The Fabulous Miss D! The Keynote, Decca and Mercury Singles 1943-1953

Album by Dinah Washington

The Fabulous Miss D! is a compilation album by American singer Dinah Washington collecting singles recorded between 1943 and 1953. The collection showcases her blend of jazz, blues and pop-influenced vocal styles, with small-group arrangements, swinging phrasing and emotive blues inflections that illustrate her early career and contribution to post-war vocal jazz.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Evil Gal Blues
    2:54
  2. 2.
    Homeward Bound
    2:49
  3. 3.
    Salty Papa Blues
    3:05
  4. 4.
    I Know How to Do It
    3:12
  5. 5.
    Blow Top Blues
    3:21
  6. 6.
    I Can’t Get Started With You
    2:46
  7. 7.
    Joy Juice
    2:48
  8. 8.
    Embraceable You
    2:55
  9. 9.
    When a Woman Loves a Man
    2:56
  10. 10.
    Oo Wee Walkie Talkie
    2:42
  11. 11.
    A Slick Chick on the Mellow Side
    2:42
  12. 12.
    Postman Blues
    2:54
  13. 13.
    That’s Why a Woman Loves a Heel
    2:53
  14. 14.
    I Want to Be Loved
    2:53
  15. 15.
    Stairway to the Stars
    3:01
  16. 16.
    Mean and Evil Blues
    2:50
  17. 17.
    Fool That I Am
    2:33
  18. 18.
    Since I Fell for You
    2:41
  19. 19.
    You Can Depend on Me
    2:43
  20. 20.
    There’s Got to Be a Change
    2:36
  21. 21.
    Early in the Morning
    2:36
  22. 22.
    I Love You, Yes I Do
    2:38
  23. 23.
    Don’t Come Knockin’ at My Door
    2:54
  24. 24.
    Ain’t Misbehavin’
    2:50
  25. 25.
    No More Lonely Gal Blues
    2:49
  26. 26.
    West Side Baby
    2:59
  27. 27.
    Walkin’ and Talkin’ and Crying My Blues Away
    2:33

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    I Want to Cry
    3:13
  2. 3.
    Resolution Blues
    3:16
  3. 4.
    Tell Me So
    2:37
  4. 5.
    In the Rain
    2:52
  5. 6.
    Am I Asking Too Much
    2:48
  6. 7.
    I Sold My Heart to the Junkman
    3:06
  7. 8.
    It’s Too Soon to Know
    2:41
  8. 9.
    I’ll Wait
    3:02
  9. 10.
    Why Can’t You Behave?
    2:46
  10. 11.
    It’s Funny
    2:35
  11. 12.
    You Satisfy
    2:47
  12. 13.
    Laughing Boy
    2:30
  13. 14.
    What Can I Say After I Say I’m Sorry?
    2:37
  14. 15.
    Pete
    2:21
  15. 16.
    Baby Get Lost
    2:50
  16. 17.
    Long John Blues
    3:09
  17. 18.
    Am I Really Sorry
    2:53
  18. 19.
    I Challenge Your Kiss
    3:10
  19. 20.
    Good Daddy Blues
    2:23
  20. 21.
    Richest Guy in the Graveyard
    2:52
  21. 22.
    I Only Know
    2:25
  22. 23.
    New York, Chicago & Los Angeles
    1:56
  23. 24.
    It Isn’t Fair
    3:00
  24. 25.
    Journey’s End
    3:08
  25. 26.
    I Wanna Be Loved
    2:48
  26. 27.
    Love Me With Misery
    2:53

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    I’ll Never Be Free
    2:43
  2. 4.
    Big Deal
    2:41
  3. 5.
    How Deep Is the Ocean
    3:01
  4. 6.
    Why Don’t You Think Things Over
    2:29
  5. 7.
    Harbor Lights
    3:02
  6. 8.
    I Cross My Fingers
    2:58
  7. 9.
    Time Out for Tears
    3:19
  8. 10.
    Only a Moment Ago
    2:56
  9. 11.
    My Kind of Man
    3:23
  10. 12.
    If I Loved You
    2:25
  11. 13.
    Fast Movin’ Mama
    2:12
  12. 14.
    Juice Head Man of Mine
    2:42
  13. 15.
    My Heart Cries for You
    2:42
  14. 16.
    I Apologize
    3:18
  15. 17.
    I Won’t Cry Anymore
    3:27
  16. 18.
    Don’t Say You’re Sorry Again
    3:14
  17. 19.
    Please Send Me Someone to Love
    3:00
  18. 20.
    Ain’t Nobody’s Business but My Own
    3:05
  19. 21.
    Fine Fine Daddy
    2:31
  20. 22.
    I’m So Lonely I Could Cry
    3:09
  21. 23.
    If You Don’t Believe I’m Leavin’ (Count the Days I’m Gone)
    2:40
  22. 24.
    I’m a Fool to Want You
    2:39
  23. 25.
    Cold, Cold Heart
    3:20
  24. 26.
    Mixed Emotions
    2:58
  25. 27.
    Be Fair to Me
    2:55
  26. 28.
    Saturday Night
    2:27

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    Out in the Cold Again
    3:11
  2. 5.
    Hey, Good Looking
    2:42
  3. 6.
    Just One More Chance
    2:52
  4. 7.
    Baby Did You Hear
    3:04
  5. 8.
    Wheel of Fortune
    2:14
  6. 9.
    Tell Me Why
    2:58
  7. 10.
    Trouble in Mind
    2:50
  8. 11.
    New Blowtop Blues
    2:36
  9. 12.
    Mad About the Boy
    2:58
  10. 13.
    I Can’t Face the Music
    2:47
  11. 14.
    Pillow Blues
    2:55
  12. 15.
    Double Dealing Daddy
    2:45
  13. 16.
    My Song (single version)
    2:55
  14. 17.
    Half as Much (single version)
    2:30
  15. 18.
    Stormy Weather (single version)
    3:02
  16. 19.
    Make Believe Dreams
    2:57
  17. 20.
    I Cried for You
    2:26
  18. 21.
    Gambler’s Blues
    3:14
  19. 22.
    You Let My Love Grow Cold (single version)
    2:56
  20. 23.
    Ain’t Nothin’ Good
    2:53
  21. 24.
    Lean Baby
    2:16
  22. 25.
    Never, Never
    2:14
  23. 26.
    TV Is the Thing (This Year)
    2:25
  24. 27.
    Fat Daddy
    2:26
  25. 28.
    Silent Night
    2:21
  26. 29.
    The Lord’s Prayer (single version)
    2:42
  27. 30.
    My Man’s an Undertaker
    2:29
  28. 31.
    Since My Man Has Gone and Went
    2:03

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