Dinah Washington The Best Of The Roulette Years
During 1944-1958, Dinah Washington recorded jazz, blues, R&B, pop, and even gospel, excelling in each area. In 1959 after she had a major pop hit in 'What a Difference a Day Makes,' the quality of her recordings declined as she was mostly backed by large anonymous studio orchestras in an attempt to duplicate that song's commercial success. Known as “ The Queen ” or “ Miss D, ” vocalist Dinah Washington emerged one of the most versatile cross-over artists of the post World Warera. Her gospel-trainedvoice-noted for its rhythmical precision and tonal clarity — performed blues, jazz, and ballads with equal authority.
This is the discography for American jazz musician Dinah Washington.[1][2]
Roulette Records was an American record company and label founded in 1957 by George Goldner, Joe Kolsky, Morris Levy and Phil Kahl, with creative control given to producers and songwriters Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore. Find Dinah Washington discography, albums and singles on AllMusic.
As leader[edit]
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- 1947: Mellow Mama (Delmark [1992]) compilation of Apollo recordings
- 1950: Dinah Washington (MG-25060) (compilation of previous 78s)
- 1952: Dynamic Dinah! - The Great Voice of Dinah Washington (compilation of previous 78s)
- 1952: Blazing Ballads (Compilation)
- 1954: After Hours with Miss 'D'
- 1954: Dinah Jams
- 1955: For Those in Love
- 1956: Dinah!
- 1956: In the Land of Hi-Fi
- 1957: The Swingin' Miss 'D'
- 1957: Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller
- 1957: Music for a First Love
- 1958: Dinah Sings Bessie Smith
- 1958: Newport '58
- 1959: The Queen
- 1959: What a Diff'rence a Day Makes!
- 1959: Unforgettable
- 1960: The Two of Us (with Brook Benton)
- 1960: I Concentrate on You
- 1960: For Lonely Lovers
- 1961: September in the Rain
- 1962: Dinah '62
- 1962: In Love
- 1962: Drinking Again
- 1962: Tears and Laughter
- 1962: I Wanna Be Loved
- 1962: Late, Late Show
- 1963: Back to the Blues
- 1963: Dinah '63
- 1963: This Is My Story
- 1964: In Tribute
- 1964: The World of Dinah Washington (SR-25269) (Compilation)
- 1967: Dinah Discovered
- 2004: The Complete Dinah Washington on Mercury (7 x 3-CDs, PolyGram, 1987–1989)[3]
- 2004: The Complete Roulette Dinah Washington Sessions (5-CDs, Mosaic Records)
As sidewoman[edit]
With Clifford Brown
- Jam Session (EmArcy, 1954) – with Maynard Ferguson and Clark Terry – appears on one track
Singles[edit]
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | CB Pop | US R&B | UK | ||
| 1944 | 'Salty Papa Blues' | 10 | |||
| 'Evil Gal Blues' | 9 | ||||
| 1946 | 'Blow-Top Blues'(with Lionel Hampton) | 21 | 5 | ||
| 1948 | 'Ain't Misbehavin' | 6 | |||
| 'West Side Baby' | 7 | ||||
| 'Walkin' and Talkin' (And Crying My Blues Away)' | 13 | ||||
| 'I Want to Cry' | 11 | ||||
| 'Resolution Blues' | 15 | ||||
| 'Am I Asking Too Much' | 1 | ||||
| 'It's Too Soon To Know' | 2 | ||||
| 1949 | 'You Satisfy' | 8 | |||
| 'Baby Get Lost' | 1 | ||||
| 'Good Daddy Blues' | 9 | ||||
| 'Long John Blues' | 3 | ||||
| 1950 | 'I Only Know' | 3 | |||
| 'It Isn't Fair' | 5 | ||||
| 'I Wanna Be Loved' | 22 | 5 | |||
| 'I'll Never Be Free' | 3 | ||||
| 'Time Out For Tears' | 6 | ||||
| 1951 | 'Harbor Lights' | 10 | |||
| 'My Heart Cries for You' | 7 | ||||
| 'I Won't Cry Anymore' | 6 | ||||
| 'Cold, Cold Heart' | 3 | ||||
| 1952 | 'Wheel of Fortune' | 3 | |||
| 'Tell Me Why' | 7 | ||||
| 'Trouble in Mind' | 4 | ||||
| 'New Blowtop Blues' | 5 | ||||
| 1953 | 'TV Is the Thing (This Year)' | 3 | |||
| 'Fat Daddy' | 10 | ||||
| 1954 | 'I Don't Hurt Anymore' | 3 | |||
| 'Dream' | 9 | ||||
| 'Teach Me Tonight' | 23 | 4 | |||
| 1955 | 'I Concentrate on You' | 11 | |||
| 'I Diddle' | 14 | ||||
| 'If It's the Last Thing I Do' | 13 | ||||
| 'That's All I Want from You' | 8 | ||||
| 'You Might Have Told Me' | 14 | ||||
| 1956 | 'I'm Lost Without You Tonight' | 13 | |||
| 'Soft Winds' | 13 | ||||
| 1958 | 'Make Me a Present of You' | 27 | |||
| 'Never Again' | 74 | ||||
| 1959 | 'What a Diff'rence a Day Makes' | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
| 'Unforgettable' | 17 | 8 | 15 | ||
| 1960 | 'Baby (You've Got What It Takes)' (with Brook Benton) | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| 'It Could Happen to You' | 53 | 47 | |||
| 'A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall in Love)' (with Brook Benton) | 7 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 'This Bitter Earth' | 24 | 23 | 1 | ||
| 'Love Walked In' | 30 | 18 | 16 | ||
| 'We Have Love' | 76 | 51 | |||
| 'Looking Back' | 92 | ||||
| 1961 | 'Early Every Morning' | 95 | 75 | ||
| 'Do You Want It That Way' | 121 | ||||
| 'Our Love Is Here To Stay' | 89 | 70 | |||
| 'September in the Rain' | 23* | 19 | 5 | 35 | |
| 1962 | 'Tears and Laughter' | 71* | 56 | ||
| 'Dream' (new version of 1954 hit) | 92 | 92 | |||
| 'Such a Night' | 109 | ||||
| 'I Want to Be Loved' (new version of 1950 hit) | 76 | 109 | |||
| 'Am I Blue' | 110 | ||||
| 'Cold, Cold Heart' (new version of 1951 hit) | 96 | 140 | |||
| 'Where Are You?' | 36* | 38 | |||
| 'You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You' | 87 | ||||
| 'For All We Know' | 88 | tag | |||
| 'I Wouldn't Know (What To Do)' | 93 | 112 | |||
| 'You're a Sweetheart' | 98 | ||||
| 1963 | 'Soulville' | 92 | 126 | ||
| 1964 | 'A Stranger On Earth' | 136 | |||
| 1992 | 'Mad About the Boy' | 41 | |||
- 'September In the Rain', 'Tears and Laughter' and 'Where Are You' also made the AC charts (nos. 5, 17 and 11 respectively)
References[edit]
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- ^'Dinah Washington - Album Discography'. AllMusic. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^'Dinah Washington Albums and Discography'. Artistdirect.com. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^Though '1958 – 1960' in the title, it clearly contains only 1959 and 1960 recording sessions.
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