Ultimate Divas
Compilation by Ella Fitzgerald / Nina Simone / Billie Holiday
Released 20 October 1998
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1A‐Tisket, A‐TasketElla Fitzgerald1:55
- 2Oh, Lady Be GoodElla Fitzgerald4:02
- 3Lullaby of BirdlandElla Fitzgerald2:26
- 4Angel EyesElla Fitzgerald3:22
- 5Imagine My FrustrationElla Fitzgerald4:50
- 6Midnight SunElla Fitzgerald4:56
- 7Mack the KnifeElla Fitzgerald4:47
- 8Bess, You Is My Woman NowElla Fitzgerald5:27
- 9How High the MoonElla Fitzgerald7:08
- 10All Too SoonElla Fitzgerald4:25
- 11Blue SkiesElla Fitzgerald3:46
- 12You’ll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini)Ella Fitzgerald4:05
- 13There’s a Lull in My LifeElla Fitzgerald3:26
- 14Robbins NestElla Fitzgerald2:27
- 15Lush LifeElla Fitzgerald3:38
- 16Too Close for ComfortElla Fitzgerald2:55
- CD 2
- 1ImagesNina Simone2:532.5 ★
- 2Four WomenNina Simone4:263.5 ★
- 3See Line WomenNina Simone2:382.6 ★
- 4Be My HusbandNina Simone3:252.6 ★
- 5Come YeNina Simone3:40
- 6Take Me to the WaterNina Simone2:522.5 ★
- 7I’m Going Back HomeNina Simone2:493.0 ★
- 8Blues on PurposeNina Simone3:174.0 ★
- 9Wild Is the WindNina Simone7:004.5 ★
- 10Don’t Smoke in BedNina Simone5:262.0 ★
- 11The Other WomanNina Simone3:054.5 ★
- 12I Loves You, PorgyNina Simone2:305.0 ★
- 13Don’t ExplainNina Simone4:213.0 ★
- 14Lilac WineNina Simone4:174.5 ★
- 15If I Should Lose YouNina Simone4:004.5 ★
- 16Tell Me More and More and Then SomeNina Simone3:104.0 ★
- CD 3
- 1Lover, Come Back to MeBillie Holiday3:35
- 2Good Morning HeartacheBillie Holiday3:29
- 3Body and SoulBillie Holiday3:18
- 4I Can’t Face the MusicBillie Holiday3:15
- 5SolitudeBillie Holiday3:29
- 6I Cried for YouBillie Holiday3:23
- 7My ManBillie Holiday2:55
- 8I Must Have That Man!Billie Holiday3:04
- 9He’s Funny That WayBillie Holiday3:11
- 10Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m GoneBillie Holiday4:19
- 11Don’t ExplainBillie Holiday2:26
- 12Strange FruitBillie Holiday3:05
- 13God Bless the ChildBillie Holiday3:58
- 14Some Other SpringBillie Holiday3:36
- 15Fine and MellowBillie Holiday3:28
- 16Lady Sings the BluesBillie Holiday3:44
More by Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Billie Holiday
Release credits
- harmonica [2, 9, 13-14, 16]
- drums (drum set) [11]
- producer [11]
- drums (drum set) [2, 4, 9-10, 12-14, 16]
- conductor [6-7], producer [2-4, 9, 14-16]
- producer [11]
- bass [11]
- bass guitar [2, 13, 16], double bass [2, 9-10, 12, 14], percussion [2, 9, 12-14, 16]
- arranger [3, 6, 9-10, 12-16], conductor [3], lead vocals [10, 12], piano [1-3, 6-16], vocal [1-3, 6-7, 9, 11, 14-15]
- flute [2, 9, 12-14, 16], guitar [2, 8-10, 12-14, 16]
Issues
- U3x CD20 October 1998