(In My) Solitude" is a 1934 jazz standard composed by Duke Ellington with lyrics by Eddie DeLange and Irving Mills. It was recorded for Billie Holiday on May 9, 1941 for Okeh and later for Billie Holiday Sings (1952).
[Verse 1]
In my solitude
You haunt me
With reveries
Of days gone by
In my solitude
You taunt me
With memories
That never die
[Bridge]
I sit in my chair
I'm filled with despair
There's no one could be so sad
With gloom everywhere
I sit and I stare
I know that I'll soon go mad
[Verse 2]
In my solitude
I'm prayin'
Dear Lord above
Send back my love
[Bridge]
I sit in my chair
Filled with despair
There's no one could be so sad
With gloom everywhere
I sit and I stare
I know that I'll soon go mad
[Verse 2]
In my solitude
I'm prayin'
Dear Lord above
Send me back my love
Solitude was written by Duke Ellington & Eddie DeLange & Irving Mills.
Solitude was produced by Norman Granz.