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Written by Duke Ellington, also Cotton Tail (Duke Ellington and His Orchestra), Sophisticated Lady (Rosemary Clooney) and In a Sentimental Mood (Duke Ellington)
Released on Colpix, also Rags and Old Iron, Work Song and Blue Prelude
Part of Nina Simone Sings Ellington, also Hey, Buddy Bolden, I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) and It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
Written by Irving Mills, also Sophisticated Lady (Rosemary Clooney), Straighten Up and Fly Right (The Nat King Cole Trio) and In a Sentimental Mood (Duke Ellington)
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
All 7 credits
- Written by
- Duke Ellington, Eddie DeLange and Irving Mills
- Performed by
- Nina Simone and The Malcom Dodds Singers
- Part of
- Nina Simone Sings Ellington
- Released on
- Colpix
- Written by
- Duke Ellington, Eddie DeLange and Irving Mills
- Performed by
- Nina Simone and The Malcom Dodds Singers
- Part of
- Nina Simone Sings Ellington
- Released on
- Colpix
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Duke Ellington
Same writer: Irving Mills
Same writer: Eddie DeLange
Same label: Colpix
Same release: Nina Simone Sings Ellington
Same writer: Irving Mills
Same writer: Eddie DeLange
Same label: Colpix
Elsewhere
Sources (8)
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1MusicBrainz Solitude was performed by Nina Simone
2MusicBrainz Solitude was performed by The Malcom Dodds Singers
Solitude was performed by The Malcom Dodds Singers
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Solitude was written by Duke Ellington
4MusicBrainz Solitude was written by Eddie DeLange
5MusicBrainz Solitude was written by Irving Mills
6MusicBrainz Solitude is part of the release Nina Simone Sings Ellington
Solitude is part of the release Nina Simone Sings Ellington
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Colpix is the label of the song Solitude
Colpix is the label of the song Solitude
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Solitude was released on 1962