Let's Get Away from It All
{{Infobox song|type=Song|artist=|published=1941|genre=Traditional pop|writer=|composer=Matt Dennis|lyricist=Tom Adair}}
"Let's Get Away from It All" is a popular song with music by Matt Dennis and lyrics by Tom Adair, published in 1941.
The song is most commonly associated with Frank Sinatra (who had a hit with it as a member of The Pied Pipers while he was a part of Tommy Dorsey's orchestra{{cite book|last1=Whitburn|first1=Joel|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954|date=1986|publisher=Record Research Inc|location=Wisconsin, USA|isbn=0-89820-083-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/137 137]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/137}} and later for his Come Fly with Me album), but many others have recorded it and it is considered a standard of traditional pop music.
Other recordings
- Martha Tilton and Harry Babbitt - a single release in 1950.{{cite web|title=marthatilton.com|url=http://marthatilton.com/discography.html|website=marthatilton.com|accessdate=January 27, 2018}}
- Patti Page - Let's Get Away from It All (1958).{{cite web|title=Discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/Patti-Page-Lets-Get-Away-From-It-All/master/515185|website=Discogs.com|accessdate=January 27, 2018}}
- Della Reese - for her album Della (1960){{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/della-mw0000658820|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=April 4, 2025}}
- Louis Prima and Keely Smith - for their album Together (1960).{{cite web|title=Discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/Louis-Prima-Keely-Smith-Together/master/527951|website=Discogs.com|accessdate=January 27, 2018}}
- Rosemary Clooney - Still on the Road (1994)
In popular culture
During 1966 to 1969, The Supremes (Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson) performed this song as part of a medley with "The Lady Is a Tramp" in nightclubs such as the Copacabana in 1967 and Roostertail in 1966. The 1968 album, Live at London's Talk of the Town, had the song included with the same medley.
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Category:Songs with music by Matt Dennis
Category:Songs written by Tom Adair
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