God Bless the Child (Billie Holiday song)
| "God Bless the Child" | ||||
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| Single by Billie Holiday | ||||
| B-side | "Solitude" | |||
| Released | 1942 | |||
| Recorded | May 9, 1941 | |||
| Studio | Columbia 7th Ave, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 2:57 | |||
| Label | Okeh | |||
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"God Bless the Child" is a song written by Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog Jr. in 1939. It was first recorded on May 9, 1941, by Billie Holiday and released by Okeh Records in 1942.
Holiday's version of the song was honored with the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1976. It was also included in the list of Songs of the Century, by the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment for the Arts.