Experiment
| PROFILE | |
| Composer and Lyricist | Cole Porter |
| Year Written | 1933 |
| About Experiment | |
| Cole Porter wrote “Experiment” for the West End musical Nymph Errant, which starred Gertrude Lawrence. The song is one of Porter’s more popular songs for singers including Mabel Mercer, Mel Tormé, Joe Williams and Bobby Short. | |
Lyrics
Experiment.
Make it your motto day and night.
Experiment and it will lead you to the light.
The apple on the top of the tree is never to high to achieve,
So take an example from Eve, experiment.
Be curious, though interfering friends may frown,
Get furious at each attempt to hold you down.
If this advice you only employ, the future can offer you infinite joy
And merriment.
Experiment
Session / Album Information
1975
“Experiment” was recorded in 1975 and was released on Tony Bennett Sings Life Is Beautiful. It was arranged by Torrie Zito.
This recording released on:
- 1975: Improv LP 12″: IMP 7112 — Life Is Beautiful
- Disky CD: BX 883552 — As Time Goes By
- 1979: DRG CD: CDMRS 801 — The Special Magic Of Tony Bennett
- 2000: Horatio Nelson CD: HNRCD9001 — The Essential Tony Bennett (UK)
- 2002: Recall CD: RECA 353 — Have You Met Miss Jones? [UK]
- 2004: Concord CD: PRO-CJ-0081-2 — The Complete Improv Recordings Sampler
- 2004: Concord CD: CCD4-2255 — The Complete Improv Recordings
- 2011: Disc #49 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK48) Tony Bennett’s Sings Life Is Beautiful