Billy's Best by Billy Eckstine - Uhune

ALBUM

Not the greatest-hits compilation listeners may think it is, Billy's Best! is in fact a full LP, one of Eckstine's first for Mercury, and the best of his career. Wrapped in strings and the brassy notes of a few jazzmen by arrangers Henry Mancini and Pete Rugolo, Eckstine slides through a dozen ballads and romantic songs, "Stella by Starlight," "You Don't Know What Love Is," and "The Boulevard of Broken Dreams." Though his certainly isn't the zippiest version of "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" ever committed to record, Eckstine's wonderful baritone commands this set entirely. ~ John Bush

1. The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams

by Billy Eckstine

Primary Artist: Billy Eckstine; Main Performer
Composer: Harry Warren; Composer
Author: Al Dubin; Production

2. Stella By Starlight

by Billy Eckstine

Primary Artist: Billy Eckstine; Main Performer
Composer: Ned Washington
Victor Popular Young; Composer
Lyricist: Ned Washington
Victor Popular Young; Composer

3. When The Sun Comes Out

by Billy Eckstine

Primary Artist: Billy Eckstine; Main Performer
Composer: Harold Arlen; Composer
Author: Ted Koehler; Production
Producer: Hal Mooney
Pete Rugolo
Bob Shad
Quincy Jones; Production

4. I Got Lost In His Arms

by Billy Eckstine

Primary Artist: Billy Eckstine; Main Performer
Composer: Irving Berlin; Composer
Lyricist: Irving Berlin; Composer

5. Nobody's Heart (Belongs To Me)

by Billy Eckstine

Primary Artist: Billy Eckstine; Main Performer
Composer: Richard Rodgers
Lorenz Hart; Composer
Lyricist: Richard Rodgers
Lorenz Hart; Composer

6. Where Have You Been?

by Billy Eckstine

Primary Artist: Billy Eckstine; Main Performer
Composer: Cole Porter; Composer
Lyricist: Cole Porter; Composer

7. Babalu

by Billy Eckstine

Primary Artist: Billy Eckstine; Main Performer
Composer: Margarita Lecuona; Composer
Lyricist: Margarita Lecuona; Composer

8. You Don't Know What Love Is

by Billy Eckstine

Primary Artist: Billy Eckstine; Main Performer
Composer: Gene Depaul; Composer
Author: Don Raye; Production

9. A Sunday Kind Of Love

by Billy Eckstine

Primary Artist: Billy Eckstine; Main Performer
Composer: Louis Prima
Anita Leonard
Barbara Belle
Stan Rhodes; Composer
Lyricist: Barbara Belle
Louis Prima
Anita Leonard
Stan Rhodes; Composer
Producer: Hal Mooney
Pete Rugolo
Bob Shad
Quincy Jones; Production

10. Trust In Me

by Billy Eckstine

Primary Artist: Billy Eckstine; Main Performer
Composer: Milton Ager
Ned Wever
Jack Schwartz; Composer
Lyricist: Milton Ager
Ned Wever
Jack Schwartz; Composer

11. That Ole Devil Called Love

by Billy Eckstine

Primary Artist: Billy Eckstine; Main Performer
Composer: Allan Roberts
Doris Fisher; Composer
Lyricist: Allan Roberts
Doris Fisher; Composer

12. Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart

by Billy Eckstine

Primary Artist: Billy Eckstine; Main Performer
Composer: James Frederick Hanley
James F. Hanley; Composer
Lyricist: James Frederick Hanley; Composer

13. It's Easier Said Than Done

by Billy Eckstine

Primary Artist: Billy Eckstine; Main Performer
Composer: Unknown; Composer
Lyricist: Unknown; Composer

14. Prisoner Of Love

by Billy Eckstine

Primary Artist: Billy Eckstine; Main Performer
Composer: Clarence Gaskill
Leo Robin
Russ Columbo; Composer
Lyricist: Clarence Gaskill
Russ Columbo
Leo Robin; Composer
Producer: Hal Mooney
Pete Rugolo
Quincy Jones
Bob Shad; Production

15. Portrait

by Billy Eckstine

Primary Artist: Billy Eckstine; Main Performer
Composer: Unknown; Composer
Lyricist: Unknown; Composer

16. In The Rain

by Billy Eckstine

Primary Artist: Billy Eckstine; Main Performer
Composer: Clint Ballard Jr.; Composer
Lyricist: Clint Ballard Jr.; Composer

17. One Love In My Life

by Billy Eckstine

Primary Artist: Billy Eckstine; Main Performer
Composer: Richard Bruce
Lane Merritt; Composer
Lyricist: Richard Bruce
Lane Merritt; Composer

18. Vertigo

by Billy Eckstine

Primary Artist: Billy Eckstine; Main Performer
Composer: Jerry Livingston
Raymond B. Evans; Composer
Lyricist: Jerry Livingston
Raymond B. Evans; Composer

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

18 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

52 minutes and 28 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1500x1500 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

13/18 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

Only 1/18 tracks has synced lyrics

Genres

Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Vocal, Traditional Pop, Standards, Pop Standards, Vintage Lounge

Label

Universal Classics & Jazz

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 1957

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

731452644022