Lady In Satin

Whatta voice. Rich, vibrant. Best thing Fallout 3 did was bring Billie to the ears of a new generation. Album itself is quite same-samey and boring tho.

3/5 I had not heard this album by the "Lady in Satin." She is kinda the Lady Sachmoe though isn't she? It didn't feel particularly drawn to any of these songs. I think I listened to a greatest hits album when I was younger, and many of those songs are singable and very catchy. I wonder if this one came later in her career when the drugs had really taken hold. It didn't feel like it had the same soul. It wasn't bad, but I probably won't be listening to 300 times to learn the lyrics and the sing the songs.

I'm sad I didn't enjoy this cos I really wanted to. Her voice was something else but the songs didn't do anything for me. Maybe there's a better album out there for me? I guess I'll find out.

Listened Before? N Pretty good. A bit mellow, but she's a great singer. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: You've Changed

Always loved Billie's unique voice, powerful and heartbreaking lyrics. I wasn't in the mood for this album today, so I'll need to revisit later.

The voice is obviously incredible and the album flows really well. However, as a result it just felt like one really long song - The sad solo song from a mid 20th century movie that you recognise as decent but just wish it would speed up a little

Lovely voice, I suppose. Not interested to listen to more than half a song. Heard one, heard them all.

Sounded like yoda

Just over one year after "Lady in Satin"'s release, Billie Holiday was dead at the age of 44. 70 cents in her bank account, an estate of $1,000, her classic recordings out of print, and a short obituary on page 15 of the New York Times. I was stunned to read this: Billie Holiday, a legend today by anyone's estimation, was essentially forgotten by the time she had died. How did it come to that? A slow decline through alcohol and drugs; years elapsing without much notable output; obstructions in music's circulation in the mid-twentieth century; none of it seemed to have helped her case. By 1958's "Lady in Satin", she was written off by many as a has-been at the end of their rope. More fool them. There's a profound emotional quality to Holiday's renditions here, which can be as peripheral or pervasive as the listener is willing to allow. While I'm much more on the peripheral side (I won't be putting this on regular rotation, and am struggling to retain the content of this album after several listens), I'd never object to hearing it waft sleepily through the air. The parallels are clear with the oldest album in the 1001 catalogue, Frank Sinatra's "In the Wee Small Hours". Holiday actually set out to emulate its smoky, mellow and mournful mood, to the point that three standards from Sinatra's record also appear here ("Glad to be Unhappy", "I'll be Around" and "I Get Along Without You Very Well"). As assured as Holiday's performances are, I'd have to say I preferred Sinatra's versions on the whole. "Lady in Satin" suffers from a lack of Nelson Riddle (Holiday's initial choice of arranger, owing to his work on "In the Wee Small Hours"). While Ray Ellis still does a great job with his orchestra, the bedrock for Holiday's vocals could have been lusher or more varied. Where Holiday arguably has the edge over Sinatra, though, is in authenticity. She still sounds impeccable to my ears, but the mythos around her being a tarnished star, her voice a cracked and broken shadow of its former self, only enhances the appeal of "Lady in Satin". It's true that Holiday has a fragile timbre here, sometimes cracking and straining, but there's also a winning quiet assurance. She perfectly foreshadows the atmosphere of Bob Dylan or Leonard Cohen's latter-day recordings, fifty years early. Vocal jazz is never going to be a favourite style of mine - I first heard "Lady in Satin" a few years ago and couldn’t remember any of it - but I can appreciate its significance for the genre and as a sombre, bittersweet send-off for one of the greatest talents in the field.

3/5 It's Nice. Wouldn't see it out often though.

Ben toch wel echt een beginner in het luisteren van jazz. Desalniettemin bloeide ik op zodra ik de trompet hoorde.

Tangled up in schamltz.

Wonderful voice Beautiful album

It’s a vibe for sure, but something I’m rarely in the mood for. I can appreciate her iconic status, but it’s just not really my thing.

This made me feel elegant and calm and really fit the mood driving home from an event on a cold, rainy Monday night. Even so, it's not something I'd listen too regularly. Perhaps to fit a mood, but that's it.

Beautiful voice (if a little bit raspy), pretty love songs with a great range of emotion, and nice orchestral backing. The downside is, that it's all quite samey from a musical perspective - you can pick a lot of these songs individually, listening on their own, and they are great, but it's a bit too repetitive to make a great album. 3/5

Solid!

I'd heard the name Billie Holiday, but had no idea that her career was so long ago (1930s - 1950s), or that she had such a tragic life. Her struggles are apparent in her raspy voice as she soulfully sings this set of jazz standards with great emotion. Rating: 3/5 Playlist track: I'm a Fool to Want You Date listened: 24/02/23

this was decent, but the vocals left much to be desired. there's a lot that could be done on the production front, but the instrumentals are where the album shines the most! saccharine but not to the point of causing diabetes, subtle but not quiet - Lady in Satin would make for a great instrumental album.

This is way out of my wheelhouse, but I did get a kick out of it. Voice is just so expressive - it really is Billie + backing musicians, she shines. Very dated sounding though - it's a bit of an outlier in the 1001 list.

Great voice

class act. easy listening

This album is fine. Nice renditions of standards but shouldn’t Billie Holiday have a blues/jazz album on the list instead?

Not really for me, but you can’t deny the richness and quality of her voice. Though she died young her voice has a very aged/experienced texture.

jazz

great background music

It’s good.It washes over you.It’s all beautiful orchestral sounding music but I don’t love her voice.It conveys Deep sadness very well though.

Emotionaalisesti todella mahtava kokonaisuus muiden artistien biisejä. Osa 30-luvulta. Ääni uniikki alkoholin ja huumeiden takia. Tälle haluisi antaa viisi contentin takia. Ei voi.

It's good, not my favorite style of music though. I can see that she was probably one of Amy Winehouse's key influences. 3 stars.

Thought I would enjoy her more for how iconic she is. Don't love her style.

Sweet, sometime bordering on saccharine. Nevertheless, the undeniable emotive force of Ms Holiday's voice and phrasing wins over elegant but largely linear orchestration

She's great, and I really regret that I wasn't listening to this in ideal circumstances--slow dancing in a dimly-lit room

An Older Billie Holiday , with an iconic voice

Cool voice. Good jazz stuff here. Tragic story about her, though.

A little too meloncholy for my tastes

todo lo mismo pero bueno ya fue 7/10

Hmm

Billie with strings. OK, not great.

Lovely voice and tunes from our older days.

cute! comfy jazz tunes

Not exactly my type of tune. Can respect the standards, but not my cup of tea. 6/10.

Without a shadow of a doubt, she has a special and unique voice. However, the music is so generic/average easy listening jazz that it spoils all the emotion behind Billie Holiday's interpretation. So, I don't know... 5 stars for her, -2 stars for what's surrounding her.

Great voice, too bad I fell asleep.

beautiful voice, easy listening jazz, blend well with aretha, nina, etc.

Without a shadow of a doubt, she has a special and unique voice. However, the music is so generic/average easy listening jazz that it spoils all the emotion behind Billie Holiday's interpretation. So, I don't know... 5 stars for her, -2 stars for what's surrounding her.

Good

Pleasant enough. Ms. Holiday had a amazing voice. The problem is that so much of this just runs together. Maybe it needs more listens to detect the differences but it largely felt like the same song on repeat. A lesser talent wouldn't pull this album off at all.

9th December 2022 Listened across the weekend as I had too many podcasts to catch up on. Rugby and England on Saturday with Crofty and mums birthday lunch in Stroud. Sunday snow day! Didn’t give it the respect it deserves, her voice is magical and reminiscent of old Hollywood glamour.

Clearly a great voice and worthy of the list as it represents an entire genre/era. I don’t really like it though.

It was almost one in the morning, but I'm pretty sure that this is what made me almost fall asleep. It was just really slow and soothing in a way that would make me drowsy at almost any point in the day honestly. Definitely doesn't sound like the voice of someone who's gonna die of alcohol poisoning within the next year though.

Chill vibes. Not bad, but slightly too old for me. Good background music though.

I like Billie Holiday, but this album wasn't her best material.

Here's proof that jazz is better with vocals. Billie Holiday's voice has this character where she sounds like she can't sing, but it fits perfectly for a genre like jazz. It especially works here, with the music being more structured. The only problem is that the album gets weaker as it goes along, because there's not much variety. They found a sound that worked, and just stuck to that the whole way through. When you start the first few songs they're very interesting, but towards the latter half it gets a bit tiresome. Standout track is understandably, the first song - I'm a Fool to Want You.

It's a mostly passive listen from me, but that's doesn't mean it's not a good album, it's just more so that I'm not the biggest fan of this style of music, but I do appreciate the songs, and I do like her as a singer. It's a reasonable 40 minute listen. Not my favorite thing ever, but I did like it. 3.5/5

Sounds good. Reminds me of christmas music. I can't really tell the difference between the tracks, so had to stop listening about halfway through. Good for the right time/vibe. Don't want to critique, but this is not really for me.

This is definitely a mood. Not bad. I like the trill/vibrato in her voice. The kind of music I'd like to be on in the background at a cafe.

Great voice, I don't even mind the orchestra. But it did seem like she sang the same song 12 times.

This album should be called Lady Day Phones It In. It's obviously her, as there's none like her, and she has a great voice; but why is this over orchestrated mush on this list and not her greater jazz contributions?

Undeniably, a unique voice. I wasn't particularly in the mood for this style of music yesterday, songs felt quite dull. Still appreciate the musical arrangements. 2.5

Prefs: I'm a Fool to Want You, For Heavean's Sake, Violets for your Furs, You've Changed, But Beautiful Moins pref: I Get Along With You Very Well

Some beautiful Billie Holiday to put on over a fire with a nice drinky poo

Solid Billie Holiday album. Good vocal jazz album.

Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: Yes, for the genre this is my favourite style. Very soothing and comforting Favourite song: Track 3 - You Don’t Know What Love is

If I try hard, I can see why my grandparents would have been moved by this. But its a stretch for me.

I've heard lots about her, and I'm certain I've heard her before, but nothing comes to mind. So far, I love her smoky voice. I do like the genre quite a bit, but it's not something I typically seek out. Interesting how some of the phrases are almost more spoken than sung. I just can't think of where I've heard these songs before. Movies, shows, commercials? Beside her voice, the music is also nothing to scoff at. The trumpet in the latter half of Violets for Your Furs is *chef's kiss.* Consuming this all at the same time as a continuous album might be too much, though.

Favourite track(s): I'm a Foolto Want You; I Get Along Without You Very Well I wonder if folks in '58 considered the sound of this album nostalgic as well. I wonder if they also thought the voice of Billie Holiday to be absolutely iconic. I wonder if they the music generated a longing for Christmas time in them, even when they listened to it in October. I wonder if it was considered flawless, since in my eyes it isn't - simply due to the lack in variety with regard to the instrumentals and vibes. For me, this results in a feeling of "having listened to one song, I have listened to most of them". But even so, I wonder how many artist since that time would name Holiday as a clear inspiration. Melody Gardot comes to mind among others.

Loads of songs that could soundtrack Sean Connery's James Bond shagging.

The strings on this are really nice, and (while she didn’t write any of them) the lyrics are so beautiful. Shame she’s not a brilliant singer 3/5.

Lush arrangements and wonderful voice, but not a particularly great song selection if you ask me. Not that anyone ever does.

Iconic voice, back lacking a bit of variety.

Much as I appreciate her as a famous vocalist I would never set out to listen to her. I’m happy to hear the occasion song on the radio. Having said that it wasn’t terrible, just not for me. I don’t know whether to go high 2 or low 3 ?

Pleasant. I feel like if I was sitting in a smoky whiskey bar I would've been more into it...

Billie Holiday has such a recognizable voice. It is so raspy, smokey, and beautiful. She is one of the greatest female crooners. Ray Ellis' orchestra is beautiful. The music is low, with Billie's voice overtop, but every now and again, waves of strings and flutes wash over you, and then amazing trumpet solos blow the roof off the place. This album features songs that are about love and heartbreak. I am not a huge fan of jazz, but can absolutely appreciate it all the same. Favourite songs: I'm a Fool to Want You, The End of a Love Affair, But Beautiful, For Heaven's Sake Least favourite songs: Violets for Your Furs, You've Changed, I Get Along Without You Very Well 3/5

Something about this type of music just gets me. However, I think her voice was better in her earlier works.

It has a nice feel to it. My complaint it that it’s hard to separate songs from each other since they all sounds so similar. 6/10

Not my thing

Relaxing to listen to. Felt like Christmas music.

sweet

Got to give it up for Billie. Great voice and a super solid backing track, the horns tie the bow on the album for me. Transported to a black and white Noire/romance film with every song, though it’s slightly hard to distinguish when one song ends and the next begins

Her voice was shot and everything became repetitive.

good background. not necessarily my cup of tea but. it was nice.

That’s a voice that, while still sultry, has hit the bottle hard.

I can't imagine anyone adamantly disliking this kind of music - it is so simple and honest, soothing and relaxing, reminiscent of a much simpler era. At the same time, I can't imagine very many new listeners in 2022 getting really excited about this kind of music either, because it is so very simple and straightforward. Billie's voice is timelessly beautiful, the instrumentation is classically pure, there just isn't any substance or complexity to really dig into which would make this album more of a repeat listen, for me. Standout tracks: "I'm a Fool to Want You", "You Don't Know What Love Is" and "But Beautiful"

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I can appreciate the music here, but, much like any jazz music, I need to be in a certain mood, and sadly was not in the mood yesterday. However I will be adding some of these songs to my jazz collection that weren't already there.

Billie Holiday’s voice is absolutely beautiful, and each song by itself is a lovely experience. But listening to the album as a whole, it was very difficult to distinguish when one song ended and the next began. It was nice background music to listen to while working on projects, but I don’t think I’d choose to listen to the entire album again. I think this music is best appreciated and enjoyed in small doses.

The poetry of falling in love, heartbreak, longing, losing, and all the loving in between.

This one often comes up in lists of best records ever (or just best *jazz* records, but given the gaping holes in Dimery's list in that specific genre, you can't expect it to be fully taken seriously anyway...). Towards the end of her life, Billie had the idea to record her own "In The Wee Small Hours", and when you listen to the lush strings orchestration around her gracile, fragile voice, it sure seemed like a great idea on paper. Holiday was no Sinatra, especially at this point of her broken life, so the overall effect is altogether different from Frank's crooning. But whatever huge fans of Lady Day's might first think of *Lady In Satin*'s overall concept, they must absolutely listen to this album at least once in their lives, that's for sure... Yet can the same be said for fans of music in general? For me there are at least two records from Holiday's fifties period that should be listened to first, *before this one*, if only for the timeless jazz standards that can be found in them. The first is *Stay With Me*, a generally lively, big band record which can boast of great versions of "Ain't Misbehaving", "Everything Happens To Me" and "Say It Isn't So". And the second is the very melancholic *Lady Sings The Blues*, with wondrous cuts such as the title track, "Love Me Or Leave Me", "Too Marvelous For Words", but most especially a poignant and very melodramatic take on her legendary "Strange Fruit", one of the best protest songs ever written throughout history. Compared to those timeless standards, the compositions of *Lady In Satin* sound a bit lackluster and samey, in spite (or maybe actually *because*) of their classy " third stream" orchestration. The writer of these lines prefers to hear a "rawer", back-to-blues-basic, version of Lady Day, no matter how raw her vocal performance actually is on this record. Which implies a tracklising a little more focused and dynamic than the one found in *Lady In Satin*, even if "dynamic" will never ne the right word for Billie Holiday's nonchalant art... Number of albums left to review or just listen to: 879 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 65 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 30 (including this one) Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): 27

I’ve heard versions of some of these before. Not my jam but it’s not bad.

Not her greatest in my opinion, but hey, she's Billie, so an extra half star for being her. There is never mistaking her voice and phrasing, and sometimes it's amazing, others, well, not so much.

This was fine, no more and no less in my opinion.

Slow & sensual. Felt pretty boring as a whole.

Old school music - beautiful voice with orchestra in the background.

A treacly, deeply scarred voice. Her unique talent is for exercising complete control over it without letting that control preclude her from baring her soul.

Respect but not enjoy.

A very nice album, and she has a lovely voice but not truly standout for me. Unlike some of the others in this genre have been for me.

Great music, but not my genre.

¡Qué manera de sufrir esta mujeeeeeeeeeer! Muy sentido y triste todo lo que cantó. Me dejé llevar y lo sentí con ella.

Again, an album on the list because the artist didn't release many records int he form we would consider the album format as currently understood. Billie Holiday's best years were well past by the time she recorded this, the year before she died. Alcoholic, drug addicted, and broke, she did convince Columbia to sign her, give her an unlimited recording budget, and access to her arranger of choice and great material from the American songbook (although sings she had not recorded before. With a lush, rich, middle-of-the-road orchestral backing, her voice is cracked and creaking, but still with her timing, emotion and intimacy intact. That amount of vocal fry was, at the time, unheard of, but has become almost normal now. Even when barely singing, she still casts a long shadow today in her phrasing, the way she moves around a melody, and in the dry, croaking tone that is now common. She certainly lives in the songs, and the emotional truth is extraordinary.

It's okay, but not really my preferred style. Everything sounded quite alike. Nice to listen to though.

Billie Holiday is lovely but this album is quite repetitive - it’s a nice long song - as a whole it’s great but it’s hard to pick individual songs.

Reminds Shannah of Christmas. (2/5) Bill felt it was a little samey. Felt like B-sides. (2.5/5) Jane didn't hear it. Conor thought there were some great melodies, though not a lot of variety throughout. (3/5) 2.5/5

It's lovely but the jazzy lounge sound does get a little boring after a while. Lovely dinner sou Daypack but I probably wouldn't revisit it otherwise

C'est fou de penser qu'avec cette voix, elle a seulement autour de 40 ans. C'est une artiste incontournable qui a influencé plein d'autres chanteuses. Sa voix est plus agréable sur l'album Velvet Mood, mais cet album est très important dans sa discographie.

Lush arrangements and Billie's voice is as emotional as ever. Bit subdued and one-paced for my taste.

Billie Holiday’s voice is classic and unique, even on “Lady in Satin” late in her career when years of alcohol and drug abuse had led to a more raspy texture. In fact, that raspy texture can sound pretty great - but what it took to get Holiday there is tragic.

The crossover from jazz to the traditional love tunes did not rock my world. I wanted to see more experimentation which was clearly not the objective of the producer.

Nice voice!

Gotta say I’m a little unmoved or underwhelmed by this (given how I would have expected to react and my excitement at first hearing your music decades ago). I think these recordings with overly formal arrangements, mannerly phrasing and lush and syrupy strings are not aging well to my ears. Still, one of the most distinctive voices ever.

Bleak and pleasant at the same time. Amazing voice, but dinner party arrangements.

Malo mi je album ko album dosadnjikav. Mislim da je Billie bila zena za singlove. Al inace big fan, big, big fan.

Bio sam upoznat ovim imenom, ali nikad nisam ništa njeno slušao. Definitivno ima poseban glas, nije savršen, nije predivan, ali ima svoj glas. Melankolija vlada albumom, i slušajuć ovo se nalazim u prostoriji gdje gori kamin, vani je hladno, mrak je, moguć snijeg, a ja sjedim u fotelji čitajuć knjigu uživajuć uz jednu čašu finog vina. Moglo bi se reći da je u nekom osjećajnom debaklu, ljubavnom klinču gdje vodu okreće na svoj mlin. Orkestralno je popraćena sa kombinacijom jazza i to mi se jako sviđa. *3.5*

Jučer rat, danas instrumentali koji podsjećaju na falloutov neki radio.

It’s not my style, but it’s still good music

Inimitable raspy voice, powerful songs.

2/13/2022 Today's Album: "Lady In Satin" by Billie Holiday - This record is very similar to the softer slow dance moments on the last record. This sounds like if Nina Simone was plucked out of 1966 and put into 1958 and was told to make music that sounded like Louie Armstrong. Her vocals are very raspy and I don't think I'm a huge fan of them, but joined with the orchestral backdrop that feels like it belongs in a musical makes the general vibe feel whimsical and angelic. All of the songs are quite slow and have a similar beat to them, but I think it would be perfect for having family over and having something simple going on in the background. It feels classic and it would probably match most holiday vibes. It's not something I would listen to on a regular basis and it does much less than the Nina Simone record to innovate the sound that was all over this record. Not terrible to listen to but might put you to sleep. Score: 6 A bit boring Highlights: Any/None

Listening to this while wandering around Seoul forest was an interesting experience.

3, Don't listen to this genre often, she had a wiggy voice

I hadn't really heard Billy Holiday before and expected this to be easy to enjoy. The pace is certainly slow, though I think her voice isn't as warm (and a little warbly) as i thought it would be and isn't something i really fell into. Interesting to listen to.

Amb la veu rasposa i esguinçada per les drogues, Holiday dona llum al seu testament, un mes abans de morir. Els arranjaments són excelsos i tapen la feblesa de l'abans mejestuosa veu. Posat en el seu context, és un disc a admirar i celebrar. Escoltat sense context, és un disc pesumbrós, trist i dur

Track 01 - 3.25/5 Track 02 - 2.5/5 Track 03 -2.75/5 Track 04 - 2.25/5 Track 05 - 2.5/5 Track 06 - 2.75/5 Track 07 - 3.5/5 Track 08 - 2.25/5 Track 09 - 2.75/5 Track 10 - 2.25/5 Track 11 - 2.5/5 Track 12 - 2.5/5 Track 13 - 3.25/5 Track 14 - 3.5/5 Track 15 - 2.25/5 Track 16 - 2.5/5 Overall: 3.25/5 Album Art: 3/5

не ну наврено прикольно да, но я прям не слушаю чот такое все. Хотя на скока я знаю она крутая, но типо ваще нет никогда настроя на такую музыку

Pleasant but slow imo

Haunting voice that walks the line with being straight up goofy. A little sleepy

Mi piace molto l'accompagnamento orchestrale e penso sia musica molto piacevole, però non mi piace molto la sua voce né il suo stile, tipo louis armstrong, troppo vibrato...

Rustige kerstvibe

Music has come a long way. This was pleasant, but boring. I've heard countless female artists list Billie as a major influence, but I was underwhelmed.

solid just not that memorable.

I feel like I want to like this more than I actually like it. There is no question that she's a great singer, and some of these songs are really beautiful, but overall they do sound very much the same.

Songs too slow

Great voice and delivery. Such an icon! I never did establish an ear for the kind or orchestration that was used for this album, though.

There's no denying she has an incredible voice, and this is an effortless listen. It's not to my personal taste but I absolutely appreciate the craft and orchestration.

There's some things I really like here

Holiday's stylized vocals don't match my tastes, though she is still a great singer and everything else is jazzy bliss.

Such are the baselines that we messure against.... Presence, style, wrapping in the warmth... Enjoying this quite a bit

6/10. Lovely vocal performances but every song sounded the same :/

5/10. Okay, but didn't feel like it really held up

Nice orchestration with pleasant vocals

Qué voz. Saber sentir una canción que no has escrito tú e interpretarla de esa forma me parece un superpoder. No podía dejar de pensar en cómo hubiera sonado su voz diez años después, con una producción. El constante arreglo de cuerdas me ha cansado. Trascendencia:8 Género:7. Jazz? Muy easy listening para ser jazz. Opinión:8. Los dos puntos se los quito por las ganas que me han quedado de escucharla sin tanta puta cuerda

Where am I at with this one? It's Billie Holiday and I love a lot of her songs. This is good and all, but there's something in her voice that sounds tired to me and I couldn't get that out of my head. It's nice to listen to but I don't think I'd go back to it.

Prachtig kalm album met een licht kerstgevoel

What a voice!! Like many other artists that are listed on here Billie Holiday is another I have never listened to. Such a lovely rich voice that sings with so much emotion, was really impressed with this.

Good. Each song blended into the next.

I like some of her stuff but her voice really doesn't do it for me. Bonus point for growing up a few blocks away

Enjoyed the smooth dulcet tone as if I was in a film noir.

На большого любителя, не зашло

Такая камерная музыка с томным и вязким женским вокалом. Если бы я послушал это, не посмотрев дату альбома, подумал бы что это записано в 1920-х .. Подошло бы для мультика Диснея или же для какого нибудь нуарного фильма! Послушав дольше, погрузился в некую атмосферу спокойствия, как будто перенесся в фильм в роли с самим собой. Взаимодействие голоса и такого количества инструментов удивительно.

was okay in my opinion. billie holiday has a special voice and yet its not for me lots of classics, 3/5

I liked this album. But I don't yearn to hear it again.

It will never be my desert island Billie Holiday album, partly the choice of material, partly because her voice has lost much of its power. That said, it has many beautiful and poignant moments. The delicate orchestration supports and caresses Billie's fragility rather than overwhelming her voice.

Very old timey music; lady singing really slowly about love to an orchestral backing. My grandparents would have thought this was the bee's knees.

every song filled with feeling and great technique, altough not my style makes for a great performance

Just fine.

Nice, pleasant album. Billie Holiday's voice is full of emotion and feeling and the songs are all sad in their own subtly different ways. That said, the songs do blend together and are hard to distinguish from each other. Can't really imagine listening to this to just enjoy it and I think that's what music is really about.

She can sing. I didn't care for the music.

I wasn't sure about the vocal style at first, but I think I like it. It sounds to me like a trumpet soloist. Enjoyed this one

Schöner, gemütlicher Gesang mit Trompete

Easy listening with warbly vocals. Bit of a miss for me, but this is easy to listen to.

Buena música, buena voz... Pero es el segundo disco consecutivo del estilo que me sale y son estilos que tienes que escuchar en cierto estado de ánimo y momento del día para que te guste de verdad.

I don't have a lot to say about this album. It's a nice time capsule of music from the 50s

Such a rich full voice The 50’s vibes are amazing Brass is so nice, slow guitar Kinda sounds like a Disney soundtrack For all we know is a highlight

First song very raspy, tickled my ears. This album is just one verrry long song.

If you listen to recordings from the 30's or 40's she had a beautiful voice but here she sounds like an old lady, even though she was only 42 years old at the time. But I do think the soft and romantic orchestra presents an interesting contrast to her voice and it gives a sense of nostalgia which matches the tone of the lyrics quite well

Easy listening - I like it.

I enjoy the album as a stark departure from the normal djent/metal that I listen to. I don’t know that I necessarily like how she leans into the vibrato on every held note but I think that’s more a product of the time/genre.

I hesitate to disparage Billie Holliday but these songs are almost all the same. Tempo, dynamics. The melodies vary and obviously her voice rises above it all. Still, there's something staid about this that disengages me.

nice

In which Billie Holiday does Frank Sinatra's 'In The Wee Small Hours'. Her voice is cooked after years of alcohol and drug abuse, but the arrangements complement what's left of her voice, and the result manages to be harrowing yet triumphant at the same time.

Not an album to listen to whilst working, at least not for me. Its very good, her voice is incredible. I just don't know when/where I'll listen to it again.

Quite good

A perfectly fine, pleasant album, but for some reason I just never connect as well to Billie Holiday as I do to her contemporaries, like Nina Simone or Ella Fitzgerald. A lot of the songs I’ve heard done by other artists that I prefer, but it was still a perfectly nice listen.

Quite nice relaxing music.

not my music but its good in the background. i understand the appeal; billie holiday was a heck of a vocalist

Classic, but wasn't really my jam.

Billie’s top notch, but this is maybe not her best

Classic voice and nice easy listening jazz

The events leading to the recording of this album were interesting to read about before listening. Helped me appreciate the tone and setting Billie and Ray were going for.

Yeah was alright. Enjoyed. 6.5/10

This is an okay album. A little redundant at times. Still, I love BH's voice!

Voz y orquestación. Un poco igual

3.7 - sumptuous but a little same same throughout

Beautiful vocals that I could listen to forever. Everything was pretty samey throughout. This is Sunday music.

Voz sedosa y negra como pocas.

Bonito y tranquilo. Jazz clásico. Como es de sus últimos discos está mejor grabado.

Soul, jazz. Un poco aburrido.

Nice

Nice rainy day music. Not my taste but I like the mood it instills. The songs feel like they they should play over the opening credits of a movie set in Paris. The more albums I listen to the more I see the importance of song order. There needs to be an ebb and flow to stop songs from feeling redundant. Lady in Satin doesn't really do that.

Iconic woman in a terrible time. Voice is a little harsh but very easy to listen to this album. 3.5/5

pretty but not for me

Wow. Classicly good vocals. I can't believe this was recorded over 60 years ago.

I listened to this several times. It has a pleasant sound but also a deep sadness.

This is apparently her last album? You can hear the years worn on her, but that adds a kind of beautiful-tragicness to it. I like the 1st song the best. Really makes me want to go to a Jazz bar and just sit and take it all in. 3.5 to 3 since it's a bit one-dimensional.

Great music to listen to while cooking

Like walking back in time to a rainy night in the 40s. Smooth and classic--but not something I'd listen to in my own free time (unless it was Christmas). Makes me think of Esther, which is nice.

Bel album mais je n'ai jamais aimé le Jazz vocal.

Okay

pretty but a bit one note and slow

3. She has a great voice.

I can't claim to be a connoisseur of Billie Holiday music, but this album sounded different than what I was expecting. Turns out it's because they recorded this after her voice broke down. It's rougher and more seasoned than how she sounds on her more famous works. I wish the producer would have thrown some more varied songs at her. It sounds like 12 variations on a theme, which is probably what they were going for, but not necessarily the most interesting choice they could have made. Best track: But Beautiful

Tapped into some stuff I'm going through so was a bit of a heartsore listen. Overall still a bit bland for my taste

Wonderful listen.

This sounds super dated in 2021 and tbh the "jazz singer does other people's songs" thing never really sat well with me... but this has some kind of charm to it. I was bored on the first song, but as it went on I just kept listening and listening. I can see why she's regarded as a classic singer. It's captivating in a weird way. 3/5, but it's a high 3.

Det är vackert, ledsamt, ikoniskt, och av en artist med ett extremt avtryck. Inte alls något som jag normalt sett skulle lyssna på dock. 2/5 enbart för att jag inte skulle kunna tänka mig att lyssna om, men albumet i dig och dess avtryck förtjänar såklart ett högre betyg egentligen.

Dette er en sjanger jeg aldri har falt for, gitt. Jeg hører at det er mye sjel og personlighet i vokalen, men alt annet er så glatt og døllt at det går inn det ene øret og ut det andre uten at det setter spor av noe som helst. For meg er dette så intetsigende at det blir litt irriterende. Hadde denne fått lavere om ikke det var Limp Bizkit på menyen i går? Kanskje. 3/10

Vil en føle seg ung til sinns er det bare å høre på denne platen hvor en noeogførti år gammel Billie fomler seg gjennom vokallinjer fra gravens rand. Et dårlig utgangspunkt for å skjønne hvorfor hun er en av de unike vokalistene fra forrige århundre. Innspillinger femten-tjue år tidligere er å anbefale. Dette er mer av en nekrofil art.

I'm not a big fan of Billie Holiday's voice. I love her version of Strange Fruit, which came out long before this album. I didn't know any songs on this album. The songs were pretty, but I just don't love her voice.

although the voice is gorgeous and the music is overall soothing, the theme quickly bores me and halfway through i just want to stop it.

Extremely boring album. I do like this genre but none of these songs stuck out and they all blended together. This would be good background music in a smoky bar/club but it's hard to listen for over an hour as a regular album

I wanted to like it but just couldn't get into it. Maybe partly her gravely vocals.

Lady In Satin Billie Holiday 1958 Genres: Jazz 1. I'm a Fool to Want You (★★★☆☆) - Contexto: Dependencia amorosa dolorosa; sabe que la relación le hace daño pero no puede dejar de desear a esa persona. 2. For Heaven's Sake (★★★☆☆) - Contexto: Súplica para que el otro deje de jugar con sus sentimientos y tome el vínculo en serio. 3. You Don't Know What Love Is (★★★☆☆) - Contexto: El amor verdadero solo se comprende a través del sufrimiento y la pérdida. 4. I Get Along Without You Very Well (★★★☆☆) - Contexto: Finge estar bien tras la separación, aunque los recuerdos revelan que sigue afectada. 5. For All We Know (★★★☆☆) - Contexto: Reflexión sobre lo breve e incierto de los encuentros humanos; amar intensamente porque quizá no haya mañana. 6. Violets for Your Furs (★★★☆☆) - Contexto: Recuerdo elegante y nostálgico de una pareja y un momento feliz compartido. 7. You've Changed (★★★☆☆) - Contexto: Tristeza al descubrir que la persona amada ya no es la misma. 8. It's Easy to Remember (★★★☆☆) - Contexto: Todo despierta recuerdos del amor perdido; olvidar resulta imposible. 9. But Beautiful (★★★☆☆) - Contexto: El amor puede ser irracional y doloroso, pero sigue siendo hermoso. 10. Glad to Be Unhappy (★★★☆☆) - Contexto: Prefiere sufrir por amor antes que vivir emocionalmente vacía. 11. I'll Be Around (★★★☆☆) - Contexto: Promesa de seguir presente afectivamente incluso después del final de la relación. 12. The End of a Love Affair (★★★☆☆) - Contexto: Aceptación triste del fin de un amor y de los recuerdos que permanecerán para siempre. -TOTAL = ★★★☆☆ (3) -Debería ser un 3, pero es un 2 porque la verdad no lo disfruté y me resultó bastante plano, calmo, sin sustancia, ni siquiera drama, romance o lo que sea, era sonido ambiental para los años 50's.

Another album that showcases the artist's and bands amazing talents. But it just wasn't for me. Really, it's great, but it's something I can appreciate once, and that's enough. Even once felt like a chore with an hour runtime

Much like Frank Sinatra, I have an appreciation for the vocals and the string arrangements with this easy listening music. But outside of a dinner party or a day where the mood fits this type of music, I don’t give it much thought. It seems very safe and hard to distinguish from the other music of the time outside of the vocalist being the unique feature. I think my brain has been programmed too to want more drums, some guitar, a synthesizer, etc. But idk. In summary, vocals were great but the music was boring.

As far as Jazz goes this is about my limit, it’s pretty, timeless. Doesn’t exactly get me going but it’s the sort of thing you can have on in the background. Favourite song: I’m a fool to want you

No tengo mucho para opinar porque el vocal jazz me aburre zarpadamente. Y tampoco quiero matar al género porque sí. 3/10 y a otra cosa

not bad, just not for me

Unbelievably not for me. The only thing keeping me from giving it a 1 is that it's a sort of 50s time capsule, which almost makes it an interesting listen.

Rating: 5/10 More 50's vocal jazz that simply isn't my thing. Her vocals and the pleasant background orchestration make the collection of songs fine to listen to but doesn't particularly move me. Sorry.

I was disappointed with this one. I was expecting more based on reputation alone. The songs all blended together and felt repetitive and pretty boring. Just not my thing.

Beautiful voice, but god this is dull and boring

No doubt she is legendary but just not something I appreciate enough. Sounds like one long, boring song.

Musically? Yes. Her voice? No. How you can listen to a smooth voice like Nat King Cole and then throw accolades at this. No.....just, no.

Just can’t get excited (or even interested) in this

Sounded like an early Disney film soundtrack. Limited appeal.

Never gonna be my vibe. Next….

No es mi estilo de música. Suena muy lindo

2.08

I struggled with Lady in Satin for one big reason. Musically it's a beautiful record, providing a rich and immersive soundscape. Unfortunately, I do not care for Billie Holiday's voice on thisrecording. It's haggard, craggy, and absolutely worn down from years and years of alcohol and heroin abuse. It would ultimately be her last album before she died at age 44, which is probably the reason for inclusion. I know it's a matter of taste, but I'd rather hear anyone else from 1958 sing these songs.

Overall, kind of a sad album. Has me wondering who did this to Billie Holiday! She has a good voice. Not really my jam. Super down tempo. 2.0/5.0 sorry Billie!

Late-career album using production tricks to cover fading skill.

This really wasn't my jam. The songs felt repetitive and the vocal delivery of miss Billie Holiday was incredibly dull after a certain point. The depth of her voice in undeniable but unfortunately I don't think it shines really well throughout the record. The beginning was nice but then it became the ultimate chore to get through. The instrumentals didn't go anywhere either. As a whole it felt like one song was playing over and over again. I read more about the tragic story of Billie Holiday and I couldn't help but wonder whether this album was a cry for help from a soul long gone. There is something eerie about her performance. The best song is "I'm a Fool to Want You".

Non c'était chiant.

I understand Holiday’s importance to music as an art form. I have nothing but the highest respect for this artist. I just don’t like her voice.

1950s jazz. The album feels very one-note because all of the songs are slow and about the same topic (relationships). You can hear the years of smoking and drug and alcohol abuse in her distinctive raspy voice, and it made the album kind of depressing to listen to.

- Billie's voice is interesting with a cool texture, here, but it doesn't have much range, and it makes it hard to find interesting variation in these songs. - I find the music on the dull side... not totally unpleasant, but dated in that 50s/60s way. I guess that's to be expected since it's all covers. Why an album of covers (of super unmemorable songs) when she has her own music? - Felt like the same song over and over, and the lyrics aren't hers (and are boring), so I just don't really care. More of your typical 50s/60s love songs. To me, the album felt like it went on forever. - Unfortunately, it also felt like a waste of an orchestra.

Idk, balsas nesužavėjo, bet melodijos ir tekstas gražūs.

Seems like this was included to shore up the obvious paucity of female artists so far, but Billie had plenty of records of varying types before this, which is not representative of her voice. Dunno. Show tunes eh?

great voice, historical importance, blah blah blah - sure...respect, but i've no desire to listen to this.

decent

Great singer and an album I'm sure is historically relevant. A little too slow for me and kind of sounded the same throughout. 2.5/5 Probably won't listen again

Not my thing

I love Lady Day but have never liked this album. It's too sad to listen to in many ways, none of them good. Her voice is gone, the orchestral swell attempts to cover and carry it all forward. The album on the whole feels like death tourism.

Respect to Billie but this was pretty samey

She is a legend but this was long

Not my cup of tea

Oldie, not Goldie

Tolle Stimme, als Album mir aber zu monoton.

I get it, but it's not for me. It's not something I would pick up and listen to often. It definitely fits a very specific vibe, but it's not mine.

Pretty good and I understand why it's on here but I don't care much for the style of singing where you make everything work through cadence. Sort of talk singing like Bob Dylan. The music is nice but nothing amazing. I know she is a legend and trying to tell a story but it's not something I would listen to again.

Whilst it was cool to get a little bit of history listening to Holiday’s haunting, broken voice, it really wasn’t that captivating a listen

Very little variety

not bad, very mid-century classic, very slow-dance, very melancholy or sad. don't mind it, but never going to be on repeat.

Quite relaxing to listen to, songs not noteworthy at all, and every single one of them sound the same

Interesting, lovely voice, but I got bored with it. All the songs sounded the same. Sorry, Billie.

The songs are nice, but I just don't enjoy her style of singing. She sounds 30 years older than she was. Doesn't work for me.

2.5/5 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/billie-holiday-and-ray-ellis-and-his-orchestra/lady-in-satin/ Holiday is obviously a voice to be reckoned with, even on this album where many claim her voice has deteriorated too much to properly enjoy. The album itself is just not very interesting, with every song sounding pretty similar due to mainly the instrumentation. Suppose there are more of het albums on this list, so interested to hear those from earlier in her career.

Look I know Billie Holiday is a classic and a legend, but I’m judging on my listening experience. This was fine. There is a place for this. But it’s not a fave. I find the slowness at times awkward for me. The songs and their lyrics are beautiful but would I come back and listen? Meh.

Vocal jazz.

A classic, I know. But tbh, you know one song you know them all.

Macy Gray does 12 subtly different takes of the theme song for a Disney Animation Studios James Bond film.

Was in at track 1. Never quite reached those heights for the rest of it though but I of this era, this is up there for me.

Clearly an influence on Lana Del Rey. It was a little samey and boring for me, but there were some pretty songs.

2.5 - good but got boring

Bra och ikonisk röst, men bedrövligt tråkiga låtar, tyvärr.

Nice, laid-back music, but a whole album of it is just a bit too much for me...

Schmalz

This sounds like a movie soundtrack. I initially didn't like her voice but it grew on me. It sounding this good despite being from 1958 is a bit crazy but I'm not sure how much the digital remaster is carrying that aspect. Overall it sounded like the same track over and over sooooooo 2

Day 231 Not remotely for me. Highlights I’m a fool to want you

relaxing

3/10

sitting here at LAX i had ample time to digest this album but unfortunately it is basically the same song for 45 minutes. i have heard very little of billie holiday, and while her voice is really nice, i do not feel like this was a great introduction to her. as ana noted, a compilation album would've worked better, because it's not like there was any pretense of this being An Album in the first place. quite unfortunate!

There's one Billie Holiday album on this list and it probably should've been a compilation album, because a lot of the best of Billie Holiday predates the album era and so were only released on singles. Gloomy Sunday or the haunting Strange Fruit, I'll be seeing you and Easy living are all great, there's absolutely enough Billie Holiday songs to compile together a great album on this list. Those were all only released as singles that were only later added into compilation albums. All this preamble is to say, despite really liking Billie Holiday, I don't like this album much. It simply doesn't hit the incredible highs of the best of Billie Holiday. There are good highlights on here, The end of a love Affair or I'm a fool to Want you, but overall this is very samey and monotonous. Songs quickly started to blend together in a way that honestly nearly put me to sleep. The singing on here is excellent, the orchestra is great but stripped back- the issue is that every song structure and tune sounds the same as the last. I hate to give this a 2, but its honestly just not her best work.

Not my cup of tea. Beautiful melodies, but a little repetitive and I’m not a big fan of the voice, either (sry)

This album starts off strong but it falls through halfway. While I’m not a huge fan of her vocal style I did enjoy the classical arrangements. I feel like the instrumentation stood out the more for me. Overall it’s a pretty decent album.

The star power of Holiday's music is palpable, no matter when in her career it was recorded. But in Lady In Satin's case, it's not particularly great-sounding or revolutionary (as a standalone record) compared to some of her earlier works. The slow tempo, identical arrangements, relatively limited range of moods... all of these are extremely consistent between the album's 12 tracks. So it's hard to enjoy this as a full album experience in the modern-day sense, something containing ups and downs and a variety of genres to demonstrate what an artist is capable of creating and performing (or, sometimes, to showcase a concept). But then, expectations of musical output were very different in the 50s. Even Elvis had only recently appeared on this scene by this point, and the British Invasion was still half a dozen years away. Are these excuses for something this unvaried – as another reviewer wrote, "listening to one monotonous 40 minute long song"? No, they aren't. We can't be holding different eras to different standards. In addition, judging by the number of streams, this record doesn't seem like a particularly influential release amidst the rest Holiday's discography. It really leads one to question why *this* album was picked, you know? You Don't Know What Love Is is an instant highlight. Not for Holiday's performance, but rather for Mel Davis's clear, angelic trumpet delivery during the solo. Later, the song But Beautiful is just as great for exactly the same reason. But all the other songs blend together, and by around the halfway point (Violets for Your Furs), I'm looking forward to the silence of the inner groove. Absolutely no effort is put into variety or textural changes. Or original compositions: every song is a cover. Shameful. We know Holiday is capable of writing good songs, based on her earlier output, so she has no excuse here. This is a weak record. 2/5 Key tracks: You Don't Know What Love Is, But Beautiful

Great voice for sure, but very dated

What can I say, not a fan..music for grand grandmothers

Album #51: Lady in Satin - Billie Holiday Genre (W): Vocal jazz No singles. I have listened to this album several times. Thoughts?: I think historically it is an important album. Billie’s penultimate album (the final one released during her lifetime) shows a weak and weary Holiday acting longingly. However, historical significance doesn’t automatically elevate an album. A lot of these songs are jazz standards that I know but don’t associate with Billie Holiday. Not the best. Favorite songs: I’m a Fool to Want You, I Get Along Without You Very Well, Glad to be Unhappy

Why? Why not show her at her best? What does this show except a great in decline?

I respect her more than I enjoy her.

Not my thing

I realise Billie’s name and influence in music is huge, but I just couldn’t get into it

I don't know, yall. Her story sure is a bit sad. How did she become so renown - logistically it's hard for me to comprehend? Jazz with vocals is not my thing but the music wasn't annoying. Glad she was able to find some joy in her life via music.

Every song sounds the same. Not bad, but not great either.

Siempre me gustó más ella por su voz que por sus canciones.

It's ok, not really my thing though

Just a little too slow for my liking

Best Song: Glad to Be Unhappy. I liked the melancholy lyrics and the trumpet. Worst Song: You Don't Know What Love Is. The warble in her voice was far too prominent in this track for me. Overall: I know it is an artifact of the times, but goddamn if it didn't feel like every song was being sung in slow motion. Her voice is nice, but I couldn't stand the pace. It's probably a fine album on at least double speed.

Her voice is so grating compared to the beautiful music

All the same song to me

Great voice but meh

Sounds like an old Christmas love movie sound track. A middle schooler would call it lame boomer music. I'm sorry, I don't make the rules. Probably unfair.

If I’m dying in a nursing home beside the one I love, then and only then can you play Billie Holliday. Other than that, keep this dogshit away from me.

Man, hate to disrespect, but I never want to hear this again. Looks like this was her final album before she died, and she sounds a lot older than 44. The circumstances of her death are wild and sad. Ray Ellis and his orchestra at times sound like they’re making the most boring Bond movie ever. But, there are some moments that sound pleasant enough.

Kinda like listening to one song over and over again

very disney very old disney cute

In isolation, I like each of these songs. But as a whole, it's too much. A bit like listening to early Bond themes or your grandparents' wireless for an hour.

I sound like a simpleton but i really dont enjoy this. Her voice is kinda eartha kitt catlike to an extreme that infuriates me. To me, this is just crawlingly slow (beautiful sure but very slow) strings with an annoying sort of grandmotherly vocal. Its nice and I suppose its likeable… I understand why people like her but this is not my favorite.

Boring. Soulful, lovely voice - but a bit dull

solid 2

Amazing voice but a lot of the same, good for chilled background music