Confessin'
| "(I'm) Confessin' (that I Love You)" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Published | 1930 |
| Composer(s) | Chris Smith |
| Lyricist(s) | Al J. Neiburg |
| "Lookin' for Another Sweetie" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Published | 1929 |
| Songwriter(s) | Chris Smith, Sterling Grant |
"(I'm) Confessin' (that I Love You)" (also known as "Confessin'," "I'm Confessin'," and "Confessin' that I Love You") is a jazz and popular standard that has been recorded many times.
The song was first produced with different lyrics as "Lookin' For Another Sweetie," credited to Chris Smith and Sterling Grant, and recorded by Thomas "Fats" Waller & His Babies on December 18, 1929.[1][2]
In 1930 it was reborn as "Confessin'," with new lyrics by Al Neiburg, and with the music this time credited to Doc Daugherty and Ellis Reynolds. Louis Armstrong made his first, and highly influential, recording of the song in August 1930,[3] and continued to play it throughout his career.[4]
Other important recorded versions in the United States were done by Chester Gaylord (1930), Guy Lombardo (1930), Rudy Vallee (1930), Perry Como (1945), Les Paul and Mary Ford (1952), and Anne Murray (1993). The song was also a number one hit for Frank Ifield in the United Kingdom and Ireland in 1963.[4]
Dizzy Gillespie recorded a version titled "Pop's Confessin'" in which he imitated the vocal and trumpet style of Louis Armstrong.
Recorded versions
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- Alyn Ainsworth
- Louis Armstrong 1930
- Smith Ballew
- Josephine Baker
- Tony Bennett w/k.d. lang 2002
- Teresa Brewer 1991
- Paul Chambers
- Rosemary Clooney 1955/2002 (live)
- Perry Como 1945 #12
- Bing Crosby on the album New Tricks (1957)
- Doris Day 1964
- Connie Evingson
- Ella Fitzgerald on her Decca album "For Sentimental Reasons", with Johnny Long and his Orchestra 1955
- Helen Forrest
- Judy Garland 1958
- Erroll Garner
- Chester Gaylord (1930, Brunswick 4871)
- Benny Goodman 1939
- Stéphane Grappelli
- Lionel Hampton 1937
- Lena Horne 1962
- Frank Ifield 1963 #1 (UK)
- Harry James 1944
- Diana Krall 2017
- Frankie Laine 1958
- Peggy Lee 1974
- Guy Lombardo 1930
- Dean Martin 1964/1973
- Pat Martino
- The McGuire Sisters 1957
- Thelonious Monk
- Van Morrison 2005
- Anne Murray 1993
- Ricky Nelson 1957
- Willie Nelson 1978/1981
- Les Paul and Mary Ford 1952
- Count Basie and Oscar Peterson 1984
- Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio 2017
- Louis Prima 1936
- Johnnie Ray 1958
- Django Reinhardt
- Marc Ribot
- Mavis Rivers with Red Norvo
- Tommy Sands
- Artie Shaw 1941
- Sonny Stitt
- Dinah Shore 1944
- Kay Starr 1950/1958
- Nino Tempo and April Stevens 1964
- Rudy Vallee 1930
- Gus Viseur 1941
- Lizz Wright
- Timi Yuro
See also
References
- ^ Stephens, Joe. "Victor 78 Record 30000 - 39999 Discography". Retrieved 2011-05-27.
- ^ Riccardi, Ricky. "The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong: 80 Years of "Confessin'"". Retrieved 2011-05-27.
- ^ Minn, Michael; Johnson, Scott. "The Louis Armstrong Discography". Retrieved 2011-05-27.
- ^ a b Burlingame, Sandra. "I'm Confessin' That I Love You". JazzStandards.com. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
