What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry?

What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry?
What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry?
by Walter Donaldson
Text	by Abe Lyman
Published	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.

Notable recordings

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.
^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.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.
^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
^ "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.
^ "www.allmusic.com". AllMusic. Retrieved March 4, 2025.