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I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)

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"I Get Along Without You Very Well" is a popular song composed by Hoagy Carmichael in 1939, with lyrics based on a poem written by Jane Brown Thompson. Thompson's identity as the author of the poem was for many years unknown; she died the night before the song was introduced on radio by Dick Powell.

The biggest-selling version was a 1939 recording by Red Norvo and his orchestra (vocal by Terry Allen).

Carmichael and Jane Russell performed the song in the 1952 film noir The Las Vegas Story.

Notable recordings

  • Dick Todd and his orchestra (recorded February 8, 1939, released by Bluebird Records as catalog number 10150, with the flip side "I Promise You")
  • Charlie Barnet and his orchestra (recorded January 20, 1939, released by Bluebird Records as catalog number 10119A, with the flip side "I'm Prayin' Humble")
  • Chet BakerChet Baker Sings (recorded 1954, released 1956)
  • Frank SinatraIn the Wee Small Hours (1955)
  • Karen Chandler – Her Dot single brought the song to #19 on Billboard's 1968 Easy Listening chart.
  • Larry Clinton and his orchestra (recorded January 20, 1939, released by Victor Records as catalog number 26151A, with the flip side "The Masquerade Is Over")
  • The Four FreshmenFour Freshmen and Five Saxes (1957)
  • Billie HolidayLady in Satin (1958)
  • Evelyn Knight (released by Decca Records in the United States as catalog number 27992, with the flip side "The Purtiest Little Tree," and in 1953 by Brunswick Records (United Kingdom) as catalog number 05039, with the flip side "Lonesome and Blue")
  • Frankie LaineTorchin' (1958)
  • Dirk BogardeLyrics for lovers (1960)
  • Rosemary ClooneyRosie Solves the Swingin' Riddle! (1960)
  • Peggy LeeIf You Go (1961)
  • Matt Monro – Matt Monro Sings Hoagy Carmichael (1962)
  • June ChristyThe Intimate Miss Christy recorded April 1963 http://www.belten.freeserve.co.uk/misty/junechri.doc
  • Petula ClarkIn Other Words (1962)
  • Tony Mitchell (released 1957 by Liberty Records as catalog number 55110, with the flip side "Tell Me, Tell Me")
  • Red Norvo and his orchestra (vocal by Terry Allen; recorded February 8, 1939, released by Vocalion Records as catalog number 4648, with the flip side "Kiss Me with Your Eyes" and by Conqueror Records as catalog number 9177, with the flip side "Could Be")
  • Nina SimoneNina Simone and Piano (1969)
  • The Durutti ColumnI Get Along Without You Very Well/Prayer (Factory Records FAC 64, 1983)
  • Linda RonstadtFor Sentimental Reasons (1986)
  • Dinah Shore (recorded October 1947, released by Columbia Records as catalog number 38201, with the flip side "I'll Be Seeing You" and as catalog number 38570, with the flip side "Little White Lies")
  • Nelson Riddle - Hey...Let Yourself Go! (1957)
  • Carly SimonTorch (1981)
  • Renato RussoThe Stonewall Celebration Concert (1994)
  • Mel Tormé (1998)
  • Diana KrallThe Look of Love (Diana Krall album) (2001)
  • Tony Bennett - featuring on Bill Charlap's album "Stardust" (2002)
  • Stacey KentThe Boy Next Door (2003)
  • Jamie CullumThe Pursuit (2009)
  • Franck AmsallemAmsallem Sings (2009)
  • Daniel Matto – I'm Old Fashioned (2010)
  • Molly RingwaldExcept Sometimes (2013)
  • Eliane Elias - I Thought About You (2013)
  • Sílvia Pérez Cruz – Granada (Sílvia Pérez Cruz album) (2014)
  • Marianne FaithfullGive My Love to London (2014)
  • Kristin ChenowethThe Art of Elegance (2016)
  • References

    I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes) Wikipedia


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