Music for Torching with Billie Holiday


Music for Torching with Billie Holiday is a studio album by jazz singer Billie Holiday. A collection of torch songs, it was released in 1955 by Clef Records. It is her first 12-inch LP for the label, after four 10 inch LPs.
The music was recorded over the course of two sessions in Los Angeles, two days apart, which also resulted in all the material for her follow-up album Velvet Mood.

Track listing

Side A

  1. "It Had to Be You" – 4:02
  2. "Come Rain or Come Shine" – 4:23
  3. "I Don't Want to Cry Anymore" – 3:55
  4. "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" – 4:29

Side B

  1. "A Fine Romance" – 3:35
  2. "Gone with the Wind" – 3:26
  3. "I Get a Kick Out of You" – 5:42
  4. "Isn't This a Lovely Day?" – 4:16

Personnel