That Certain Feeling

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"That Certain Feeling" is a 1925 song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.[http://www.ibdb.com/production.asp?ID=9978 Internet Broadway Database: Tip-Toes Production Credits]

It was introduced by Allen Kearns and Queenie Smith in the 1925 musical Tip-Toes. It was later used as the title of a 1956 Bob Hope film when it was performed during the opening credits by Pearl Bailey and later reprised by Bob Hope

Notable recordings

George Gershwin - rec. 1926
Layton & Johnstone - rec. November 1926 - released as Columbia WA 4530
Dorothy Dickson and Allen Kearns, Jack Clarke, G. Myddleton - rec. September 9, 1926 - released as Columbia 91298, matrix WA 1887
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra - recorded on December 24, 1925 for Victor Records, catalog No. 19920.{{cite web|title=The Online Discographical Project|url=http://www.78discography.com/vic19500.html|website=78discography.com|accessdate=December 20, 2017}} A popular version in 1926.{{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/449 449]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/449}}
Josephine Baker - rec. 1926 - released as Odeon 49.171
Shirley Ross - for the Decca 78rpm album George Gershwin Songs, Vol. 1 (1939).
Les Brown and Jo Ann Greer - recorded May 18, 1956 - released as Capitol 3463.{{cite web|title=Jazz Discog Corner|url=http://jazzdiscogcorner.pagesperso-orange.fr/discographies_%20labels/c/capitol/instrumentals/b/brown_les/discography/capitol_lesbrown_1956.htm|website=jazzdiscogcorner.pagesperso-orange.fr/|accessdate=December 20, 2017}}
Ella Fitzgerald - rec. 1959 - from Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook{{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=June 18, 2024}}

References

Category:Songs with music by George Gershwin

Category:Songs with lyrics by Ira Gershwin

Category:1925 songs