Who Needs You (Baby)
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| "Who Needs You (Baby)" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Billie Holiday | |
| Recorded | 1961 by Aretha Franklin |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Label | Columbia |
| Writer(s) | Billie Holiday Jeanne Burns |
"Who Needs You (Baby)?" is a jazz song written by singer Billie Holiday, and composer Jeanne Burns and published by E.B. Marks. This is one of seven songs written by or co-written by Holiday that she never recorded.[1][2]
"Who Needs You" appears to have been written by Holiday as an answer to Louis McKay upon his leaving her during their marriage.[3]
The song was recorded, after Holiday's death, by Aretha Franklin for her first album for Columbia Records in 1961, titled "Aretha".
Notes
References
- Stuart Nicholson, Billie Holiday, ISBN 1-55553-303-5
- Billie Holiday, THE BEST OF BILLIE HOLIDAY: Songs Recorded and Made Famous By Lady Day. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 0-7935-3687-1.
- Donald Clarke, Wishing On the Moon. Viking. ISBN 0-670-83771-7.
- John Chilton, Billie's Blues. Da Capo Preess. ISBN 0-306-80363-1
- John White, Billie Holiday: Her Life and Times ISBN 0-87663-668-7
- Liner Notes for Aretha Franklin LP, "Aretha" Columbia CL 1612 1961
- Ken Vail, Lady Day's Diary. Sanctuary Publishing. ISBN 1-86074-131-2
