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Dinah Washington
Released 1987

Manhattan
04:19
774 plays

I've Got You Under My Skin
05:23
512 plays

This Bitter Earth
02:25
483 plays

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- 1
- What A Difference A Day Makes
- 02:35
- 1,611 plays

- 2
- I Could Write A Book
- 04:23
- 383 plays

- 3
- Make Me A Present Of You
- 02:52
- 217 plays

- 4
- Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
- 03:24
- 396 plays

- 5
- I Wanna Be Loved
- 02:44
- 463 plays

- 6
- Manhattan
- 04:19
- 774 plays

- 7
- I've Got You Under My Skin
- 05:23
- 512 plays

- 8
- I Remember Clifford
- 02:37
- 199 plays

- 9
- Unforgettable
- 02:41
- 315 plays

- 10
- Easy Living
- 05:01
- 216 plays

- 11
- Backwater Blues
- 04:44
- 193 plays

- 12
- If I Were a Bell
- 02:07
- 311 plays

- 13
- Teach Me Tonight
- 02:47
- 224 plays

- 14
- Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now
- 02:40
- 214 plays

- 15
- All Of Me
- 05:24
- 220 plays

- 16
- This Bitter Earth
- 02:25
- 483 plays

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album review

Not quite as fine as Sarah Vaughan's Compact Jazz disc, this Verve roundup still nicely frames Dinah Washington's stay at the label with a fetching array of her best cuts from the '50s and early '60s. Taking in some of Washington's best-known pop songs ("What a Difference a Day Makes"), the disc touches on her excellent Fats Waller ("Keepin' out of Mischief Now") and Bessie Smith ("Backwater Blues") songbooks, while also including something from a fiery live date with Clifford Brown ("I've Got You Under My Skin"). And this is not to forget a handful of finely gauged readings of such perennials as "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," "Easy Living," and "I Could Write a Book." Topped off with fine support by a bevy of top players, Compact Jazz: Dinah Washington makes for the ideal introductory disc. ~ Stephen Cook, All Music Guide