Billie Holiday's Greatest Hits Review

07/13/2005 5:26 AM, AMG


GRP's Greatest Hits is not designed for collectors or serious fans, and it will likely frustrate them. However, casual fans and the curious will be well served by this 19-track collection of highlights from Billie Holiday's Decca recordings, featuring such songs as "Easy Living," "Solitude," "God Bless the Child," "T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do," "Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be)" and "Crazy He Calls Me." It's not an ideal collection, and it doesn't contain all of her great performances for Decca, but it's a nice sampler that makes for an effective introduction to this era. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide