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Released on Columbia, also Chop Suey! (System of a Down), Toxicity (System of a Down) and Pumped Up Kicks (Foster the People)
Written by Irving Mills, also Sophisticated Lady (Rosemary Clooney), Straighten Up and Fly Right (The Nat King Cole Trio) and In a Sentimental Mood
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)
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.
Duke Ellington wrote 256 songs on fono
Irving Mills wrote 39 songs on fono
Duke Ellington’s most frequent co-writer is Billy Strayhorn (32 songs together)
Irving Mills’s most frequent co-writer is Duke Ellington (18 songs together)
Credits
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- Written by
- Duke Ellington and Irving Mills
- Written by
- Duke Ellington and Irving Mills
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Same writer: Irving Mills
Same label: Columbia
Same release: Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia (1933–1944)
Same label: Legacy
Same writer: Irving Mills
Same label: Columbia
Same release: Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia (1933–1944)
Same label: Legacy
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1MusicBrainz Saddest Tale was written by Duke Ellington
Saddest Tale was written by Duke Ellington
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Saddest Tale was written by Irving Mills
Saddest Tale was written by Irving Mills
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Saddest Tale is part of the release Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia (1933–1944)
Saddest Tale is part of the release Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia (1933–1944)
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Columbia is the label of the song Saddest Tale
Columbia is the label of the song Saddest Tale
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Legacy is the label of the song Saddest Tale
Legacy is the label of the song Saddest Tale
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Saddest Tale was released on 2001-10-01