I Didn't Know What Time It Was

"I Didn't Know What Time It Was" from the musical Too Many Girls
Music by	Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by	Lorenz Hart
Published	1939
Language	English
Original artist	Richard Kollmar and Marcy Westcott
Recorded by	Many artists (see #Recorded versions)

"I Didn't Know What Time It Was" is a popular song. The music was written by Richard Rodgers and the lyrics by Lorenz Hart for the musical Too Many Girls (1939). Early hit versions included Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw. The Crampton Sisters 1964 revival for the DCP label was a Hot 100 entry.

The song was introduced by Richard Kollmar and Marcy Westcott in the musical Too Many Girls. It was performed by Trudy Erwin – dubbing for Lucille Ball in the 1940 film version produced by RKO – and interpolated into the score of the 1957 film Pal Joey, where it was sung by Frank Sinatra.

Recorded versions

• Bob Ackerman
• Cathy Segal-Garcia
• Jackie Allen
• Karrin Allyson
• Laurindo Almeida
• Maria Anadon (2007)
• Ernestine Anderson
• Lew Anderson Big Band
• Julie Andrews (1970)
• Louise Baranger
• Count Basie
• Tony Bennett (1960)
• Brook Benton
• Art Blakey
• Ruby Braff
• Donna Brooks
• Les Brown and his Band Of Renown
• Dave Brubeck
• Betty Carter (1970)
• Carmen Cavallaro
• Ray Charles (1969 chart single)
• June Christy (1949)
• Sonny Clark
• Nat King Cole (1956)
• Barbara Cook (1959)
• Gloria Cooper
• Chick Corea
• Gal Costa
• Crampton Sisters (1964 chart single)
• Dorothy Dandridge
• Dardanelle
• Bobby Darin (1961)
• Courtenay Day
• Doris Day (1955)
• Diane Delin
• Matt Dennis
• Dena de Rose
• Jimmy Dorsey and his orchestra (vocal: Bob Eberly) (1939)
• Kenny Drew
• Dean Elliot
• Eileen Farrell
• Al Ferguson
• Sergio Franchi The songs of Richard Rodgers (1965)
• Ella Fitzgerald (1956)
• Nnenna Freelon (2005)
• Benny Goodman and his orchestra (vocal: Louise Tobin) (1939)
• Gogi Grant (1959)
• Ted Heath and his orchestra (1955)
• Billie Holiday (1956)
• Shirley Horn
• Joni James (1962)
• Nancy LaMott (2005)
• Peggy Lee (1953)
• Julie London
• Carmen McRae (1963)
• Brad Mehldau
• Dudley Moore
• Anita O'Day (1954)
• Charlie Parker
• Oscar Peterson
• Irene Reid (2004)
• Little Jimmy Scott (1963)
• Artie Shaw and his orchestra (1939)
• Dinah Shore
• Wayne Shorter (1960)
• Frank Sinatra (featured in the film Pal Joey) (1957)
• Jimmy Smith
• Jo Stafford
• The Supremes (The Supremes Sing Rodgers & Hart) (1967)
• Art Tatum
• James Taylor
• Jack Teagarden
• Kiri Te Kanawa
• Bobby Timmons (1961)
• McCoy Tyner
• Dawn Upshaw
• Sarah Vaughan
• Bea Wain (1939)
• Margaret Whiting
• Lester Young
• Timi Yuro (2005)
• Kaz Simmons (2005)
• Ayşe Gencer (2011)

See also

• List of 1930s jazz standards