I Was Doing All Right
"I Was Doing All Right" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was introduced by Ella Logan (unseen, on the radio){{cite web|title=Internet Movie Database|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030194/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd|website=imdb.com|access-date=March 12, 2018}} in the 1937 film The Goldwyn Follies.
Notable recordings
- Ella Logan - recorded on December 30, 1937 for Brunswick Records (catalog No. 8064).{{cite web|title=The Online Discographical Project|url=http://www.78discography.com/BRN8000.htm|website=78discography.com|access-date=March 12, 2018}}
- Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra - recorded for Decca Records (catalog No. 1660B) on January 25, 1938.{{cite web|title=The Online Discographical Project|url=http://www.78discography.com/Dec1500.htm|website=78discography.com|access-date=March 12, 2018}}
- Ella Fitzgerald – recorded January 25, 1938 for Decca Records (catalog No. 1669){{cite web|title=The Online Discographical Project|url=http://www.78discography.com/Dec1500.htm|website=78discography.com|access-date=March 12, 2018}} and later for Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook (1959).{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/sings-the-george-and-ira-gershwin-song-book-mw0000691510|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=December 10, 2024}}
- Artie Shaw & his Orchestra - recorded on July 21, 1945 for RCA Victor (catalog No. 20-1742).{{cite web|title=The Online Discographical Project|url=http://www.78discography.com/RCA201500.htm|website=78discography.com|access-date=March 12, 2018}}
- Buddy DeFranco and Oscar Peterson - on their Buddy DeFranco and Oscar Peterson Play George Gershwin (1954){{cite web|title=www.discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/2718538-Buddy-De-Franco-And-Oscar-Peterson-Play-George-Gershwin?srsltid=AfmBOorLb3lvHsuQX4a95skhF_u3v38lJB8Eq1jmp6XPFBpXBy3e1WtQ|website=www.discogs.com|accessdate=December 12, 2024}}
- Carmen McRae - for her album Blue Moon (1956).{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/blue-moon-mw0000105769|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=December 10, 2024}}
- Louis Armstrong w/ Oscar Peterson – Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson (1957).{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/louis-armstrong-meets-oscar-peterson-mw0000416528|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=March 5, 2025}}
- Susannah McCorkle - Someone to Watch Over Me—Songs of George Gershwin (1998).{{cite web|title=Discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/Susannah-McCorkle-Someone-To-Watch-Over-Me-The-Songs-Of-George-Gershwin/release/3484685|website=Discogs.com|access-date=March 12, 2018}}
- Diana Krall - From This Moment On (2006).{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/from-this-moment-on-mw0000778468|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=December 6, 2024}}
- The Longines Symphonette - A George Gershwin Festival{{cite web|title=www.discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1118905-The-Longines-Symphonette-A-George-Gershwin-Festival?srsltid=AfmBOorLCfonmAZa66eYcvSVbPK9LKc8uZ-vomn-4aivvR6qnnudJxwX|website=www.discogs.com|accessdate=December 10, 2024}}
References
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Category:Songs with music by George Gershwin
Category:Songs with lyrics by Ira Gershwin