Don't Explain (song)
| "Don't Explain" | ||||
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| Single by Billie Holiday | ||||
| B-side | "What Is This Thing Called Love?" | |||
| Released | 1946 | |||
| Format | 78 rpm | |||
| Recorded | November 8, 1944 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 2:53 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr. | |||
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"Don't Explain" is a song written by jazz singer Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog Jr.
It is said Billie wrote "Don't Explain" after her husband, Jimmy Monroe, came home one night with lipstick traces on his collar.
Lyrics from "Don't Explain" was sung by Carlo Marx (portrayed by actor Tom Sturridge) in the 2012 film adaptation by Walter Salles of the novel by Jack Kerouac, On the Road, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
Session #52: New York City, November 8, 1944, Decca, Toots Camarata and His Orchestra, with Russ Case (trumpet), Hymie Schertzer, Jack Cressey (alto saxophone), Larry Binyon and Dave Harris (tenor saxophone), Dave Bowman (piano), Carl Kress (guitar), Haig Stephens (bass), George Wettling (drums), Billie Holiday (vocals), and six strings.
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