Let's Take a Walk Around the Block

"Let's Take a Walk Around the Block" is a popular[citation needed] song composed by Harold Arlen, with lyrics written by Ira Gershwin and E.Y. Harburg.

It was introduced in the musical Life Begins at 8:40. The original Broadway production opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on August 27, 1934 and closed on March 16, 1935 after a run of 237 performances

Notable recordings

  • Jackie and Roy - Storyville Presents Jackie and Roy (Storyville Records, 1955)[1]
  • Doris Day - included in her album Cuttin' Capers (1959)
  • Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney recorded the song for their radio show in 1960[2] and it was subsequently released on the CD Bing & Rosie - The Crosby-Clooney Radio Sessions (2010).[3]
  • Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook (Verve Records, 1961)
  • Mel Tormé - Mel Tormé & George Shearing - The Complete Concord Recordings (2002).[4]

References

  1. ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  2. ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  3. ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  4. ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved December 8, 2017.


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