Trav'lin' Light (song)
| "Trav'lin' Light" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Billie Holiday | ||||
| Released | 1942 | |||
| Format | 78 rpm | |||
| Recorded | 1942 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Decca Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Johnny Mercer | |||
| Producer(s) | Trummy Young, Jimmy Mundy | |||
| Billie Holiday singles chronology | ||||
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"Trav'lin' Light" is a 1942 song composed by Trummy Young and Jimmy Mundy with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. In 1942, with vocals by Billie Holiday, Paul Whiteman hit number one on the Harlem Hit Parade charts for three non consecutive weeks. The song also hit the pop charts at number 23 for one week.[1] The Paul Whiteman release lists Billie Holiday as "Lady Day".[2]
Notable recordings
- Peggy Lee (1949)
- Billie Holiday on Lady Sings the Blues (1956)
- Anita O'Day on Trav'lin' Light (1961)
- André Previn on Columbia LP, The Faraway Part Of Town (1962)
- Ella Fitzgerald on Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Songbook (1965)
- Harry James released a version in 1967 on his album Our Leader!, with vocals by Ernie Andrews. (Dot DLP 3801 and DLP 25801)
- Tony Bennett on Tony Bennett on Holiday (1997)
- Queen Latifah on Trav'lin' Light (2007)
See also
References
- ↑ http://tsort.info/music/b7senr.htm
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 622.
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