Time on My Hands (song)

"Time on My Hands" is a popular song with music by Vincent Youmans and lyrics by Harold Adamson and Mack Gordon, published in 1930. Introduced in the musical Smiles by Marilyn Miller and Paul Gregory, it is sometimes also co-credited to Reginald Connelly.

The song was used in the Marilyn Miller biopic Look for the Silver Lining (1949) when it was performed by Gordon MacRae and June Haver at the Broadway rehearsal and during the opening night show.

It was also employed in the 1953 film So This Is Love when it was sung by Kathryn Grayson.

Notable Recordings

• Lee Wiley recorded October 26, 1931
• Django Reinhardt recorded May 23, 1939
• Chet Baker — Chet (1959)
• Connee Boswell recorded November 2, 1931
• Al Bowlly recorded February 19, 1931
• Russ Columbo recorded October 9, 1931
• Billie Holiday recorded June 7, 1940
• Billy Eckstine recorded 1946 with B.E. Orchestra
• Marlene Dietrich recorded in German, as Sag' Mir 'Adieu', November 1951
• Ben Webster recorded October 15, 1957 for the album Soulville
• Harry James - In A Relaxed Mood (MGM E-4274, 1965)
• Bing Crosby - for his album Feels Good, Feels Right (1976).
• Trio con Tromba — (Allan Hallberg Riedel) recorded 1984
• Bryan Ferry recorded October 25, 1999
• Les Deux Love Orchestra recorded 2001
• Keith Jarrett recorded September 26, 2005
• Ted Heath
• Glenn Miller

References

Who Wrote That Song? by Dick Jacobs and Harriet Jacobs. Published Writers Digest Books