For these Decca sessions, Billie was accompanied by strings and large studio orchestras for the first time in her career. Her voice was at its strongest during the 1940s, and among the many high points here are her original versions of 'Lover Man' (Holiday's biggest selling record), 'Don't Explain', and 'Good Morning Heartache'. Holiday's work here is often melancholy and resigned in the extreme, with sterling treatments of forlorn songs, such as 'You Better Go Now', and 'What Is This Thing Called Love?'.
Track Listing:
1. Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) - Billie Holiday
2. No More - Billie Holiday
3. That Ole Devil Called Love - Billie Holiday
4. Don't Explain - Billie Holiday
5. You Better Go Now - Billie Holiday
6. What Is This Thing Called Love - Billie Holiday
7. Good Morning Heartache - Billie Holiday
8. No Good Man - Billie Holiday
9. Big Stuff - Billie Holiday
10. Baby I Don't Cry Over You - Billie Holiday
11. I'll Look Around - Billie Holiday
12. The Blues Are Brewin' - Billie Holiday
13. Guilty - Billie Holiday
14. Deep Song - Billie Holiday
15. There Is No Greater Love - Billie Holiday
16. Easy Living - Billie Holiday
