Don't Blame Me (song)

"Don't Blame Me" is a popular song with music by Jimmy McHugh and lyrics by Dorothy Fields. The song was part of the 1932 show Clowns in Clover and was published in 1933. Popular versions that year were recorded by: Ethel Waters (US #6), Guy Lombardo, and Charles Agnew.[1]

For the Taylor Swift song, see Reputation (Taylor Swift album) and List of songs recorded by Taylor Swift.

Later recordings
  • It was a No. 21 hit for Nat King Cole in 1948.[2]
  • The song received two significant "rock era" remakes: a ballad version by the Everly Brothers in 1961 which reached No. 20 on Billboard,[3] and an up-tempo version by Frank Ifield which reached No. 8 on the UK charts on 15 February 1964,[4] as well as in New Zealand.[5] In the U.S., Ifield's version reached #128.[6]

Other recordings

See also

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954. Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 493. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  2. "Don't Blame Me (1932)". JazzStandards.com. Archived from the original on February 23, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 282.
  4. "Official Singles Chart Top 100 - Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  5. NZ Lever Hit Parade, 30 January 1964
  6. Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004
  7. Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. pp. 88–90. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
  8. The King Cole Trio Radio Transcriptions vol. 1 1938, Naxos Jazz Legends, 2000
  9. Nat King Cole & His Trio, Radio Sessions from The Early Years: 1938 - 1939, disc A, Rare Radio Transcriptions, JSP Records, 2009
  10. The King Cole Trio: The MacGregor Years, 1941-1945, Music & Arts Project of America
  11. Nat King Cole & His Trio, Radio Sessions from The Early Years: 1944 - 1945, disc D, Rare Radio Transcriptions, JSP Records, 2009
  12. Nat King Cole, Just Call Him King, le Chant du Monde, 2013
  13. The Unforgettable Nat King Cole, His 55 finest 1943-1957, Retrospective, 2008
  14. instrumental, bonus track, Nat King Cole and His Trio, The Complete After Midnight Session, Essential Jazz Classics, 2007
  15. Perry Como, The Best of The War Years, Stardust Records, 2002
  16. Love Letters from Perry Como, Rare 1944-46 broadcasts featuring Helen Carroll and the Satisfiers, guest star Rose Marie and the orchestras of Lloyd Shaller, Benny Goodman and Andre Kostelanetz, Viper's Nest 1994
  17. "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Archived from the original on October 22, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  18. "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  19. Don't Blame Me performed by Shep Fields and his New Music Orchestra in 1948 on archive.org
  20. [https://www.discogs.com/Johnnie-Ray-with-The-Buddy-Cole-Quartet-and-The-Four-Lads-Johnnie-Ray/release/7074802}}


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