I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket

"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

  • 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 - Tiffany Transcriptions Vol. 6 (1945)
  • Fred Astaire - for his album The Astaire Story (1953)
  • Carmen McRae - Blue Moon (1956)
  • Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook (1958)
  • Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong - Ella and Louis Again (1957)
  • Diane Schuur and B.B. King - Heart To Heart (1994)
  • Stacey Kent - Let Yourself Go: Celebrating Fred Astaire (2000)
  • Velody - "Faces" (2015)

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 524. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  2. ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  3. ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
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