God Bless the Child (1941 version)

~ Recording by Billie Holiday

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
7.9God Bless the Child2:54Billie HolidaySony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack for a CenturyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1999-10-12
CBS Records Masterworks, Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Columbia Jazz, Columbia Masterworks, Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Harmony Records (budget label owned by Columbia), OKeh, Perfect (1922-1938), Philadelphia International Records, Romeo (1920-1930s US 25¢ shellac label), Sony Classical, Sony Discos (an imprint owned by Sony Discos, Inc.)JXK 65750

Relationships

alto saxophone:Lester Boone (on 1941-05-09)
Ernie Powell (on 1941-05-09)
Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1941-05-09)
double bass:Grachan Moncur II (bassist) (on 1941-05-09)
drums (drum set):Herbert Cowans (jazz drummer) (on 1941-05-09)
guitar:Paul Chapman (US jazz guitar player and singer) (on 1941-05-09)
piano:Eddie Heywood (on 1941-05-09)
trumpet:Roy Eldridge (on 1941-05-09)
vocals:Billie Holiday (on 1941-05-09)
sampled by:The Child by Alex Gopher (French mastering engineer, DJ & producer)
The Child (part of “Ministry of Sound: The Chillout Session” DJ-mix) by Alex Gopher (French mastering engineer, DJ & producer)
recording of:God Bless the Child (on 1941-05-09)

God Bless the Child

lyricist:Billie Holiday
composer:Arthur Herzog, Jr.
publisher:Basart Editions (ended)
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
is the basis for:God Bless the Child