LoginLady in Satin
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A harrowing classic and Billie Holiday's personal favorite among her 1950s albums, Lady in Satin captures the singer 17 months before her death, her once-honeyed voice scarred and weakened by a punishing life, emphasized by the session's crisp sonics and the contrasting "satin" of Ray Ellis' sleek string arrangements. Yet it is that very contrast that describes the power of these performances. In revisiting its torchy standards, Holiday reduces them to their core of pain and longing, transforming "I'm a Fool to Want You", "You Don't Know What Love Is" and "You've Changed" into naked declar
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Manufacturer: Sony Jazz
Release date: 6 October 1997
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 5099706514428
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Release date: 6 October 1997
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 5099706514428
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