Billie Holiday - Lover, Come Back To Me (Clef Records 1952)

“Lover, Come Back to Me“ is a popular song. The music was written by Sigmund Romberg with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II for the Broadway show The New Moon, where the song was introduced by Evelyn Herbert and Robert Halliday (as Robert Misson). The song was published in 1928. Billie’s accompanied by Joe Newman (tp), Paul Quinichette (ts), Oscar Peterson (p), Freddy Green (g), Ray Brown (b), and Gus Johnson (d). Recorded July 27, 1952. (Clef Records) The sky was blue And high above The moon was new And so was love This eager heart of mine was singing Lover where can you be You came at last Love had its day That day is past You’ve gone away This aching heart of mine is singing Lover come back to me