I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket
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"I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin for the 1936 film Follow the Fleet, where it was introduced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Astaire had a huge hit with the song in 1936 and other popular versions that year were by Jan Garber (vocal by Fritz Heilbron) and by Guy Lombardo (vocal by Carmen Lombardo).[1]
Other notable recordings
[edit]- Boswell Sisters - recorded for Decca Records (catalog No.709A) on February 12, 1936.[2]
- Louis Armstrong - recorded for Decca Records (catalog No.698A) on February 4, 1936.[3]
- Zarah Leander - Swedish version titled "Du ä' så väldigt lik en ja' känner" (1936)
- Bing Crosby - recorded the song for his film Blue Skies in 1945 but it was cut from the film.
- Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys - in 1945 but not released until Tiffany Transcriptions Vol. 6 (1987)[4]
- Fred Astaire - for his album The Astaire Story (1953)[5]
- Carmen McRae - Blue Moon (1956)[6]
- Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong - Ella and Louis Again (1957)[7]
- Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook (1958)[8]
- Diane Schuur and B.B. King - Heart To Heart (1994)[9]
- Stacey Kent - Let Yourself Go: Celebrating Fred Astaire (2000)[10]
- Velody - "Faces" (2015)
References
[edit]- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 524. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ "www.discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
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- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
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