Peggy Lee
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Peggy Lee (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002) was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress in a career spanning six decades. From her beginning as a vocalist on local radio to singing with Benny Goodman's big band, she forged a sophisticated persona, evolving into a multi-faceted artist and performer. She wrote music for films, acted, and created conceptual record albums—encompassing poetry, jazz, chamber pop, and art songs.
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Discography
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Capitol Records
- 1948 Rendezvous with Peggy Lee (set of 78s: 6 songs)
- 1952 Rendezvous with Peggy Lee (10-inch LP: 8 songs; 12-inch LP: 12 songs)
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Decca Records
- 1953 Black Coffee (10-inch version)
- 1954 Songs in an Intimate Style
- 1954 Selections from Irving Berlin's 'White Christmas' (w/ Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye)
- 1955 Songs from Pete Kelly's Blues (w/ Ella Fitzgerald)
- 1956 Black Coffee (12-inch version)
- 1957 Dream Street
- 1957 Songs from Walt Disney's "Lady and the Tramp"
- 1958 Sea Shells (recorded 1955)
- 1959 Miss Wonderful (recorded 1956)
- 1964 Lover (recorded 1952)
- 1964 The Fabulous Peggy Lee (recorded 1953–56)
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Capitol Records
- 1957 The Man I Love
- 1959 Jump for Joy
- 1959 Things Are Swingin'
- 1959 I Like Men!
- 1959 Beauty and the Beat!
- 1960 Latin ala Lee!
- 1960 All Aglow Again!
- 1960 Pretty Eyes
- 1960 Christmas Carousel
- 1960 Olé ala Lee
- 1961 If You Go
- 1961 Basin Street East Proudly Presents Miss Peggy Lee
- 1962 Blues Cross Country
- 1962 Bewitching-Lee
- 1962 Sugar 'N' Spice
- 1963 Mink Jazz
- 1963 I'm a Woman
- 1964 In Love Again!
- 1964 In the Name of Love
- 1965 Pass Me By
- 1965 Then Was Then - Now Is Now!
- 1966 Guitars A là Lee
- 1966 Big $pender
- 1967 Extra Special!
- 1967 Somethin' Groovy!
- 1968 2 Shows Nightly
- 1969 A Natural Woman
- 1969 Is That All There Is?
- 1970 Bridge Over Troubled Water
- 1970 Make It With You
- 1971 Where Did They Go
- 1972 Norma Deloris Egstrom from Jamestown, North Dakota
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Post-Capitol albums
- 1974 Let's Love
- 1975 Mirrors
- 1977 Live in London
- 1977 Peggy
- 1979 Close Enough for Love
- 1988 Miss Peggy Lee Sings the Blues
- 1990 The Peggy Lee Songbook: There'll Be Another Spring
- 1993 Love Held Lightly: Rare Songs by Harold Arlen (rec. 1988)
- 1993 Moments Like This
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Chart singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Pop | US AC | UK
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| 1941 | "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good" | 25 | — | — |
| "Winter Weather" (w/ Art Lund) | 24 | — | — | |
| "Blues in the Night" | 20 | — | — | |
| "Somebody Else is Taking My Place" | 1 | — | — | |
| "My Little Cousin" | 14 | — | — | |
| "We'll Meet Again" | 16 | — | — | |
| "Full Moon" | 22 | — | — | |
| "The Way You Look Tonight" | 21 | — | — | |
| 1943 | "Why Don't You Do Right" | 4 | — | — |
| 1945 | "Waitin' for the Train to Come in" | 4 | — | — |
| 1946 | "I'm Glad I Waited for You" | 24 | — | — |
| "I Don't Know Enough About You" | 7 | — | — | |
| "Linger in My Arms a Little Longer, Baby" | 16 | — | — | |
| "It's All Over Now" | 10 | — | — | |
| 1947 | "It's a Good Day" | 16 | — | — |
| "Everything's Moving too Fast" | 21 | — | — | |
| "Chi-baba, Chi-baba (My Bambino, Go to Sleep)" | 10 | — | — | |
| "Golden Earrings" | 2 | — | — | |
| 1948 | "Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me)" | 1 | — | — |
| "All Dressed up with a Broken Heart" | 21 | — | — | |
| "For Every Man, There's a Woman" | 25 | — | — | |
| "Laroo, Laroo, Lili Bolero" | 13 | — | — | |
| "Talking to Myself About You" | 23 | — | — | |
| "Don't Smoke in Bed" | 22 | — | — | |
| "Caramba! It's the Samba" | 13 | — | — | |
| "Baby, Don't Be Mad at Me" | 21 | — | — | |
| "Somebody Else is Taking My Place" (re-issue) | 30 | — | — | |
| "Bubble Loo, Bubble Loo" | 23 | — | — | |
| 1949 | "Blum Blum, I Wonder Who I Am" | 27 | — | — |
| "Similau (See-Me-Lo)" | 17 | — | — | |
| "Bali Ha'i" | 13 | — | — | |
| "Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend)" | 2 | — | — | |
| 1950 | "The Old Master Painter" (w/ Mel Torme) | 9 | — | — |
| "Show Me the Way to Get out of This World" | 28 | — | — | |
| 1951 | "(When I Dance with You) I Get Ideas" | 14 | — | — |
| 1952 | "Be Anything (But Be Mine)" | 21 | — | — |
| "Lover" | 3 | — | — | |
| "Watermelon Weather" (w/ Bing Crosby) | 28 | — | — | |
| "Just One of Those Things" | 14 | — | — | |
| "River, River" | 23 | — | — | |
| 1953 | "Who's Gonna Pay the Check" | 22 | — | — |
| "Baubles, Bangles, & Beads" | 30 | — | — | |
| 1954 | "Where can I go Without You" | 28 | — | — |
| "Let Me Go, Lover" | 26 | — | — | |
| 1956 | "Mr. Wonderful" | 14 | — | 5 |
| "Joey, Joey, Joey" | 76 | — | — | |
| 1958 | "Fever" | 8 | — | 5 |
| "Light of Love" | 63 | — | — | |
| "Sweetheart" | 98 | — | — | |
| 1959 | "Alright, Okay, You Win" | 68 | — | — |
| "My Man" | 81 | — | — | |
| "Hallelujah, I Love Him So" | 77 | — | — | |
| 1961 | "Till There Was You" | — | — | 30 |
| 1963 | "I'm a Woman" | 54 | — | — |
| 1964 | "In the Name of Love" | 132 | — | — |
| 1965 | "Pass Me By" | 93 | 20 | — |
| "Free Spirits" | — | 29 | — | |
| 1966 | "Big Spender" | — | 9 | — |
| "That Man" | — | 31 | — | |
| "You've Got Possibilities" | — | 36 | — | |
| "So, What's New" | — | 20 | — | |
| "Walking Happy" | — | 14 | — | |
| 1967 | "I Feel it" | — | 8 | — |
| 1969 | "Spinning Wheel" | — | 24 | — |
| "Is That All There Is?" | 11 | 1 | — | |
| "Whistle for Happiness" | — | 13 | — | |
| 1970 | "Love Story" | 105 | 26 | — |
| "You'll Remember Me" | — | 16 | — | |
| "One More Ride on the Merry-Go-Round" | — | 21 | — | |
| 1972 | "Love Song" | — | 34 | — |
| 1974 | "Let's Love" | — | 22 | — |
| 1992 | "Fever" (re-issue) | — | — | 75 |
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