Popular song first published in 1926
What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry? Text by Abe Lyman Published 1926 (1926 )
"What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry? " is a popular song by Walter Donaldson and Abe Lyman , published in 1926.[ 1]
The song has become a popular and jazz standard recorded by many artists.
Josephine Baker (1926)[ 2]
Will Bradley & His Orchestra (vocal by Ray McKinley ). This charted briefly in the Billboard chart at No. 26.[ 3]
California Ramblers (1926)
The King Cole Trio – included in the album The King Cole Trio (vol. 2) (1946)
Bobby Darin – for his album Winners (1964)
Buddy DeFranco – Sweet and Lovely (1956).[ 4]
Tommy Dorsey – recorded on February 1, 1940, for Victor.[ 5]
Ruth Etting (1926)
Ella Fitzgerald – recorded for Decca on October 12, 1939.[ 6]
Jean Goldkette & His Orchestra – recorded on January 28, 1926, for Victor.[ 7]
Benny Goodman – B.G. in Hi-Fi (1954).[ 8]
Bobby Hackett & His Orchestra – recorded on January 25, 1940, for Okeh .[ 9]
Jack Jenney & His Orchestra – recorded on January 30, 1940, for Vocalion.[ 10]
Sam Lanin – recorded on January 15, 1926, for Banner.[ 11]
Peggy Lee – for the album Songs from Pete Kelly's Blues (1955)
Dean Martin – included in his album The Dean Martin TV Show (1966)[ 12]
Carmen McRae – Fine and Mellow: Live at Birdland West (1986)
Oscar Peterson – With Respect to Nat (1966)
Keely Smith – Swingin' Pretty (1959)
Jo Stafford – Jo + Jazz (1960)[ 13]
^ "What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry" . ACE Repertory . ASCAP. Retrieved 4 March 2018 .
^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : Josephine Baker-After I Say I'm Sorry-1926 . YouTube .
^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 . Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 60 . ISBN 0-89820-083-0 .
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^ "Discogs.com" . Discogs . Retrieved November 19, 2018 .
^ "The Online Discographical Project" . 78discography.com . Retrieved November 19, 2018 .
^ "The Online Discographical Project" . 78discography.com . Retrieved November 19, 2018 .
^ "The Online Discographical Project" . 78discography.com . Retrieved November 19, 2018 .
^ "www.allmusic.com" . AllMusic . Retrieved August 23, 2024 .
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