''Don't Smoke in Bed'' is an album by the

Holly Cole Holly Cole (born November 25, 1963) is a Canadian jazz singer and actress. For many years she performed with her group The Holly Cole Trio. Background Cole was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her father, Leon Cole, was a noted radio broadcaster ...

Trio that draws its title from a composition by

Willard Robison Willard Robison (September 18, 1894 – June 24, 1968) was an American vocalist, pianist, and composer of popular songs, born in Shelbina, Missouri. His songs reflect a rural, melancholy theme steeped in Americana and their warm style has ...

. Originally released in Canada in 1993 on

Alert Records Alert Music was a recording, publishing, producing, and artist management company founded in 1984 by W. Tom Berry, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was home to Alert Records, an independent record label, which went defunct in 2014. The co ...

, the album was also released internationally in 1993 on the Manhattan imprint of Capitol Records.

Track listing

# " I Can See Clearly Now" (

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) – 4:13 # "Don't Let the Teardrops Rust Your Shining Heart" (

Ben Watt Benjamin Brian Thomas Watt (born 6 December 1962) is a British musician, singer, songwriter, author, DJ and radio presenter, best known as one half of the duo Everything but the Girl. Early life Watt was born in Marylebone, London, and grew ...

) – 4:20 # "

Get Out of Town "Get Out of Town" is a 1938 popular song written by Cole Porter, for his musical ''Leave It to Me!'', where it was introduced by Tamara Drasin. Notable recordings *Ginny Simms - recorded December 7, 1938 for Vocalion Records (catalog No. 4549). ...

" ( Cole Porter) – 4:43 # "So and So" (O'Hara) – 3:27 # " The Tennessee Waltz" (

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Redd Stewart Henry Ellis Stewart (May 27, 1923 – August 2, 2003), better known as Redd Stewart, was an American country music songwriter and recording artist who co-wrote "Tennessee Waltz" with Pee Wee King in 1948. Biography He was born in Ashland Ci ...

) – 3:40 # "Everyday Will Be Like a Holiday" ( William Bell,

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) – 4:49 # "

Blame It on My Youth "Blame It on My Youth" is a jazz standard written by Oscar Levant (music) and Edward Heyman (lyrics) in 1934. Recorded versions *1934: The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra (vocal by Bob Crosby) - recorded for Decca Records (catalog 320) on November ...

" (

Edward Heyman Edward Heyman (March 14, 1907October 16, 1981) was an American lyricist and producer, best known for his lyrics to " Body and Soul," "When I Fall in Love," and " For Sentimental Reasons." He also contributed to a number of songs for films. Biog ...

Oscar Levant Oscar Levant (December 27, 1906August 14, 1972) was an American concert pianist, composer, conductor, author, radio game show panelist, television talk show host, comedian and actor. He was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for rec ...

) – 3:00 # "

Ev'rything I've Got "Ev'rything I've Got" (sometimes referred to as "Ev'rything I've Got Belongs to You") is a show tune from the Rodgers and Hart musical ''By Jupiter'' (1942), in which it was introduced by Ray Bolger and Benay Venuta. Notable recordings *Ella Fitz ...

" ( Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 2:55 # "Je ne t'aime pas" ( Kurt Weill, Maurice Magre) – 3:57 # "Cry (If You Want To)" (Scott) – 2:37 # "

Que sera sera "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" is a song written by the team of Jay Livingston and Ray Evans that was first published in 1955. Doris Day introduced it in the Alfred Hitchcock film '' The Man Who Knew Too Much'' (1956), singing it as ...

" ( Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) – 4:44 # " Don't Smoke in Bed" (

) – 2:27

Personnel

* Holly Cole – vocals * Aaron Davis – piano *

David Piltch David Piltch (born January 29, 1960) is a Canadian bassist and session musician. Biography Piltch grew up in an artistic family. His father Bernie Piltch was a noted studio and stage saxophonist, clarinetist and flutist in Toronto from the ...

– bass * Howard Levy – harmonica * Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone (some spots on "Everyday Will Be Like a Holiday") *

David Was David Jay Weiss, known as David Was, is an American musician, music producer and journalist. With his stage-brother Don Was, he was the founder of the 1980s pop group Was (Not Was). Career Was was born in Detroit, Michigan to a Jewish family. ...

– producer

References

Holly Cole albums 1993 albums Capitol Records albums Albums produced by David Was Juno Award for Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year albums {{1990s-jazz-album-stub