Lady Sings the Blues is the 1972 movie soundtrack to the Billie Holiday biopic "Lady Sings the Blues" starring Diana Ross in her debut acting role.
Tracklisting[]
Side 1
- The Arrest (0:15)
- Lady Sings the Blues (1:03)
- Baltimore Brothel (0:25)
- Billie Sneaks into Dean and Dean's\Swinging Uptown (0:49)
- 'Taint Nobody's Bizness If I Do (1:06)
- Big Ben\C.C. Rider (1:06)
- All of Me (2:19)
- The Man I Love (2:27)
- Them There Eyes (1:03)
- Gardenias from Louis (2:03)
- Cafe Manhattan\Had You Been Around\Love Theme (2:03)
Side 2
- Any Happy Home (0:37)
- I Cried for You (0:37)
- Billie and Harry\Don't Explain (0:37)
- Mean to Me (1:18)
- Fine and Mellow (0:45)
- What a Little Moonlight Can Do (2:09)
- Louis Visits Billie on Tour\Love Theme (0:45)
- Cafe Manhattan Party (1:37)
- Persuasion\'Taint Nobody's Bizness If I Do (3:48)
- Agent's Office (1:09)
- Our Love is Here to Stay (2:01)
Side 3
- Fine and Mellow (2:54)
- Lover Man (3:22)
- You've Changed (2:34)
- Gimme a Pigfoot (And a Bottle of Beer) (2:06)
- Good Morning Heartache (2:21)
- All of Me (2:04)
Side 4
- Love Theme (2:53)
- My Man (2:26)
- Don't Explain (2:10)
- I Cried For You (2:13)
- Strange Fruit (3:35)
- God Bless the Child (2:42)
- Closing Theme (1:08)
Chart Performance[]
The album went on to be Diana's 4th number-one album (though the only one as a solo artist on the U.S. Top 200 Billboard Albums Chart as a solo act), #2 on the U.S. Billboard R&B Album Chart and #50 on the UK Albums Chart.