Just for a Thrill

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"Just for a Thrill" is a popular jazz and pop standard, first published in 1938, that became widely known through recordings by artists such as Ray Charles and is celebrated for its melancholic, romantic lyrics and melody.

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Just for a Thrill canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz standard
pop standard
song
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
genre jazz
traditional pop
hasCulturalStatus American popular song standard
jazz standard of the 20th century
hasLyricTheme lost love
melancholy
romantic heartbreak
hasMood melancholic
romantic
hasTempo slow
isFrequentlyPerformedAs ballad
isStandardIn American songbook repertoire
jazz repertoire
language English
notableRecordingBy Aretha Franklin
Billie Holiday
Chet Baker
Dinah Washington
Ella Fitzgerald
Peggy Lee
Ray Charles
Ray Charles and his Orchestra
Sarah Vaughan
publicationDate 1938
typicalInstrumentation big band
jazz combo
voice and piano

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Lil Hardin Armstrong notableWork Just for a Thrill
Lillian Hardin notableWork Just for a Thrill
The Genius of Ray Charles hasPart Just for a Thrill