Sing You Sinners

Sing You Sinners
PROFILE
Composer W. Franke Harling
Lyricist Sam Coslow
Year Written 1930
About Sing You Sinners
“Sing You Sinners” was written for the 1930 film “Honey,” starring Lillian Roth. The song was an early hit in 1950 for Tony Bennett. He sings the song regularly in concerts today.

Lyrics

Brothers, sisters
Listen to what I say
Moanin’ and groanin’
Won’t drive those blues away
Lift up your voices in song
You know you’ve all done wrong

You sinners, drop everything
And let that harmony ring
Up to Heaven
And sing, you sinners

Just wave your arms all about
And let the Lord hear you shout
Pour the music right out
And sing, you sinners

Whenever there’s music
The Devil kicks
He don’t allow music
By the river Styx

You’re wicked and you’re depraved
And you’ve all misbehaved
If you wanna be saved
Well, sing, you sinners

Well, up until now
I’ve been asking you singers to sing
But if you can’t sing, dance
C’mon band, swing

Swing, swing, swing
Swing, you sinners
Swing, swing, swing
Swing, you sinners

Whenever there’s music
The Devil kicks
He don’t allow music
By the river Styx

You’re wicked and you’re depraved
And you’ve all misbehaved
If you wanna be saved
If you wanna be saved
Well, sing, you sinners

Session / Album Information

1950

“Sing You Sinners” was recorded on July 20, 1950 and released that year as a single. It was arranged by Marty Manning.

Sing You Sinners

Listen to Sing You Sinners on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 2011

This recording released on:

  • 1950: Columbia 78: 38989
  • 1950: Columbia 45: 4-38989
  • 1955: Columbia LP 10″: CL 2507 — Alone At Last
  • 2005: ASV/Living Era CD: 5512 — Take My Hand…
  • 2006: Naxos Nostalgia CD: 8120803 — While We’re Young: Original Recordings 1950-1955
  • 2007: Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony
  • 2011: Disc #3 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK3) The Columbia Singles, Volume 1

1955

“Sing You Sinners” was recorded on December 15, 1955 and released as a single the following year. It was arranged by Percy Faith.

Sing You Sinners

Listen to Sing You Sinners on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 2011

This recording released on:

  • 1956: Columbia 78: 40632
  • 1956: Columbia 45: 4-40632
  • 1958: Columbia LP 12″: CS 8652 — Tony’s Greatest Hits
  • 1958: Columbia LP 12″ (Mono): CL 1229 — Greatest Hits
  • 1966: CBS LP 12″: DP 66010 — A String Of Tony’s Hits (UK)
  • 1972: CBS LP 12″: CBS 68200 — All-Time Greatest Hits [UK]
  • 1972: Columbia LP 12″: KG 31494 — All-Time Greatest Hits
  • 1991: Columbia CD: C4K 46843 — Forty Years – The Artistry Of Tony Bennett
  • 1993: CBS/Sony CD: SRCS-6641 — Forty Years: The Artistry Of Tony Bennett
  • 1997: Columbia CD: CK 65316 — All-Time Greatest Hits
  • 2002: Columbia/Legacy CD: 86634 — The Essential Tony Bennett
  • 2004: Columbia/Legacy CD: C5K 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett
  • 2006: RPM/Columbia/Legacy CD: 84786 — Tony Bennett’s Greatest Hits Of The ’50s
  • 2008: Columbia/RPM/Legacy CD: 731397 — The Essential Tony Bennett [Limited Edition 3.0]
  • 2011: Disc #6 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK6) The Columbia Singles, Vol. 4
  • 2013: Columbia/Legacy – Sixty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett

1962

“Sing You Sinners” was recorded live at Tony Bennett’s concert at Carnegie Hall on June 9, 1962 and was initially released in 1962 on the album Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall. Ralph Sharon arranged the song.

Sing You Sinners (From "Honey") - Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - June 1962

Listen to Sing You Sinners (From "Honey") - Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - June 1962 on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett, Ralph Sharon & His Orchestra · 1962

This recording released on:

  • 1962: CBS LP 12″: BPG62116 — At Carnegie Hall – Part 2 (UK)
  • 1962: Columbia LP 12″: CS 8705 — At Carnegie Hall – vol.1
  • 1962: Columbia LP 12″: C2L 23 — Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall
  • 1962: Columbia LP 12″: C2S 823 — Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall
  • 1993: Sony Music Special Products CD: 15056 — Tony Bennett Sings for You
  • 1995: Sony Music CD: WK 75012 — Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall
  • 1997: Columbia CD: C2K 64609 — At Carnegie Hall June 9, 1962: Complete Concert
  • 2011: Disc #25 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK24) Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall

1964

“Sing You Sinners” was recorded on April 8, 1964 and released in 2011 on Tony Bennett Live at the Sahara: From This Moment On, as part of the 2011 Complete Collection. It was arranged by Ralph Sharon.

Sing You Sinners - Live at the Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, NV - April 1964

Listen to Sing You Sinners - Live at the Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, NV - April 1964 on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1964

This recording released on:

  • 2011: Disc #74 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK72) Tony Bennett Live at the Sahara: From This Moment On

2006

“Sing You Sinners” was recorded on February 10, 2006 with John Legend and was released that same year on Duets: An American Classic. It was arranged by Jorge Calandrelli.

Sing You Sinners (with John Legend)

Listen to Sing You Sinners (with John Legend) on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett, John Legend · 2006

This recording released on:

  • 2006: RPM Records/Columbia CD: 82876809792 — Duets: An American Classic
  • 2006: RPM Records/Columbia CD: 82876887352 — Duets: An American Classic [Target Stores]
  • 2006: Sony BMG CD: 828768858721 — Duets: An American Classic [Australia]
  • 2006: Sony BMG CD: 82876885862 — Duets: An American Classic [UK, Singapore]
  • 2011: Disc #70 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK68) Duets: An American Classic

On the Sunny Side of the Street

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PROFILE
Composer Jimmy McHugh
Lyricist Dorothy Fields
Year Written 1930
About On The Sunny Side of the Street
“On The Sunny Side of the Street” was introduced in Lew Leslie’s International Revue. The song was one of the first in a series of cheerful songs to try to cheer people up over the Great Depression. It has proven popular with singers, who love the wonderful Fields lyrics, and jazz players, who love McHugh’s swingy tune.

Lyrics

Grab your coat and get your hat
Leave your worries on the doorstep
Life can be so sweet
On the sunny side of the street

Can’t you hear the pit-a-pat?
And that happy tune is your step
Life can be complete
On the sunny side of the street

I used to walk in the shade
With those blues on parade
But I’m not afraid
Because this rover crossed over

And if I never had a cent
I’d be rich as Rockefeller
With gold dust at my feet
On the sunny side of the street

I used to walk in the shade
With those blues on parade
But I’m not afraid
Because this rover crossed over

And if I never had a cent
I’d be rich as Rockefeller
With gold dust at my feet
On the sunny side of the street

Session / Album Information

1967

“On the Sunny Side of the Street” was recorded on January 27, 1967 and released that year on the album Tony Makes It Happen! It was arranged by Marion Evans.

On the Sunny Side of the Street

Listen to On the Sunny Side of the Street on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1967

This recording released on:

  • 1967: Columbia LP 12″: CS 9453 — Tony Makes It Happen!
  • 1967: Columbia LP 12″: CL 2653 — Tony Makes It Happen!
  • 1967: CBS LP 12″: SPBG 63055 — Tony Makes It Happen! [UK]
  • 1973: Embassy LP 12″: EMB 31002 — Trolley Song
  • 2011: Disc #34 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK33) Tony Makes It Happen!

1971

“On The Sunny Side of the Street” was recorded on January 31, 1971 and released that year on the album Get Happy with The London Philharmonic Orchestra. It was arranged by Marion Evans.

On The Sunny Side Of The Street - Live at the Royal Albert Hall, London, England - January 1971

Listen to On The Sunny Side Of The Street - Live at the Royal Albert Hall, London, England - January 1971 on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1971

This recording released on:

  • 1971: Columbia LP 12″: C 30953 — Get Happy with The London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • 2011: Disc #42 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK41) Get Happy with The London Philharmonic Orchestra

1972

“On The Sunny Side of the Street” was recorded on December 13, 1972 and released in 1973 on the album “Listen Easy.” It was arranged by Don Costa.

This recording released on:

  • 1972: Philips LP 12″: 6641297 — Spotlight On Tony Bennett (UK)
  • 1973: Verve LP 12″: V6 5094 — Listen Easy
  • 1973: Philips LP 12″: 6308 157 — Listen Easy [UK]
  • 1973: Verve LP 12″: SE 4929 — Tony Bennett’s Greatest Hits No. 7
  • 2011: Disc #46 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK45) Listen Easy
  • 2011: Disc #47 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK46) Tony Bennett’s Greatest Hits Volume 7

2011

“On the Sunny Side Of The Street” with Willie Nelson was recorded in 2011 and was released that year on Duets II. It was arranged by Marion Evans.

On The Sunny Side Of The Street

Listen to On The Sunny Side Of The Street on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett, Willie Nelson · 2011

This recording released on:

  • 2011: RPM Sony 88697662532: Duets II
  • 2011: RPM Sony 88697961501: Duets II (LP)
  • 2011: Disc #71 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK69) Duets II

My Ideal

Margaret Whiting

Margaret Whiting

PROFILE
Composer Richard Whiting
Lyricist Leo Robin
Year Written 1930
About My Ideal
“My Ideal” was introduced in the 1930 movie Playboy of Paris by Maurice Chevalier. The song was recorded by Margaret Whiting, daughter of the composer, with Billy Butterfield and His Orchestra in 1943. It was a big hit for her.

Lyrics

Will I ever find the girl on my mind, the one who is my ideal?
Maybe she’s a dream, and yet she might be
Just around the corner waiting for me.

Will I recognize the light in her eyes, that no other eyes reveal
Or will I pass her by and never even know that she is my ideal?

Session / Album Information

1995

“My Ideal” was recorded in July 1995 and released that year on Here’s To The Ladies.  The song is in tribute to Margaret Whiting. It was arranged by Tony Bennett and Ralph Sharon.

My Ideal

Listen to My Ideal on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1995

This recording released on:

  • 1995: Columbia CD: CK 67349 — Here’s To The Ladies   (1995)
  • 1996: Columbia CD: SRCS-7936 — Here’s To The Ladies [Japan]
  • 2011: Disc #62 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK60) Here’s To The Ladies

My Baby Just Cares For Me

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PROFILE
Composer Walter Donaldson
Lyricist Gus Kahn
Year Written 1930
About My Baby Just Cares For Me
“My Baby Just Cares For Me” was written for the 1930 film version of Whoopee! with Eddie Cantor. Though recorded by many artists, the song is widely associated with Nina Simone, who recorded it for her 1958 debt album Little Girl Blue.

Lyrics

My baby don’t care for shows, my baby don’t care for clothes,
My baby just cares for me.
My baby don’t care for furs and laces,
My baby don’t care for high-toned places,
My baby don’t care for rings or other expensive things,
She’s sensible as can be.
My baby don’t care who knows it,
My baby just cares for me.

My baby’s no Brando fan, Rock Hudson is not her man,
My baby just cares for me.
My baby don’t care for Tyrone Power,
She’d rather be with me by the hour.
Jeff Chandler is not her style and Liberace’s smile
Is something she just can’t see.
I wonder what’s wrong with baby
My baby just cares for, she answers my prayers for
My baby just cares for little old me.
At least that what she’s tells me anyway.

Session / Album Information

1954

My Baby Just Cares For Me was recorded on December 22, 1954 and released in 1955 on the album Cloud 7.

My Baby Just Cares For Me

Listen to My Baby Just Cares For Me on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1955

This recording also released on:

  • 1955: Columbia LP 12″: CL 621 — Cloud 7
  • 1994: Columbia House Music Collection CD: 28387 — The Great American Composers: Harry Warren
  • 2004: Columbia CD: CK 85806 — Cloud 7
  • 2004: Jazz CD: 5060392000 — Cloud 7
  • 2007: Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony
  • 2008: Not Now Music CD: NOT3CD010 — Three Original Hit Albums [UK]
  • 2011: Disc #9 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK9) Cloud 7

Mood Indigo

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PROFILE
Composer Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard
Lyricist Irving Mills
Year Written 1930
About Mood Indigo
Originally titled “Dreamy Blues,” Ellington wrote this song, which is based on a theme by Barney Bigard, who is said to have learned it from his New Orleans clarinet teacher, Lorenzo Tio. Ellington wrote the song specifically for “microphone transmission” and it was first played on a 1930 radio broadcast. Audiences loved the song, and so Irving Mills wrote the lyric, changing the name of the song to “Mood Indigo.” The song has been widely recorded by instrumental and vocal artists, including Tony Bennett, Charles Mingus, Ella Fitzgerald, Thelonious Monk, Frank Sinatra, and Nat King Cole.

Lyrics

You ain’t been blue; no, no, no.
You ain’t been blue,
Till you’ve had that mood indigo.
That feelin’ goes stealin’ down to my shoes
While I sit and sigh, “Go ‘long blues”.

Always get that mood indigo,
Since my baby said goodbye.
In the evenin’ when lights are low,
I’m so lonesome I could cry.

‘Cause there’s nobody who cares about me,
I’m just a soul who’s
bluer than blue can be.
When I get that mood indigo,
I could lay me down and die.

Session / Album Information

1999

“Mood Indigo” was recorded in May 1999 and released that same year on the album Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool. It was arranged by Jorge Calandrelli.

Mood Indigo

Tony Bennett · Bennett Sings Ellington / Hot And Cool · Song · 1999

This recording released on:

  • 1998: Columbia CD: CK 63668 — Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool
  • 2000: Columbia/Legacy CD: CK 63570 — The Ultimate Tony Bennett
  • 2000: Sony Music CD: 63570 — The Ultimate Tony Bennett
  • 2002: Columbia/Legacy CD: 86634 — The Essential Tony Bennett
  • 2004: Columbia/Legacy CD: C5K 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett
  • 2008: Columbia/RPM/Legacy CD: 731397 — The Essential Tony Bennett [Limited Edition 3.0]
  • 2011: Disc #65 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK63) Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool
  • 2013: Columbia/Legacy – Sixty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett

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