Everything I Have Is Yours – The Best of the M-G-M Years
Billy Eckstine · 1994
134 min · 42 tracks · jazz
A collection of lush ballads and swinging jazz standards showcasing Eckstine's rich baritone and emotional depth.
Why this album works
This album compiles classic recordings that helped define the vocal jazz genre, reflecting Eckstine's influence on later artists like Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole. It features tracks that are often considered essential listening for understanding the evolution of American jazz and pop standards.
- Best for
- long, immersive listening sessions dynamic emotional journeys late-night contemplative moods
- Context
- Released in 1994, 'Everything I Have Is Yours' marks a retrospective compilation of Billy Eckstine's work during his M-G-M years, highlighting his significant contributions to jazz and pop music. By this point, Eckstine had established himself as a pioneer in blending jazz with popular music, having previously gained fame in the 1940s as a bandleader and vocalist.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Sun Ra· Charles Mingus· Miles Davis
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
Disc 1
- 1 Everything I Have Is Yours Standout 3:15
- 2 Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread) 3:01
- 3 Blue Moon 3:13
- 4 Mr. B’s Blues 2:31
- 5 Temptation 2:57
- 6 Somehow 3:15
- 7 Caravan 2:53
- 8 Bewildered 3:16
- 9 Body and Soul Standout 2:57
- 10 My Foolish Heart 3:05
- 11 Ev’ryday (I Fall in Love) 3:00
- 12 I Love You 2:42
- 13 Dedicated to You 2:46
- 14 You’re All I Need 3:08
- 15 I Wanna Be Loved 2:58
- 16 You’ve Got Me Crying Again 2:40
- 17 I’ve Never Been in Love Before 3:04
- 18 I Apologize 2:54
- 19 As Long as I Live 2:50
- 20 I Left My Hat in Haiti 2:41
Disc 2
- 1 Here Comes the Blues 3:11
- 2 Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries 2:45
- 3 Wonder Why 2:56
- 4 I’m a Fool to Want You Standout 3:09
- 5 Taking a Chance on Love 2:41
- 6 You’re Driving Me Crazy 3:10
- 7 Early Autumn 3:21
- 8 Tenderly 3:44
- 9 One for My Baby (And One More for the Road) 3:39
- 10 If You Could See Me Now 3:27
- 11 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes 3:44
- 12 Laura 3:18
- 13 Mister You’ve Gone and Got the Blues 3:33
- 14 Ill Wind (You’re Blowin’ Me No Good) 3:41
- 15 April in Paris 3:09
- 16 Coquette 3:09
- 17 Send My Baby Back to Me 2:58
- 18 How High Is the Moon, Parts 1 & 2 5:23
- 19 St. Louis Blues, Parts 1 & 2 6:21
- 20 Don’t Get Around Much Anymore 2:34
- 21 Lost in Loveliness 3:00
- 22 Passing Strangers 2:38
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