''Miki Sings Billie: A Tribute to

Billie Holiday Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday had an innovative influence on jazz music and pop si ...

'' is a studio album by American R&B singer

Miki Howard Alicia Michelle "Miki" Howard (born September 30, 1960) is an American singer and actress who had a string of top 10 hit songs in the mid-1980s and early 1990s, including " Baby, Be Mine" (1987), " Come Share My Love" (1986) and "Love Under Ne ...

. Released in 1993 by

Giant Records In folklore, giants (from Ancient Greek: '' gigas'', cognate giga-) are beings of human-like appearance, but are at times prodigious in size and strength or bear an otherwise notable appearance. The word ''giant'' is first attested in 1297 fr ...

, the album peaked at No. 72 on Billboard's Top R&B Albums chart. The album is a tribute to jazz singer

, Howard covers some of her favorite songs recorded by Holiday.

Track listing

Film

* In 1992, Miki Howard portrayed jazz legend Billie Holiday in Spike Lee's '' Malcolm X'', singing Holiday's " I Cover the Waterfront".

Charts

References

External links

mikihowardmedia.com
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