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I Didn't Know What Time It Was

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"I Didn't Know What Time It Was"
Song by Richard Kollmar
Released1939 (1939)
GenrePop
Composer(s)Richard Rodgers
Lyricist(s)Lorenz Hart

"I Didn't Know What Time It Was" is a popular song composed by Richard Rodgers with lyrics by Lorenz Hart for the 1939 musical Too Many Girls. Introduced by Richard Kollmar and Marcy Westcott in the stage musical,[1] early hit versions were recorded by Benny Goodman (vocal by Louise Tobin) and by Jimmy Dorsey (vocal by Bob Eberly).[2]
It was then performed by Trudy Erwin (dubbing for Lucille Ball) and Richard Carlson in the 1940 film adaptation produced by RKO.[3] The song was later interpolated into the score of the 1957 film Pal Joey, sung by Frank Sinatra, and has become a jazz standard.

Recordings

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Apart from those listed, there are hundreds more versions of the song.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Internet Broadway Database". ibdb.com. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 513. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  3. ^ "Internet Movie Database". imdb.com. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. pp. 162–163. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 199.
  6. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - March 17, 1969" (PDF).
  7. ^ "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved December 29, 2020.