213. Solitude (1934)
lyrics by Eddie DeLange & Irving Mills
music by Duke Ellington
follows 4 versions of this song
| rec date |
type |
# |
discography |
tk |
rec time |
| 1941 |
MT |
151 |
Complete in Columbia v.7 |
6 |
3’12” |
In my solitude you’ll haunt me
With reveries of days gone by
In my solitude you’ll taunt me
With memories that never die
I sit in my chair
Filled with despair
There’s no one could be so sad
With gloom everywhere
I sit and I stare
I know that I’ll soon go mad
In my solitude I’m praying
Dear Lord above
Send back my love
(bridge)
I sit in my chair
Filled with despair
There’s no one could be so sad
With gloom everywhere
I sit and I stare
I know that I’ll soon go mad
In my solitude I’m praying
Dear Lord above
Send me back my love
2nd version
| rec date |
type |
# |
discography |
tk |
rec time |
| 1941 |
LR |
12 |
Private Recording |
|
1’55” |
Introducing Billie as “our Trouville Star”
(poor sound quality)
In my solitude you haunt me
With reveries of days gone by
In my solitude you taunt me
With memories that never die
I sit in my chair
I’m filled with despair
There’s no one could be so sad
With gloom everywhere
I sit and I stare
I know that I’ll soon go mad
In my solitude
I’m praying
…
(recording is cut)
2nd version
| rec date |
type |
# |
discography |
tk |
rec time |
| 1947 |
MT |
195 |
Complete in Decca v.2 |
3 |
3’12” |
In my solitude you haunt me
With reveries of days gone by
In my solitude you taunt me
With memories that never die
I sit in my chair
I’m filled with despair
There’s no one could be so sad
With gloom everywhere
I sit and I stare
I know that I’ll soon go mad
In my solitude
I’m praying
Dear Lord above
Send back my love
(Very small bridge)
I sit in my chair
Filled with despair
There’s no one could be so sad
With gloom everywhere
I sit and I stare
I know that I’ll soon go mad
In my solitude
I’m praying
Dear Lord above
Send me back my love
3rd version
| rec date |
type |
# |
discography |
tk |
rec time |
| 1947 |
AT |
195a |
Complete in Decca v.2 |
2 |
3’08” |
In my solitude you haunt me
With reveries of days gone by
In my solitude you taunt me
With memories that never die
I sit in my chair
I’m filled with despair
There’s no one could be so sad
With gloom everywhere
I sit and I stare
I know that I’ll soon go mad
In my solitude
I’m praying
Dear Lord above
Send back my love
(Very small bridge)
I sit in my chair
Filled with despair
There’s no one could be so sad
With gloom everywhere
I sit and I stare
I know that I’ll soon go mad
In my solitude
I’m praying
Dear Lord above
Send me back my love
4th version
| rec date |
type |
# |
discography |
tk |
rec time |
| 1952 |
MT |
226 |
Complete in Verve v.1 |
25 |
3’29” |
In my solitude you haunt me
With reveries of days gone by
In my solitude you taunt me
With memories that never die
I sit in my chair
Filled with despair
There’s no one could be so sad
With gloom everywhere
I sit and I stare
I know that I’ll soon go mad
In my solitude
I’m praying
Dear Lord above
Send back my love
I sit in my chair
Filled with despair
There’s no one could be so sad
With gloom everywhere
I sit and I stare
I know that I’ll soon go mad
In my solitude
I’m praying
Dear Lord above
Send me back my love
