''Della Reese At Basin Street East'' is a live album by

Della Reese Delloreese Patricia Early (July 6, 1931 – November 19, 2017), known professionally as Della Reese, was an American jazz and gospel singer, actress, and ordained minister whose career spanned seven decades. She began her long career as a s ...

that was recorded and released in 1964. The album was conducted by John Cotter, and it was issued on

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alongside the 1962 album ''Della on Stage'', in 2004 by

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Track listing

Side one

#"Put on a Happy Face/

I Want to Be Happy "I Want to Be Happy" is a song with music by Vincent Youmans and lyrics by Irving Caesar written for the 1925 musical '' No, No, Nanette''. Musical The song is used several times throughout the musical as a running theme representing the attempts ...

" (2:14) #"

The Best Thing for You "The Best Thing for You (Would Be Me)" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin and published in 1950. It was featured in the 1950 Broadway musical play, ''Call Me Madam'', in which it was introduced by Ethel Merman in a scene with Paul Lukas. ...

" (2:42) #"

I Wanna Be Around "I Wanna Be Around" is a popular song. In the lyrics, the singer declares that he "wants to be around" when the woman who spurned him inevitably gets her heart broken. The song is credited to Sadie Vimmerstedt and Johnny Mercer. Origins Vimmers ...

" (1:57) #"Don't Tell Me Your Troubles" (1:55) #"I'll Take Care of Your Cares" (4:20) #"

Nobody's Sweetheart "Nobody's Sweetheart", also known as "Nobody's Sweetheart Now" and "You're Nobody's Sweetheart Now", is a popular music, popular song, written in 1924 in music, 1924, with music by Billy Meyers and Elmer Schoebel, and lyrics by Gus Kahn and Ernie ...

" (4:21)

Side two

'S Wonderful "S Wonderful" is a 1927 popular song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics written by Ira Gershwin. It was introduced in the Broadway musical ''Funny Face'' (1927) by Adele Astaire and Allen Kearns. The song is considered a standard and has b ...

" (1:37) #"

Anything Goes ''Anything Goes'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The original book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, heavily revised by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. The story concerns madcap ant ...

" (2:08) #"

Don't Take Your Love from Me "Don't Take Your Love from Me" is a popular song written by Henry Nemo and published in 1941. Mildred Bailey first recorded this song in 1940 before publication. It was introduced that year by singer Joan Brooks. Recorded versions *Mildred Ba ...

" (4:22) #"Chicago" (2:52) #"And Now" (2:15) #"You Came a Long Way from St. Louis" (3:14)

Release history

References

* "Della Reese on Stage/At Basin Street East"
at AllMusic. {{Della Reese 1964 live albums RCA Victor live albums Della Reese albums Albums produced by Hugo & Luigi Albums recorded at Basin Street East