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Artwork for If I Were You (take 2) Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra

If I Were You (take 2)

Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra

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  1. Released on Columbia, also Chop Suey! (System of a Down), Toxicity (System of a Down) and Pumped Up Kicks (Foster the People)

  2. Part of Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia (1933–1944), also I’m Painting the Town Red (Billie Holiday), A Sunbonnet Blue (and a Yellow Straw Hat) (Billie Holiday) and My Last Affair (Billie Holiday)

  3. Written by Buddy Bernier, also The Night Has a Thousand Eyes (John Coltrane), Poinciana (The Song of the Tree) (The Manhattan Transfer) and 'Tain't Good (Like a Nickle Made of Wood) (Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra)

  4. Released on Legacy, also September (Earth, Wind & Fire), Sexy M.F. (Prince) and Can You Feel It (The Jacksons)

Worth knowing

Counted from cited credits on fono.

  • Buddy Bernier first appears on fono in 1958, 43 years before this song

  • Robert Emmerich first appears on fono in 1991, 10 years before this song

Credits

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Written by
Buddy Bernier and Robert Emmerich
Part of
Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia (1933–1944)
Released on
Columbia and Legacy

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  1. 1MusicBrainz If I Were You (take 2) was written by Buddy Bernier

    If I Were You (take 2) was written by Buddy Bernier

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz If I Were You (take 2) was written by Robert Emmerich

    If I Were You (take 2) was written by Robert Emmerich

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz If I Were You (take 2) is part of the release Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia (1933–1944)

    If I Were You (take 2) is part of the release Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia (1933–1944)

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz Columbia is the label of the song If I Were You (take 2)

    Columbia is the label of the song If I Were You (take 2)

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz Legacy is the label of the song If I Were You (take 2)

    Legacy is the label of the song If I Were You (take 2)

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz If I Were You (take 2) was released on 2001-10-01

    If I Were You (take 2) was released on 2001-10-01

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026