I'm Gonna Lock My Heart (And Throw Away the Key)

"I'm Gonna Lock My Heart (And Throw Away the Key)" is a song written by Jimmy Eaton and Terry Shand. It was first recorded in 1938 by Billie Holiday for Vocalion Records.

"I'm Gonna Lock My Heart (And Throw Away the Key)"
Single by Billie Holiday
A-side"I Wish I Had You"
Released1938
RecordedJune 23, 1938
GenreJazz
LabelVocalion Records
Songwriter(s)Jimmy Eaton, Terry Shand

Holiday recorded the song in New York City on June 23, 1938, with musicians including Charlie Shavers (trumpet), Buster Bailey (clarinet), Babe Russin (tenor saxophone), Claude Thornhill (piano), John Kirby (bass), Cozy Cole (drums), and an unidentified guitarist.[1] Her recording was commercially successful, reaching No.2 on the pop charts in 1938 according to Joel Whitburn.[2] Another version, by Henry Busse on Decca Records, reached No.7 on the charts the same year.[3]

Later recordings include those by Eddy Arnold (1953), Carmen McRae (1962), and Elkie Brooks with Humphrey Lyttelton (2002).

References
  1. Stuart Nicholson, Essential Jazz Records: Volume 1: Ragtime to Swing, A&C Black, 2000, p.456
  2. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Pop Memories 1890-1954: The History of American Popular Music. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, Inc. p. 216. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  3. Whitburn p.71
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