Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)

"Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)" (often called simply "Lover Man") is a 1941 popular song written by Jimmy Davis, Roger ("Ram") Ramirez, and James Sherman. It is particularly associated with Billie Holiday, for whom it was written, and her version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1989.^[2] Holiday's version reached #5 on the R&B chart and #16 on pop in 1945.^[3] In July 1946, Charlie Parker recorded a rendition of "Lover Man", considered by many to be one of his most passionate recordings, during which he was severely intoxicated.^[4] Dial Records producer Ross Russell had to hold Parker up to the microphone during the recording.^[4] Barbra Streisand recorded "Lover Man" for her 1967 album, Simply Streisand, with an arrangement by David Shire.^[5] She also sang the song live during her 1994 concert tour.^[6]

Versions

Elek Bacsik - Bird and Dizzy, a Musical Tribute (1975)
Acker Bilk - In Holland (1983)
Dee Dee Bridgewater - Eleanora Fagan (1915–1959). To Billie with Love (2010)
Dave Brubeck - Jazz Masters - Concert Midem - (Pat Metheny, B.B. King, Dave Brubeck) (1996)
Kenny Burrell with Art Blakey - On View at the Five Spot Cafe (1959)
The Communards featuring Sarah Jane Morris - Communards (1986)
Chris Connor - A Jazz Date with Chris Connor / Chris Craft
Blossom Dearie - Blossom Dearie (1957)
Barbara Dickson
Bill Evans Trio featuring Stan Getz - But Beautiful (1974; released 1996)
Clare Fischer - ONE - to get ready: FOUR..... to – GO! (1963, 1964; released 1968), two versions, one with tenor sax, bass and drums, the other unaccompanied.
Ella Fitzgerald - Whisper Not (1968)
Johnny Griffin - Introducing Johnny Griffin (1956)
Whitney Houston - performed at Billboard Music Awards in 1991^[7]
Etta James - Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday (1994)
Harry James - The Spectacular Sound Of Harry James (MGM E-3897, 1961)
José James - Yesterday I Had The Blues - The Music of Billie Holiday (2015)
Sylvester James
Keith Jarrett Trio - Tribute (1989)
Jay Jay Johnson - The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1 (1953)
Norah Jones
Ivor Kirchin Band
Patti Labelle
Abbey Lincoln - Abbey Sings Billie (1989)
Julie London - Make Love to Me (1957)
Joe Lovano - Bird Songs (2011)
Herbie Mann & The Bill Evans Trio - Nirvana (1962)
Helen Merrill with Ron Carter - Duets (1989)
Mietta - Volano le pagine (1991)
Sarah Jane Morris
Geoff and Maria Muldaur - Sweet Potatoes (1972)
Renee Olstead
Charlie Parker - (Recordings from 1945, 1946, 1949, 1950 and 1951)
Michel Petrucciani and Stéphane Grappelli – Flamingo (1996)
Patty Pravo
Ike Quebec - It Might as Well Be Spring (1962)
Django Reinhardt
Sonny Rollins and Coleman Hawkins – Sonny Meets Hawk! (1963)
Linda Ronstadt with Nelson Riddle - What's New (1983).
Hilton Ruiz - "Heroes" (1993), with a Tito Puente vibes solo
Jimmy Smith - House Party (1958)*Jimmy Somerville
Kay Starr - I Cry by Night (1962)
Supersax - Stone Bird (1989)
Art Tatum - The Complete Pablo Group Masterpieces (1955 and 1956)
Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra, around 1950 arranged by Gil Evans
VASSY - My Affection (2005)
Sarah Vaughan - Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown (1954) and Swingin' Easy (1957)
Dinah Washington - The World of Dinah Washington (1964)
Aziza Mustafa Zadeh - Jazziza (1997)
Joey DeFrancesco - instrumental version
Trio Désolé (2013)

Notes

↑ Discogs
↑ "GRAMMY Hall Of Fame". GRAMMY.org. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
↑ Archived May 28, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
1 2 Fordham, John (24 September 2009). "50 great moments in jazz: Charlie Parker teams up with Ross Russell". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
↑ "Barbra Streisand Archives | Simply Streisand (1967) | Album, CD, Remastered". Barbra-archives.com. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
↑ "Barbra Streisand Archives | 1994 Concert Tour | Main Page". Barbra-archives.com. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
↑ Video on YouTube

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Billie Holiday

Discography Awards and nominations

Albums	Billie Holiday Sings/Solitude An Evening with Billie Holiday Billie Holiday Billie Holiday at JATP Stay with Me Music for Torching Velvet Mood Lady Sings the Blues Body and Soul Songs for Distingué Lovers Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday at Newport All or Nothing at All Lady in Satin Last Recordings The Essential Billie Holiday: Carnegie Hall Concert Recorded Live Lady in Autumn: The Best of the Verve Years Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia 1933–1944 Remixed and Reimagined

Songs	"Ain't Nobody's Business" "As Time Goes By" "Billie's Blues" "Blue Moon" "Body and Soul" "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?" "Don't Explain" "Easy Living" "Embraceable You" "Everything Happens for the Best" "Everything Happens to Me" "Fine and Mellow" "Gloomy Sunday" "God Bless the Child" "Good Morning Heartache" "I Cover the Waterfront" "I Loves You, Porgy" "I Thought About You" "I'll Be Seeing You" "I'll Get By" "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" "Just One of Those Things" "Lady Sings the Blues" "Left Alone" "Love for Sale" "Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)" "Me, Myself, and I" "Miss Brown to You" "My Man" "Moonlight in Vermont" "Night and Day" "No More" "Now or Never" "Our Love Is Different" "P.S. I Love You" "Pennies from Heaven" "Please Don't Do It Here" "Preacher Boy" "Sophisticated Lady" "Stormy Blues" "Strange Fruit" "Summertime" "Too Marvelous for Words" "Trav'lin' Light" "What a Little Moonlight Can Do" "What Is This Thing Called Love?" "Who Needs You (Baby)" "Why Was I Born?" "Willow Weep for Me" "You Go to My Head"

Videography	The Emperor Jones Symphony in Black New Orleans Sugar Chile Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet The Sound of Jazz

Related topics	"Angel of Harlem" Lady Sings the Blues (book) Lady Sings the Blues (film) Lady Sings the Blues (soundtrack)

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Jimmy Somerville

Studio albums

Bronski Beat	The Age of Consent (1984) Rainbow Nation (1995)

The Communards	Communards (1986) Red (1987)

Read My Lips (1989) Dare to Love (1995) Manage the Damage (1999) Home Again (2004) Suddenly Last Summer (2009) Homage (2015)

Remix albums

Bronski Beat	Hundreds & Thousands (1985)

Root Beer (2000)

Live albums

The Communards	Storm Paris (1988)

Compilations

The Communards	Heaven (1993) Het Beste Van The Communards (2005) The Platinum Collection (2006)

Best (1989) The Singles Collection 1984/1990 (1990) Master Series (1991) The Very Best of Jimmy Somerville, Bronski Beat and The Communards (2001) The Essentials (2002) For a Friend: The Best of Bronski Beat, The Communards & Jimmy Somerville (2009) Dance & Desire: Rarities & Videos (2014)

Other albums

Fine Young Cannibals (1985)
(VA) Red Hot + Blue (1990)
(OST) Orlando (1993)
Plagiarism (1997)
Another Gay Soundtrack (2006)
Clubland 10 (2006)

Extended plays

Bright Thing (2010)
Momentum (2011)

Singles

Bronski Beat	"Smalltown Boy" (1984) "Why?" (1984) "It Ain't Necessarily So" (1984) "I Feel Love" with Marc Almond (1985) "Run from Love" (1985) "Smalltown Boy ('94 Remix)" (1994) "Why? (1995 Remix)" (1995)

The Communards	"You Are My World" (1985) "Disenchanted" (1986) "Don't Leave Me This Way" (1986) "So Cold the Night" (1986) "You Are My World ('87 Remix)" (1987) "Tomorrow" (1987) "Never Can Say Goodbye" (1987) "For a Friend" (1988) "There's More to Love" (1988)

"Suspicious Minds" with Fine Young Cannibals (1986) "The Last Infanta" with Uno (1988) "Comment te dire adieu" with June Miles-Kingston (1989) "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" (1990) "Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough)" (1990) "To Love Somebody" (1990) "Smalltown Boy ('91 Remix)" (1991) "Run from Love ('91 Remix)" with Claudia Brücken "Coming" (1993) "Gimme Shelter" with Voice of the Beehive (1993) "Heartbeat" (1995) "Hurt So Good" (1995) "By Your Side" (1995) "Star" with The Weather Girls (1996) "Safe" (1997) "Dark Sky" (1997) "The Number One Song in Heaven" with Sparks (1997) "Something to Live for" (1999) "Lay Down" (1999) "Why? (Almighty Mix)" (2000) "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (2001) "It's So Good" (2004) "Come On" (2004) "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (2004) "You & Me" with Blue Ray (2007) "I Believe in Love (Remix)" with Arthur Baker (2011)

Other songs	"Love to Love You Baby" (1985) "Johnny Remember Me" (1985} "Lover Man" (1986) "Do They Know It's Christmas?" with Band Aid II (1989) "From This Moment On" (1990) "Someday We'll Be Together" (1995) "But Not Tonight" (2004) "I Was Born This Way" (2006) "Tell Me Why" (2006)

Video albums

Bronski Beat	The First Chapter (1985)

The Communards	The Video Singles (1986) Live at Full House Rock Show (2006)

The Video Collection 1984/1990 (1990)

Filmography

Ahí Te Quiero Ver (TV series) (1987)
Looking for Langston (1989)
Orlando (1992)
Lexx: "Girltown" (TV series) (2000)

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