Dinah Washington was one of the most popular and successful female singers of the post-war decades, her immaculate vocal style and phrasing enabling her to encompass blues, R&B, jazz, big band and sophisticated pop with ease, and had her life not been cut short in 1963 at the age of 39, she would undoubtedly have had a lengthy career as an album artist. As it was, she was consistently successful with her single releases, racking up 60 hits across the US pop and R&B charts. This 108-track 4-CD collection comprises selected A & B sides of her releases on the Keynote, Decca, Apollo and Mercury labels from this era, with at least one side of most of her records included. It features 58 of her hits, including the R&B No.1s “Am I Asking Too Much”, “Baby Get Lost” and “This Bitter Earth”, and numerous Top 5 hits including “What A Difference A Day Makes”, “It’s Too Soon To Know”, “September In The Rain”, “Teach Me Tonight” and the Top 5 duet hits with Brook Benton “Baby (You've Got What It Takes)” and “A Rockin' Good Way”. It features performances with some of the top orchestras of the day, including the sextets of Lionel Hampton and Leonard Feather, and with Lucky Thompson’s All Stars, plus the orchestras of Quincy Jones, Hal Mooney, Belford Hendricks, Ike Carpenter and more. It’s a substantial and varied showcase for one of the great singers of our era.

CD 1

1. EVIL GAL BLUES DinahWashington (Keynote 605) 1944
2. I KNOW HOW TO DO ITDinah Washington (Keynote 606) 1944
3. SALTY PAPA BLUESDinah Washington (Keynote 606) 1945
4. BLOW TOP BLUES DinahWashington (Decca 23792) 1947
5. WISE WOMAN BLUESDinah Washington (Apollo 368) 1946
6. MELLOW MAMA BLUESDinah Washington (Apollo 371) 1946
7. WALKIN' BLUES DinahWashington (Apollo 374) 1946
8. MY VOOT IS REALLYVOUT Dinah Washington (Apollo 388) 1946
9. PACIFIC COAST BLUESDinah Washington (Apollo 396) 1946
10. WHEN A WOMAN LOVES AMAN Dinah Washington (Mercury 8010) 1946
11. SLICK CHICK DinahWashington (Mercury 8024) 1946
12. STAIRWAY TO THESTARS Dinah Washington (Mercury 8035) 1947
13. FOOL THAT I AM DinahWashington (Mercury 8050) 1947
14. SINCE I FELL FOR YOUDinah Washington (Mercury 8057) 1947
15. THERE'S GOT TO BE ACHANGE Dinah Washington (Mercury 8061) 1947
16. I LOVE YOU, YES I DODinah Washington (Mercury 8065) 1947
17. AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'Dinah Washington (Mercury 8072) 1948
18. WEST SIDE BABY DinahWashington (Mercury 8079) 1948
19. WALKIN' AND TALKIN'AND CRYIN' MY BLUES AWAY Dinah Washington (Mercury 8079) 1948
20. I WANT TO CRY DinahWashington (Mercury 8082) 1948
21. RESOLUTION BLUESDinah Washington (Mercury 8082) 1948
22. TELL ME SO DinahWashington (Mercury 8094) 1948
23. AM I ASKING TOO MUCHDinah Washington (Mercury 8095) 1948
24. YOU SATISFY DinahWashington (Mercury 8102) 1948
25. IT'S TOO SOON TOKNOW Dinah Washington (Mercury 8107) 1948

CD 2 

1. WHAT CAN I SAY AFTERI SAY I'M SORRY Dinah Washington (Mercury 8133) 1949
2. BABY, GET LOST DinahWashington (Mercury 8148) 1949
3. LONG JOHN BLUES DinahWashington (Mercury 8148) 1949
4. AM I REALLY SORRYDinah Washington (Mercury 8150) 1949
5. GOOD DADDY BLUESDinah Washington (Mercury 8154) 1949
6. I ONLY KNOW DinahWashington (Mercury 8163) 1950
7. IT ISN'T FAIR DinahWashington (Mercury 8169) 1950
8. I WANNA BE LOVEDDinah Washington (Mercury 8181) 1950
9. I'LL NEVER BE FREEDinah Washington (Mercury 8187) 1950
10. HOW DEEP IS THEOCEAN Dinah Washington (Mercury 8192) 1950
11. FAST MOVIN' MAMADinah Washington (Mercury 8207) 1950
12. MY HEART CRIES FORYOU Dinah Washington (Mercury 8209) 1951
13. I WON'T CRY ANYMOREDinah Washington (Mercury 8211) 1951
14. HARBOR LIGHTS DinahWashington (Mercury 5488) 1951
15. TIME OUT FOR TEARSDinah Washington (Mercury 5503) 1951
16. IF YOU DON'T THINKI'M LEAVING (COUNT THE DAYS I'M GONE) Dinah Washington (Mercury 5665) 1951
17. COLD COLD HEARTDinah Washington (Mercury 5728) 1951
18. MAD ABOUT THE BOYDinah Washington (Mercury 5842) 1952
19. STORMY WEATHER DinahWashington (Mercury 5906) 1952
20. PLEASE SEND MESOMEONE TO LOVE Dinah Washington (Mercury 8231) 1952
21. FINE, FINE DADDYDinah Washington (Mercury 8232) 1952
22. BE FAIR TO ME DinahWashington (Mercury 8249) 1952
23. OUT IN THE COLDAGAIN The Ravens & Dinah Washington (Mercury 8257) 1952
24. WHEEL OF FORTUNEDinah Washington (Mercury 8267) 1952
25. TELL ME WHY DinahWashington (Mercury 8267) 1952
26. NEW BLOWTOP BLUESDinah Washington (Mercury 8269) 1952

CD 3

1. TROUBLE IN MIND DinahWashington (Mercury 8269) 1952
2. DOUBLE DEALING DADDYDinah Washington (Mercury 8292) 1952
3. HALF AS MUCH DinahWashington (Mercury 8294) 1952
4. I CRIED FOR YOU DinahWashington (Mercury 70046) 1953
5. YOU LET MY LOVE GROWCOLD Dinah Washington (Mercury 70125) 1953
6. MY LEAN BABY DinahWashington (Mercury 70175) 1953
7. TV IS THE THING DinahWashington (Mercury 70214) 1953
8. FAT DADDY DinahWashington (Mercury 70214) 1953
9. MY MAN'S ANUNDERTAKER Dinah Washington (Mercury 70284) 1954
10. SUCH A NIGHT DinahWashington (Mercury 70336) 1954
11. (NO, NO, NO) YOUCAN'T LOVE TWO  Dinah Washington (Mercury70392) 1954
12. DREAM DinahWashington (Mercury 70439) 1954
13. I DON'T HURT ANYMOREDinah Washington (Mercury 70439) 1954
14. TEACH ME TONIGHTDinah Washington (Mercury 70497) 1954
15. THAT'S ALL I WANTFROM YOU Dinah Washington (Mercury 70537) 1955
16. IF IT'S THE LASTTHING I DO Dinah Washington (Mercury 70600) 1955
17. I DIDDIE DinahWashington (Mercury 70600) 1955
18. I HEAR THOSE BELLSDinah Washington (Mercury 70653) 1955
19. I CONCENTRATE ON YOUDinah Washington (Mercury 70694) 1955
20. I'M LOST WITHOUT YOUTONIGHT Dinah Washington (Mercury 70728) 1955
21. YOU MIGHT HAVE TOLDME Dinah Washington (Mercury 70728) 1955
22. THE SHOW MUST GO ONDinah Washington (Mercury 70776) 1955
23. LET'S GO AROUNDTOGETHER Dinah Washington (Mercury 70833) 1956
24. CAT ON A HOT TINROOF Dinah Washington (Mercury 70868) 1956
25. SOFT WINDS DinahWashington (Mercury 70906) 1956
26. THE KISSING WAY HOMEDinah Washington (Mercury 70968) 1956

CD 4

1. TO LOVE AND BE LOVEDDinah Washington (Mercury 71018) 1956
2. YOU LET MY LOVE GROWCOLD Dinah Washington (Mercury 71043) 1957
3. I'M GONNA KEEP MYEYES ON YOU Dinah Washington (Mercury 71087) 1957
4. HONKY TONK The Queen(Dinah Washington) (Mercury 71389) 1957
5. EVERYBODY LOVES MYBABY Dinah Washington (Mercury 71220) 1957
6. NEVER AGAIN DinahWashington (Mercury 71317) 1958
7. MAKE ME A PRESENT OFYOU Dinah Washington (Mercury 71377) 1958
8. ALL OF ME DinahWashington (Mercury 71377) 1958
9. WHAT A DIFF'RENCE ADAY MAKES Dinah Washington (Mercury 71435) 1959
10. UNFORGETTABLE DinahWashington (Mercury 71508) 1959
11. IT COULD HAPPEN TOYOU Dinah Washington (Mercury 71560) 1960
12. BABY (YOU'VE GOTWHAT IT TAKES) Dinah Washington and Brook Benton (Mercury 71565) 1960
13. A ROCKIN' GOOD WAY(TO MESS AROUND AND FALL IN LOVE) Dinah Washington and Brook Benton (Mercury71629) 1960
14. THIS BITTER EARTHDinah Washington (Mercury 71635) 1960
15. LOVE WALKED IN DinahWashington (Mercury 71696) 1960
16. WE HAVE LOVE DinahWashington (Mercury 71744) 1960
17. EARLY EVERY MORNING(EARLY EVERY EVENING TOO) Dinah Washington (Mercury 71778) 1961
18. OUR LOVE IS HERE TOSTAY Dinah Washington (Mercury 71812) 1961
19. SEPTEMBER IN THERAIN Dinah Washington (Mercury 71876) 1961
20. WAKE THE TOWN ANDTELL THE PEOPLE  (Mercury 71876) 1961
21. TEARS AND LAUGHTERDinah Washington (Mercury 71922) 1962
22. DREAM DinahWashington (Mercury 71958) 1962
23. I WANT TO BE LOVEDDinah Washington (Mercury 72015) 1962
24. WHERE ARE YOU DinahWashington (Roulette 4424) 1962
25. YOU'RE NOBODY 'TILSOMEBODY LOVES YOU Dinah Washington (Roulette 4424) 1962
26. FOR ALL WE KNOWDinah Washington (Roulette 4444) 1962
27. I WOULDN'T KNOW(WHAT TO DO) Dinah Washington (Roulette 4444) 1962
28. YOU'RE A SWEETHEARTDinah Washington (Roulette 4455) 1962
29. SOULVILLE DinahWashington (Roulette 4455) 1962