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Written by Billy Strayhorn, also My Little Brown Book (Duke Ellington), Lush Life (John Coltrane) and Hey, Buddy Bolden
Released on Colpix, also Rags and Old Iron, Work Song and Blue Prelude
Part of Nina Simone Sings Ellington, also Solitude, Hey, Buddy Bolden and I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Billy Strayhorn wrote 53 songs on fono
Billy Strayhorn’s most frequent co-writer is Duke Ellington (32 songs together)
Billy Strayhorn first appears on fono in 1947, 15 years before this song
Credits
All 3 credits
- Written by
- Billy Strayhorn
- Part of
- Nina Simone Sings Ellington
- Released on
- Colpix
- Written by
- Billy Strayhorn
- 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: Billy Strayhorn
Same label: Colpix
Same release: Nina Simone Sings Ellington
Same writer: Billy Strayhorn
Same label: Colpix
Same release: Nina Simone Sings Ellington
Same label: Colpix
Same release: Nina Simone Sings Ellington
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Something to Live For was written by Billy Strayhorn
Something to Live For was written by Billy Strayhorn
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Something to Live For is part of the release Nina Simone Sings Ellington
Something to Live For is part of the release Nina Simone Sings Ellington
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Colpix is the label of the song Something to Live For
Colpix is the label of the song Something to Live For
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Something to Live For was released on 1962
Something to Live For was released on 1962
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026