Good Morning Heartache

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"Good Morning Heartache"
Single by Billie Holiday
B-side"No Good Man"
Released1946
RecordedJanuary 22, 1946
GenreJazz blues
Length3:05
LabelDecca
Songwriter(s)Irene Higginbotham, Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher
Billie Holiday singles chronology
"God Bless the Child"
(1942) 		"Good Morning Heartache"
(1946) 		"I Cover the Waterfront"
(1946)

"Good Morning Heartache" is a song written by Irene Higginbotham, Ervin Drake, and Dan Fisher.[1] It was recorded by jazz singer Billie Holiday on January 22, 1946.[2]

Bill Stegmeyer and his Orchestra (Decca Session No. 54) New York City, January 22, 1946:[1] with Chris Griffin (trumpet), Joe Guy (trumpet), Bill Stegmeyer (alto saxophone), Hank Ross (tenor saxophone), Bernie Kaufman (tenor saxophone), Armand Camgros (tenor saxophone), Joe Springer (piano), Tiny Grimes (guitar), John Simmons (bass), Sidney Catlett (drums), Billie Holiday (vocal) + 4 strings.

The song has subsequently been recorded by numerous artists.[3]

Chart recordings[]

  • The song was recorded by singer Diana Ross, when she portrayed Holiday in the movie Lady Sings the Blues, in 1972. Ross brought jazz back to the pop and R&B audiences, sending it to numbers 20 and 34 on the US Billboard R&B and Pop charts respectively.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "78 Record: Billie Holiday - Good Morning Heartache (1946)". 45worlds.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "Decca Records: Good Morning Heartache". Archived from the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  3. ^ "secondhandsongs.com". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  4. ^ "Chart Beat". Billboard.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.

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