Blazing Ballads [1]
Studio album by Dinah Washington
Released	1952
Recorded	April 12, June 1, September 24, 1951
Genre	Jazz
Label	Mercury
Dinah Washington chronology
Dynamic Dinah! - The Great Voice of Dinah Washington (1950) Blazing Ballads [1] (1952) After Hours with Miss "D" (1954)

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Blazing Ballads is a 1952 album by Dinah Washington, arranged by Jimmy Carroll, Nook Shrier and Ike Carpenter.

Track listing

1. " My Heart Cries for You" ( Carl Sigman, Percy Faith)
2. " I Apologize" ( Al Hoffman, Al Goodhart, Ed Nelson)
3. "I Won't Cry Any More" (Al Frisch, Fred Wise)
4. "Don't Say You're Sorry Again" (Lee Pearl, Art Berman, Eugene West)
5. " Mixed Emotions" (Stuart F. Louchheim)
6. " Cold, Cold Heart" ( Hank Williams)
7. "Baby, Did You Hear?"
8. "Just One More Chance" ( Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow)

Personnel

• Dinah Washington - vocals on all tracks.

Tracks 1 to 4

• Orchestra with Strings conducted by Jimmy Carroll

Tracks 5 to 7

• Orchestra conducted by Nook Shrier, including:
• Paul Quinichette - tenor saxophone
• Wynton Kelly - piano
• Gus Johnson - drums

Track 8

• Orchestra conducted by Ike Carpenter, including:
• Clyde Reasinger - trumpet
• Tom Reeves - trumpet
• Art Pearlman, Roger White - trombone
• Ed Freeman, alto saxophone
• Bob Hardaway, Bob Robinson - tenor saxophone
• Joe Koch - baritone saxophone
• Wynton Kelly - piano
• Chuck Norris - guitar
• Joe O'Rear - bass
• Dick Stanton - drums

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