Doc Cheatham (tracks: 1-8 to 2-8), Frankie Newton* (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-5 to 1-7), Freddie Webster (tracks: 2-12 to 2-15)
• Vocals – Billie Holiday

Notes

Recording dates:
Tracks 1-1 to 1-7: 1939-04-20, World Broadcasting Studio, NYC
Tracks 1-8 to 1-21: 1944-03-25, WOR Recording Studios, NYC
Tracks 1-22 to 2-8: 1944-04-01, WOR Recording Studios, NYC
Tracks 2-9 to 2-21: 1944-04-08, WOR Recording Studios, NYC

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 11105-0401-2 9
• Matrix / Runout (Disc 1): GRD2-401.1 UNI C1.1 117361-02
• Matrix / Runout (Disc 2): GRD2-401.2 UNI C1.1 117362-03
• Mastering SID Code (Disc 1): IFPI L891
• Mastering SID Code (Disc 2): IFPI L891
• Rights Society: BMI, ASCAP

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
KIJJ-2061-3	Billie Holiday	The Complete Commodore Recordings ‎(3xLP, Comp, Mono, Ltd)	Commodore	KIJJ-2061-3	Japan	1991
JFCD22820	Billie Holiday	Complete Original American Commodore Recordings ‎(2xCD, Comp)	The Jazz Factory	JFCD22820	Spain	2001
CMD-2-401	Billie Holiday	The Complete Commodore Recordings ‎(2xCD, Comp, RM, RP)	GRP	CMD-2-401	US	2005
EJC55673	Billie Holiday	The Complete Commodore Recordings ‎(2xCD, Comp)	Essential Jazz Classics	EJC55673	Europe	2015
CMD 24012	Billie Holiday	The Complete Commodore Recordings ‎(2xCD, Comp)	Commodore	CMD 24012	Europe	1997