Tribute to the Lady is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke, released in April 1959. It was recorded in tribute to jazz vocalist Billie Holiday, who died later that year. The backing band is the René Hall Orchestra.
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| Released | April 1959 | |||
| Recorded | January–February 1959 | |||
| Genre | Rhythm and blues, traditional pop, jazz | |||
| Length | 30:38 | |||
| Label | Keen | |||
| Producer | Hugo & Luigi | |||
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Track listing
editSide one
edit- "God Bless the Child" (Arthur Herzog, Jr.) – 2:32
- "She's Funny That Way" (Charles N. Daniels, Richard A. Whiting) – 1:49
- "I've Got a Right to Sing the Blues" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 2:31
- "Good Morning Heartache" (Dan Fisher, Ervin Drake, Irene Higginbotham) – 2:06
- "'T'aint Nobody's Bizness (If I Do)" (Porter Grainger, Everett Robbins) – 2:23
- "Comes Love" (Lew Brown, Sam H. Stept, Charles Tobias) – 2:38
Side two
edit- "Lover Girl (Man)" (Jimmy Davis, Roger "Ram" Ramirez, James Sherman) – 2:25
- "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:19
- "Lover Come Back to Me" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 2:10
- "Solitude" (Duke Ellington, Eddie DeLange, Irving Mills) – 2:22
- "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:28
- "Crazy She Calls Me" (Carl Sigman, Bob Russell) – 2:33
Notes
editThe album was recorded in January & February 1959 in Los Angeles.