Decca matrix 74651. Girls were made to take care of boys-1 / Billie Holiday ; Stardusters
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Girls were made to take care of boys-1 (Primary title) | Ruppli Decca |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Billie Holiday (vocalist) | |
| Stardusters (Vocal group) | |
| Denzil Best (instrumentalist : drums) | |
| John Levy (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Mundell Lowe (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Johnny Parker (vocalist) | |
| Bobby Tucker (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Billie Holiday Orchestra (Musical group) |
| Notes |
|---|
| Ruppli session personnel note: Billie Holiday (vocals), with Bobby Tucker (piano), Mundell Lowe (guitar), John Levy (bass), Denzil Best (drums), and The Stardusters (6 piece vocal chorus, including Johnny Parker). |
| Ruppli session note: All titles, except 74653-alt., also issued on Decca DL-8702, MCA (England) MCL-1776. |
| Documentation of Decca Records derives from Michel Ruppli's "The Decca labels: a discography" (Greenwood Press, 1996). Data has not been systematically reviewed or edited by ADP staff, except as indicated. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/10/1948 New York, New York. Decca Studios | A | Master | Decca 24551 | |
| 12/10/1948 New York, New York. Decca Studios | A | Master | Decca DL-8702 | |
| 12/10/1948 New York, New York. Decca Studios | A | Master | MCA MCA2-4099 | |
| 12/10/1948 New York, New York. Decca Studios | A | Master | MCA (England) MCL-1776 | |
| 12/10/1948 New York, New York. Decca Studios | A | Master | MCA (France) 510086 | |
| 12/10/1948 New York, New York. Decca Studios | A | Master | Brunswick (France, Germany) 87516 | |
| 12/10/1948 New York, New York. Decca Studios | A | Master | MCA-Coral (Germany) 6.22125 | |
| 12/10/1948 New York, New York. Decca Studios | A | Master | MCA-GRP 2601 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Decca matrix 74651. Girls were made to take care of boys-1 / Billie Holiday ; Stardusters," accessed January 3, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000302868/74651-Girls_were_made_to_take_care_of_boys-1.
Decca matrix 74651. Girls were made to take care of boys-1 / Billie Holiday ; Stardusters. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 3, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000302868/74651-Girls_were_made_to_take_care_of_boys-1.
"Decca matrix 74651. Girls were made to take care of boys-1 / Billie Holiday ; Stardusters." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 3 January 2026.
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