Billie Holiday
Discography 
Lyrics
All Of
Me (1931)
Lyrics
and music: Seymour
Simons & Gerald Marks
| rec
date |
type |
# |
discography |
tk |
rec time |
| 1941 |
MT |
146 |
Complete in Columbia v.7 |
2 |
3'00" |
All of me
Why not take all of me
Can't you see
I'm no good without you
Take my lips
I want to loose them
Take my arms
I'll never use them
Your good-bye
Left me with eyes that cry
How can I
Go on dear without you
You took the part
That once was my heart
So why not take
All of me?
(bridge)
All of me
Why not take all of me
Can't you see
I'm no good without you
Take my lips
I want to loose them
Take my arms
I'll never use them
Your good-bye
Left me with eyes that cry
How can I
Go on dear without you
You took the best
So why not take the rest
Baby, take all of me
| rec
date |
type |
# |
discography |
tk |
rec time |
| 1941 |
AT |
146a |
Complete in Columbia v.10 |
9 |
2'57" |
All of me
Why not take all of me
Can't you see
I'm no good without you
Take my lips
I want to loose them
Take my arms
I'll never use them
Your good-bye
Left me with eyes that cry
How can I
Go on dear without you
You took the part
That once was my heart
So why not take
All of me?
(bridge)
All of me
Why not take all of me
Can't you see
I'm no good without you
Take my lips
I want to loose them
Take my arms
I'll never use them
Your good-bye
Left me with eyes that cry
How can I
Go on dear without you
You took the best
So why not take the rest
Baby, take all of me
| rec
date |
type |
# |
discography |
tk |
rec time |
| 1941 |
MT |
147 |
Complete in Columbia v.10 |
10 |
3'50" |
All of me
Why not take all of me
Can't you see
I'm no good without you
Take my lips
I want to loose them
Take my arms
I'll never use them
Your good-bye
Left me with eyes that cry
How can I
Go on dear without you
You took the part
That once was my heart
So why not take
All of me?
(bridge)
All of me
Why not take all of me
Can't you see
I'm no good without you
Take my lips
I want to loose them
Take my arms
I'll never use them
Your good-bye
Left me with eyes that cry
How can I
Go on dear without you
You took the best
So why not take the rest?
Baby, take all of me
(studio
talks, that have been erased in the LP)
| rec
date |
type |
# |
discography |
tk |
rec time |
| 1944 |
LR |
19 |
Perfect Complete Collection
v.1 |
17 |
1'45" |
All of me
Why not take all of me
Can't you see
I'm no good without you
Take my lips
I want to loose them
Take my arms
I'll never use them
Your good-bye
Left me with eyes that cry
How can I
Go on dear without you
You took the part
That once was my heart
So why not take
All of me?
All of me
Why not take all of me
Can't you see
I'm no good without you
Take my lips
I want to loose them
Take my arms
I'll never use them
Your good-bye
Left me with eyes that cry
How can I
Go on dear without you
You took the best
So why not take the rest?
Hey, baby,
Take all of me
| rec
date |
type |
# |
discography |
tk |
rec time |
| 1945 |
LR |
26 |
Perfect Complete Collection
v.1 |
23 |
1'56" |
All of me
Why not take all of me
Can't you see
I'm no good without you
Take my lips
I want to loose them
Take my arms
I'll never use them
Your good-bye
Left me with eyes that cry
How can I
Go on dear without you
You took the part
That once was my heart
So why not take
All of me?
All of me
Why not take all of me
Can't you see
I'm no good without you
Take my lips
I want to loose them
Take my arms
I'll never use them
Your good-bye
Left me with eyes that cry
How can I
Go on dear without you
You took the best
So why not take the rest?
Baby, take all of me
| rec
date |
type |
# |
discography |
tk |
rec time |
| 1946 |
LR |
32 |
Complete on Verve v.1 |
8 |
1'56" |
All of me
Why not take all of me
Can't you see
I'm no good without you
Take my lips
I want to loose them
Take my arms
I'll never use them
Your good-bye
Left me with eyes that cry
How can I
Go on dear without you
You took the part
That once was my heart
So why not take
All of me?
All of me
Why not take all of me
Can't you see
I'm no good without you
Take my lips
I want to loose them
Take my arms
I'll never use them
Your good-bye
Left me with eyes that cry
How can I
Go on dear without you
You took the best
So why not take the rest?
Hey, baby
Take all of me
| rec
date |
type |
# |
discography |
tk |
rec time |
| 1949 |
LR |
67 |
Perfect Complete Collection
v.3 |
20 |
3'49" |
(TV program intro)
All of me
Why not take all of me
Can't you see
I'm no good without you
Take my lips
I want to loose them
Take my arms
I'll never use them
Your good-bye
Left me with eyes that cry
How can I
Go on dear without you
You took the part
That once was my heart
So why not take
All of me?
All of me
Why not take all of me
Can't you see
I'm no good without you
Take my lips
I want to loose them
Take my arms
I'll never use them
Your good-bye
Left me with eyes that cry
How can I
Go on dear without you
You took the best
So why not take the rest?
Hey, baby
Take all of me
(compliments by Art Ford)
| rec
date |
type |
# |
discography |
tk |
rec time |
| 1951 |
LR |
90 |
Perfect Complete Collection
v.4 |
22 |
1'41" |
All of me
Why not take all of me
Can't you see
I'm no good without you
Take my lips
I want to loose them
Take my arms
I'll never use them
Your good-bye
Left me with eyes that cry
How can I
Go on dear without you
You took the part
That once was my heart
So why not take
All of me?
All of me
Why not take all of me
Can't you see
I'm no good without you
Take my lips
I want to loose them
Take my arms
I'll never use them
Your good-bye
Left me with eyes that cry
How can I
Go on dear without you
You took the best
So why not take the rest?
Hey, baby
Take all of me
| rec
date |
type |
# |
discography |
tk |
rec time |
| 1954 |
LR |
111 |
Perfect Complete Collection
v.7 |
2 |
1'41" |
All of me
Why not take all of me
Can't you see
I'm no good without you
Take my lips
I want to loose them
Take my arms
I'll never use them
Your good-bye
Left me with eyes that cry
How can I
Go on dear without you
You took the part
That once was my heart
So why not take
All of me?
All of me
Why not take all of me
Can't you see
I'm no good without you
Take my lips
I want to loose them
Take my arms
I'll never use them
Your good-bye
Left me with eyes that cry
How can I
Go on dear without you
You took the best
So why not take the rest?
Hey, baby
Take all of me
(applauses)
| rec
date |
type |
# |
discography |
tk |
rec time |
| 1954 |
LR |
119 |
Complete on Verve v.2 |
17 |
1'43" |
All of me
Why not take all of me
Can't you see
I'm no good without you
Take my lips
I want to loose them
Take my arms
I'll never use them
Your good-bye
Left me with eyes that cry
How can I
Go on dear without you
You took the part
That once was my heart
So why not take
All of me?
All of me
Why not take all of me
Can't you see
I'm no good without you
Take my lips
I want to loose them
Take my arms
I'll never use them
Your good-bye
Left me with eyes that cry
How can I
Go on dear without you
You took the best
So why not take the rest?
Hey, baby
Take all of me
| rec
date |
type |
# |
discography |
tk |
rec time |
| 1954 |
LR |
133 |
Perfect Complete Collection
v.7 |
15 |
1'53" |
All of me
Why not take all of me
Can't you see
I'm no good without you
Take my lips
I want to loose them
Take my arms
I'll never use them
Your good-bye
Left me with eyes that cry
How can I
Go on dear without you
You took the part
That once was my heart
So why not take
All of me?
All of me
Why not take all of me
Can't you see
I'm no good without you
Take my lips
I want to loose them
Take my arms
I'll never use them
Your good-bye
Left me with eyes that cry
How can I
Go on dear without you
You took the best
So why not take the rest?
Hey, baby
Take all of me
| rec
date |
type |
# |
discography |
tk |
rec time |
| 1954 |
LR |
135 |
Perfect Complete Collection
v.7 |
17 |
1'48" |
(introduction)
All of me
Why not take all of me
Can't you see
I'm no good without you
Take my lips
I want to loose them
Take my arms
I'll never use them
Your good-bye
Left me with eyes that cry
How can I
Go on dear without you
You took the part
That once was my heart
So why not take
All of me?
All of me
Why not take all of me
Can't you see
I'm no good without you
Take my lips
I want to loose them
Take my arms
I'll never use them
Your good-bye
Left me with eyes that cry
How can I
Go on dear without you
You took the best
Take the rest
Hey, baby
Take all of me
(MT 147) All Of Me: This third take is generally considered an
AT. However, it came out with 3’48", too long for a 78rpm at the time. It
was edited years later in a Columbia LP, 1940 The Singers. That's why I
opened an exception to consider a master take. Here, Lester plays two solos,
alternating with Eddie Heywood (see studio songs).
First sung by Belle Baker
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