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, arranged by Belford Hendricks, featuring her hit single of the same name. The title track won Washington the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance at the 2nd Annual Grammy Awards held in November 1959. Album was released on CD in 2000 on the Verve label with 3 bonus tracks.

Track listing

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" ( Clyde Otis, Kelly Owens) – 2:15 # "I Won't Cry Anymore" (Al Frisch, Fred Wise) – 2:15 # "I'm Thru with Love" ( Gus Kahn, Fud Livingston, Matty Malneck) – 2:23 # " Cry Me a River" ( Arthur Hamilton) – 2:24 # " What a Diff'rence a Day Makes" ( Stanley Adams, María Mendez Grever) – 2:35 # "Nothing in the World" ( Brook Benton, Belford Hendricks, Clyde Otis) – 3:12 # "

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, Stan Rhodes) – 2:26 # " Time after Time" (First Version) ( Sammy Cahn,

) - 2:15 # "Come On Home" (Bonus) (Juanita Hill,

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Personnel

Performance

- vocals * Charles Davis - baritone saxophone *

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- flute *

Kenny Burrell Kenneth Earl Burrell (born July 31, 1931) is an American jazz guitarist known for his work on numerous top jazz labels: Prestige Records, Prestige, Blue Note, Verve Records, Verve, CTI Records, CTI, Muse Records, Muse, and Concord Records, Conco ...

- guitar * David "Panama" Francis - drums * Milt Hinton - double bass * Joe Zawinul - piano * Belford Hendricks - arranger, conductor

Production

* Tom Greenwood - research coordination * Carlos Kase * Hollis King - art direction * Edward Odowd - design * Sherniece Smith - art producer * Chuck Stewart - photography * Bruce Swedien - sound engineer

References

1959 albums Dinah Washington albums Mercury Records albums Albums conducted by Belford Hendricks Albums arranged by Belford Hendricks {{1950s-pop-album-stub