| Composer | Jerome Kern |
| Lyricist | Otto Harback |
| Year Written | 1933 |
About This Song
“Yesterdays” was written in 1933 by Jerome Kern and Otto Harbach for the musical Roberta.
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Yesterdays
Yesterdays
Days I knew as happy sweet
Sequestered days
Olden days
Golden days
Days of mad romance and love
Then gay youth was mine
And truth was mine
Joyous free and flaming life
Forsooth was mine
Sad am I
Glad am I
For today I’m dreaming of
Of yesterdays
Then gay youth was mine
The truth was mine
Sad am I
Glad am I
For today I’m dreaming of
Of yesterdays
Recordings
1964
Tony Bennett recorded “Yesterdays” on February 26, 1964. Ralph Sharon wrote the arrangement and led the Ralph Sharon Trio, with Sharon on piano, Hal Gaylord on bass. and Billy Exiner on drums.
CO 81305
Release History
| 1966 | CBS LP 12″: SBPG 62800 — A Time For Love [UK] |
| 1966 | Columbia LP 12″: CL 2560 — A Time For Love |
| 1966 | CBS LP 12″: SBPG 62800 — A Time For Love [UK] |
| 1973 | Columbia LP 12″: C 32239 — Sunrise, Sunset |
| 1990 | CBS/Sony CD: CSCS-5243 — A Time For Love [Japan] |
| 2011 | Columbia: The Complete Collection — Disc 33 — A Time For Love |