Oh, Lady, Be Good! Best Of The Gershwin Songbook

Tracklist

1	Fascinating Rhythm	3:24
2	'S Wonderful	3:28
3	Someone To Watch Over Me	4:32
4	He Loves And She Loves	2:46
5	Oh, Lady, Be Good!	4:00
6	A Foggy Day	3:32
7	How Long Has This Been Going On?	3:46
8	Let's Call The Whole Thing Off	4:28
9	But Not For Me	3:32
10	My One And Only	2:37
11	I've Got A Crush On You	3:28
12	Nice Work If You Can Get It	3:33
13	The Man I Love	3:52
14	Funny Face	3:23
15	Embraceable You	4:52
16	They Can't Take That Away From Me	3:09
17	I Got Rhythm	3:06

Credits

• Accompanied By – Nelson Riddle's Orchestras*
• Coordinator [Production Coordinated By] – Aric Lach Morrison
• Design [Art Designed And Directed By] – Lisa Po-Ying Huang
• Design, Coordinator [Design Coordinated By] – Nichell Delvaille
• Liner Notes – William Ruhlmann
• Liner Notes [Notes Edited By] – Peter Pullman
• Mastered By – Andrew Nicholas
• Music By, Lyrics By [All Melodies And Lyrics Written By] – George And Ira Gershwin*
• Photography [Package Photography By] – Kevin Knight
• Photography [Photographs By] – Carole Reiff
• Producer [Original Recordings Produced By] – Norman Granz
• Producer [Production Assistance By] – Jessica Raimi, Marina Detienne
• Research [Researched By] – Phil Schaap
• Supervised By – Michael Lang
• Vocals [Sings On All Tracks] – Ella Fitzgerald

Notes

This compilation ℗ & © 1996 PolyGram Records, Inc.
Manufactured and marketed by Verve Records, a division of PolyGram Classics and Jazz, a division of PolyGram Records, Inc., New York, New York.
Printed in USA

Mastered at PolyGram Studios
Photographs © Florence and Hal Reiff

Special thanks to Ben Young, the Institute of Jazz Studies, and the staff at PolyGram Studios

On tracks 1 and 14:
Recorded March 18, 1959 at Capitol Studios, Hollywood

On track 2:
Recorded July 16, 1959 at Capitol Studios, Hollywood

On tracks 3, 8, 10 and 12:
Recorded March 26, 1959 at Capitol Studios, Hollywood

On tracks 4, 6 and 13:
Recorded (second session) January 5, 1959 at Capitol Studios, Hollywood

On tracks 5, 9, 11 and 15:
Recorded January 8, 1959 at Capitol Studios, Hollywood

On tracks 7, 16 and 17:
Recorded (first session) January 5, 1959 at Capitol Studios, Hollywood

Original LP issue: "Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book" Verve MGVS 6082-5; on CD: 825 024-2

These selections are also available on the sixteen-CD set "The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books on Verve" 314 519 832-2

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 731452958129
• Matrix / Runout: 314 529 581-2 01@ O MADE IN USA BY PMDC
• Other (Mastering SID Code): IFPI L006
• Other (Mould SID Code): IFPI 0396

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
514266A	Ella Fitzgerald	Oh, Lady, Be Good! Best Of The Gershwin Songbook ‎(CD, Comp)	Jazz Heritage	514266A	US	1996
314 529 581-2	Ella Fitzgerald	Oh, Lady, Be Good! Best Of The Gershwin Songbook ‎(CD, Comp)	Verve Records	314 529 581-2	Canada	1996
529 581-2	Ella Fitzgerald	Oh, Lady, Be Good! Best Of The Gershwin Songbook ‎(CD, Comp)	Verve Records	529 581-2	Germany	1996

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