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The Golden Hits of Billy Eckstine is a 1963 studio album by the American singer Billy Eckstine. It was arranged by Billy Byers , conducted by Bobby Tucker , and produced by Quincy Jones . [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
1953: Billy Eckstine Sings Tenderly (MGM) 1953: Earl Hines – Billy Eckstine: A Treasury Of Immortal Performances – recorded 1940–1942; 1953: The Great Mr. B: Billy Eckstine and His All-Star Band (DeLuxe/King) – recorded 1944; 1954: I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart: Billy Eckstine Sings 8 Great Duke Ellington Songs (MGM)
Billy's Best! is a 1958 studio album by American jazz and blues singer Billy Eckstine. [4] The album was released by Mercury Records, his first for the label.. Arranged and conducted by Henry Mancini and Pete Rugolo, the lush, romantic arrangements feature strings and woodwinds, along with big band arrangements with swinging brass.
Everything I Have Is Yours is a 1991 compilation album of songs by Billy Eckstine, subtitled "The Best of the M-G-M Years". It was released by Verve Records as a double LP . [ 1 ]
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Billy Eckstine recorded the song December 21, 1950, and scored a #10 hit. [3] Dean Martin recorded the song December 2, 1950, and scored a #14 hit. [4] Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians (vocal by Bill Flanagan) - peaked at No. 20. [5] The Ink Spots - peaked at No. 23. [6] Jan Garber & His Orchestra (vocal by Roy Cordell) - peaked at No. 26. [7]
The best-known recordings of the song were by Billy Eckstine in 1961 and Andy Williams in 1963, but several other recording artists have also recorded the song, including Bill Evans, Dick and Dee Dee, Shirley Bassey, Frank Sinatra, Julie London, Perry Como, Wes Montgomery (1963: Boss Guitar), McCoy Tyner, Jaco Pastorius and Lenny Breau.
The song was recorded that year as a duet by Billy Eckstine and Sarah Vaughan, and gave them a minor hit in the United States, where the song reached No. 82 on the Billboard charts. However, it enjoyed greater success in the United Kingdom, where, after initially being released in 1957 and spending two weeks in the UK Singles Chart , it was re ...