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(It Will Have To Do) Until The Real Thing Comes Along – Billie Holiday
Personnel:
Written By: Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, Alberta Nichols, L.E. Freeman & Mann Holiner
Vocals: Billie Holiday
Piano: Teddy Wilson
Guitar: Gene Fields
Bass: Johnny Williams
Drums: J.C. Heard
Saxophone: Babe Russin, Hymie Shertzer & Jimmy Hamilton
Trumpet: Emmett Berry
Directed By: Teddy Wilson
Record Label: Columbia Records
Lyrics:
Releases
Original Release: Billie Holiday (with Teddy Wilson Orchestra) – (It Will Have To Do) Until The Real Thing Comes Along/I Cover The Waterfront
Original Release Date: 1947.06.xx
Additional Releases:
1991 – The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Vol. 9 (1940 – 1942)
1993 – The Chronological Billie Holiday (1940-1942)
1996 – Love Songs
2001 – Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia (1933-1944)
2001 – Lady Day: The Best Of Billie Holiday
2007 – Lady Day: The Master Takes and Singles
2011 – The Real…Billie Holiday
Covers:
1931 – Ethel Waters (Original
1936 – Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy
1936 – Fats Waller
1948 – The Ravens
1952 – Oscar Peterson
1953 – Gene Ammons
1953 – Patti Page
1954 – Ella Fitzgerald
1956 – Carmen McRae
1956 – Mel Torme
1956 – Frankie Laine
1956 – Sonny Criss
1957 – Inez Jones (with Oscar Moore)
1958 – June Christy
1959 – The Platters
1959 – Van Alexander
1960 – Dean Martin
1960 – Joe Turner
1960 – Nat “King” Cole
1961 – Jackie Gleason
1961 – Kenny Burrell
1963 – Aretha Franklin
1964 – Dexter Gordon
1964 – Judy Henske
1965 – Jackie Wilson
1975 – Sonny Criss
1980 – Helen Humes
1984 – Frank Sinatra (with Quincy Jones)
1992 – Gene Harris
1999 – Etta Jones
2000 – Victoria Williams
2003 – Rod Stewart
2008 – Natalie Cole
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