Dinah Washington

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Dinah Washington (; born Ruth Lee Jones; August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963) was an American singer and pianist, one of the most popular Black female recording artists of the 1950s. Primarily a jazz vocalist, she performed and recorded in a wide variety of styles including blues, R&B, and traditional pop music, and gave herself the title of "Queen of the Blues". She was also known as "Queen of the Jukeboxes". She was a 1986 inductee of the Alabama... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: What a Diff'rence a Day Makes - #2: I Wanna Be Loved - #3: September in the Rain - #4: This Bitter Earth - #5: Unforgettable
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  Dinah Washington
1.
1944

Evil Gal Blues
Dinah Washington greentick

20 pts




9
R&B


as Sextet with Dinah Washington
written by Leonard Feather
2.
1944

Salty Papa Blues
Dinah Washington greentick

18 pts




10
R&B


as Sextet with Dinah Washington
written by Leonard Feather
3.
1945

Salty Papa Blues
Dinah Washington greentick

22 pts




8
R&B


as Sextet with Dinah Washington
written by Leonard Feather
Ain't Misbehavin'
4.
1948

Ain't Misbehavin'
Dinah Washington greentick

27 pts




6
R&B


written by Andy Razaf, Harry Brooks & Fats Waller
5.
1948

Am I Asking Too Much
Dinah Washington greentick

49 pts




1
R&B


written by Helen Miller & Fay Whitman
6.
1948

I Want to Cry
Dinah Washington greentick

18 pts




11
R&B


written by Harry Pirone & Lille Randall
7.
1948

It's Too Soon to Know
Dinah Washington greentick

42 pts




2
R&B


written by Deborah Chessler
8.
1948

Resolution Blues
Dinah Washington greentick

15 pts




15
R&B


B side to I Want to Cry
written by Leonard "Heavy" Swain & Dinah Washington greentick
9.
1948

Walkin' and Talkin' (And Crying My Blues Away)
Dinah Washington greentick

16 pts




13
R&B


b side to West Side Baby
written by Leo Hickman
10.
1948

West Side Baby
Dinah Washington greentick

25 pts




7
R&B


written by Dallas Bartley & Johnny Cameron
11.
1949

Baby Get Lost
Dinah Washington greentick

49 pts




1
R&B


written by Leonard Feather
12.
1949

Good Daddy Blues
Dinah Washington greentick

21 pts




9
R&B


[Mercury 8154]
written by Anna Spencer & Dinah Washington greentick
13.
1949

Long John Blues
Dinah Washington greentick

35 pts




3
R&B


B side to Baby Get Lost
[Mercury 8148]
written by Tommy George
14.
1949

You Satisfy
Dinah Washington greentick

23 pts




8
R&B


written by Les Baxter
15.
1950

I Only Know
Dinah Washington greentick

35 pts




3
R&B


[Mercury 8163]
written by Dinah Washington greentick & Richard Johnson
16.
1950

I'll Never Be Free
Dinah Washington greentick

35 pts




3
R&B


[Mercury 8187]
written by Bennie Benjamin & George David Weiss
17.
1950

It Isn't Fair
Dinah Washington greentick

30 pts




5
R&B


[Mercury 8195]
written by Richard Himber, Frank Warshauer & Sylvester Sprigato
18.
1950

Time Out for Tears
Dinah Washington greentick

22 pts




8
R&B


[Mercury 5503]
written by Abe Schiff & Irving Berman
19.
06/1950

#2  I Wanna Be Loved
Dinah Washington greentick

107 pts
22
US


5
R&B


[Mercury 8181]
written by John Green, Edward Heyman & Billy Rose
20.
1951

Cold, Cold Heart
Dinah Washington greentick

36 pts




3
R&B


[Mercury 5728]
written by Hank Williams
21.
1951

Harbor Lights
Dinah Washington greentick

19 pts




10
R&B


written by Hugh Williams & Jimmy Kennedy
22.
1951

I Won't Cry Anymore
Dinah Washington greentick

28 pts




6
R&B


[Mercury 8211]
written by Al Frisch & Fred Wise
My Heart Cries for You
23.
1951

My Heart Cries for You
Dinah Washington greentick

25 pts




7
R&B


[Mercury 8209]
written by traditional, Carl Sigman & Percy Faith
24.
1952

New Blowtop Blues
Dinah Washington greentick

21 pts




5
R&B


B side to Trouble in Mind
[Mercury 8269]
written by Leonard Feather & Jane Feather
25.
1952

Tell Me Why
Dinah Washington greentick

17 pts




7
R&B


B side to Wheel of Fortune
[Mercury 8267]
written by Marty Gold & Al Alberts
Trouble in Mind
26.
1952

Trouble in Mind
Dinah Washington greentick

23 pts




4
R&B


[Mercury 8269]
written by Richard M. Jones
27.
1952

Wheel of Fortune
Dinah Washington greentick

24 pts




3
R&B


[Mercury 8267]
written by Bennie Benjamin & George David Weiss
28.
1953

Fat Daddy
Dinah Washington greentick

13 pts




10
R&B


B side to TV is the Thing (This Year)
[Mercury 70214]
written by William Sanford & Phil Medley
29.
1953

TV is the Thing (This Year)
Dinah Washington greentick

24 pts




3
R&B


written by William Sanford & Phil Medley
30.
1954

Dream
Dinah Washington greentick

13 pts




9
R&B


B side to I Don't Hurt Anymore
[Mercury 70439]
written by Johnny Mercer
31.
1954

I Don't Hurt Anymore
Dinah Washington greentick

22 pts




3
R&B


[Mercury 70439]
written by Don Robertson & Jack Rollins
32.
1954

Teach Me Tonight
Dinah Washington greentick

21 pts




4
R&B


[Mercury 70497]
written by Gene De Paul & Sammy Cahn
33.
1955

I Concentrate on You
Dinah Washington greentick

12 pts




11
R&B


[Mercury 70694]
written by Cole Porter
34.
1955

I Diddie
Dinah Washington greentick

10 pts




14
R&B


B side to If It's the Last Thing I Do
written by Mamie Thomas
35.
1955

I'm Lost Without You Tonight
Dinah Washington greentick

11 pts




13
R&B


[Mercury 70728]
written by Helen Daniels & Joe Greene [American songwriter]
36.
1955

If It's the Last Thing I Do
Dinah Washington greentick

11 pts




13
R&B


[Mercury 70600]
written by Sammy Cahn & Saul Chaplin
37.
1955

That's All I Want from You
Dinah Washington greentick

15 pts




8
R&B


[Mercury 70537]
written by M. Rotha
38.
1955

You Might Have Told Me
Dinah Washington greentick

10 pts




14
R&B


B side to I'm Lost without You Tonight
[Mercury 70728]
written by Syd Bluett
39.
1956

Soft Winds
Dinah Washington greentick

10 pts




13
R&B


[Mercury 70906]
written by Benny Goodman & Fred Royal
40.
12/1958

Make Me a Present of You
Dinah Washington greentick

5 pts




27
R&B


[Mercury 71377]
written by Joe Greene [American songwriter]
What a Diff'rence a Day Makes
41.
05/1959

#1  What a Diff'rence a Day Makes
Dinah Washington greentick

from What a Diff'rence a Day Makes!   What a Diff'rence a Day Makes!
131 pts
8
US


4
R&B


hit for the Dorsey Brothers in 1934
[Mercury 71435]
written by María Grever & Stanley Adams
42.
10/1959

#5  Unforgettable
Dinah Washington greentick

from Unforgettable   Unforgettable
74 pts
17
US


15
R&B


hit for Nat King Cole in 1952
[Mercury 71508]
written by Irving Gordon
43.
03/1960

It Could Happen to You
Dinah Washington greentick

15 pts
53
US






[Mercury 71560]
written by Johnny Burke & Jimmy Van Heusen
44.
06/1960

#4  This Bitter Earth
Dinah Washington greentick

from Unforgettable   Unforgettable
75 pts
24
US


1
R&B


[Mercury 71635]
written by Clyde Otis
45.
10/1960

Love Walked In
Dinah Washington greentick

41 pts
30
US


16
R&B


[Mercury 71696]
written by George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin
46.
12/1960

We Have Love
Dinah Washington greentick

9 pts
76
US






[Mercury 71744]
written by Dinah Washington greentick & Alfonso Higgins
47.
03/1961

Early Every Morning
Dinah Washington greentick

6 pts
95
US






[Mercury 71778]
written by Belford Hendricks & Clyde Otis
Our Love Is Here to Stay
48.
05/1961

Our Love Is Here to Stay
Dinah Washington greentick

7 pts
89
US






[Mercury 71812]
written by George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin
49.
10/1961

#3  September in the Rain
Dinah Washington greentick

from September in the Rain   
106 pts
23
US
5
AC
5
R&B
35
UK
#1 hit for Guy Lombardo in 1937
[Mercury 71876]
written by Harry Warren & Al Dubin
50.
02/1962

Tears and Laughter
Dinah Washington greentick

19 pts
71
US
17
AC




[Mercury 71922]
written by Miriam Lewis
51.
05/1962

Dream
Dinah Washington greentick

6 pts
92
US






R
[Mercury 71958]
written by Johnny Mercer
52.
05/1962

You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You
Dinah Washington greentick

from Dinah '62   
7 pts
87
US






[Roulette 4424]
written by Russ Morgan, Larry Stock & James Cavanaugh
53.
05/1962

Where Are You
Dinah Washington greentick

from Dinah '62   
37 pts
36
US
11
AC




hit for Mildred Bailey in 1937
[Roulette 4424]
written by Harold Adamson & Jimmy McHugh
54.
08/1962

I Want to Be Loved
Dinah Washington greentick

from I Wanna Be Loved   
10 pts
76
US






R new version of 1950-hit
[Mercury 72015]
written by John Green, Edward Heyman & Billy Rose
55.
08/1962

For All We Know
Dinah Washington greentick

from Drinking Again   
7 pts
88
US






[Roulette 4444]
written by John Frederick Coots & Sam M. Lewis
56.
09/1962

I Wouldn't Know
Dinah Washington greentick

6 pts
93
US






B side to For All We Know
[Roulette 4444]
written by Rose Marie McCoy
57.
11/1962

Cold, Cold Heart
Dinah Washington greentick

6 pts
96
US






R
[Mercury 72040]
written by Hank Williams
58.
11/1962

You're a Sweetheart
Dinah Washington greentick

5 pts
98
US






[Roulette 4455]
written by Jimmy McHugh & Harold Adamson
59.
05/1963

Soulville
Dinah Washington greentick

from A Stranger on Earth   
7 pts
92
US






[Roulette 4490]
written by Titus Turner, Dinah Washington greentick, Henry Glover & Morris Levy
  Aretha Franklin
60.
05/1964

Soulville
Aretha Franklin

from Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington   
3 pts
121
US






[Columbia 43009]
written by Titus Turner, Dinah Washington greentick, Henry Glover & Morris Levy
61.
02/1968

Soulville
Aretha Franklin

8 pts
83
US






R
[Columbia 44441]
written by Titus Turner, Dinah Washington greentick, Henry Glover & Morris Levy
  Dinah Washington
62.
04/1992

Mad About the Boy
Dinah Washington greentick

20 pts






41
UK
written by Noël Coward


See also...

Dinah Washington & Brook Benton


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