“Billie Holiday [1947]” by Billie Holiday - album review
features in: Album Chart of 1947 ● Album Chart of the Decade: 1940s |

Often listed as a 1946 issue with some discographers, but can clearly be dated to June 1947 due to its’ review then in the new releases section of Billboard Magazine. A compilation, it consists of 8 of her single sides, 6 of which date to 1944 and 2 of which were as far back as 1939, requiring my discretion to label it as it her “A-list” debut. All eight songs are covers, mostly trawling stage productions published between 1928 and 1938 for material. It’s a set of tepid tinklers and easy-listening light-swingers, only occasionally saved by the attractive vocalisations from the smoky-voiced sultry one.
The Jukebox Rebel
23–May–2012
Tracklist |
A | [02:50] ![]() |
B | [03:24] ![]() |
C | [03:30] ![]() |
D | [02:57] ![]() |
E | [03:30] ![]() |
F | [03:19] ![]() |
G | [03:14] ![]() |
H | [02:43] ![]() |