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| "Lady Sings the Blues" | |
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| Single by Billie Holiday | |
| from the album Lady Sings the Blues | |
| Recorded | June 6, 1956, New York City, Fine Sound Studios |
| Genre | Blues, jazz |
| Length | 3:46 |
| Label | Clef, Verve |
| Songwriter(s) | Billie Holiday Herbie Nichols |
"Lady Sings the Blues" is a song written by jazz singer Billie Holiday and jazz pianist Herbie Nichols.[1]
It is the title song to her 1956 album, released on Clef/Verve Records (MGC 721/Verve MV 2047).
The song was also chosen to be the title of the 1956 autobiography by Holiday and author William Dufty, and the 1972 movie starring Diana Ross as Holiday.
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