1931 popular song
"I Don't Know Why (I Just Do) " is a 1931popular song .
The music was written byFred E. Ahlert , the lyrics byRoy Turk . The song was published in1931 . It had three periods of great popularity: in1931 , right after its publication; in1946 ; and in1961 [ 1]
In 1931, the biggest-selling version was either byRuss Columbo [ 1] Wayne King ;[ 2] Benny Krueger 's orchestra (with a vocal bySmith Ballew ) and byKate Smith all had significant popularity.[ 1]
In September 1943,Frank Sinatra sang this song on the radio seriesA Date with Judy
In 1946, three versions, byTommy Dorsey 's orchestra (with a vocal by Stuart Foster), byFrank Sinatra , and bySkinnay Ennis , all contended for popularity.[ 1]
In 1961, a US hit recording was issued byLinda Scott . It reached a peak position #12 in 8 weeks on theBillboard chart ;[ 3] [ 4] Moon Mullican andJerry Lee Lewis toDean Martin ) and is now a standard.
The Andrews Sisters andVic Schoen 's orchestra (recorded May 8,1946 , released byDecca Records as catalog number 18899A, with the flip side "Azusa"[ 5] The Aristocrats (recorded September 1,1931 , released byRomeo Records as catalog number 1711, with the flip side "Let's Drift Away on Dreamer's Bay"[ 6] Georgie Auld and his orchestra (recorded April 30,1946 , released byMusicraft Records as catalog number 15078, with the flip side "Just You, Just Me "[ 7] Hoagy Carmichael and his orchestra (released byARA Records as catalog number 148, with the flip side "I Can't Get Started"[ 8] Larry Clinton and his orchestra (released byCosmo Records as catalog number 704, with the flip side "More Than You Know "[ 9] King Cole Trio (released byCapitol Records as catalog number 1030, with the flip side "You're the Cream in My Coffee"[ 10] Russ Columbo (recorded September 3,1931 , released byVictor Records as catalog number 22801,[ 1] Guilty "[ 11] Eddie Davis Trio (recorded August 16,1955 , released byKing Records as catalog number 4832, with the flip side "It's a Pity to Say Goodbye"[ 12] Jimmie Davis (recorded March 6,1953 , released byDecca Records as catalog number 29157, with the flip side "Just Between You and Me"[ 13] The Deep River Boys (featuringHarry Douglass ) (released October1959 byTop Rank Records as catalog number JAR174, with the flip side "Timbers Gotta Roll"[ 14] The Delicates (released1961 byRoulette Records as catalog number 4387, with the flip side "Strange Love"[ 15] The DeMarco Sisters withBud Freeman (recorded October1945 , released byMajestic Records as catalog number 7194, with the flip side "Chiquita Banana"[ 16] Hal Denman and his orchestra (recorded November 27,1931 , released bySupertone Records as catalog number 2768, with the flip side "How's Your Uncle?"[ 17] Lou Donaldson on his 1995 albumCaracas Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra (vocal:Stuart Foster ; recorded April 16,1946 , released byRCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-1901, with the flip side "Remember Me"[ 18] Skinnay Ennis and his orchestra (released bySignature Records as catalog number 15033B, with the flip side "Got a Date with an Angel"[ 19] Erroll Garner Trio (recorded June 28,1950 , released byColumbia Records as catalog numbers 39038, with the flip side "When Johnny Comes Marching Home ,"[ 20] It Could Happen to You "[ 20] Ken Griffin (recorded April1953 , released byColumbia Records as catalog number 40101, with the flip side "It Had to Be You "[ 21] Annette Hanshaw (recorded September 22,1931 , released byHarmony Records as catalog number 1376-H, with the flip side "Guilty "[ 22] Eddie Heywood (recorded May 29,1946 , released byDecca Records as catalog number 23590, with the flip side "Loch Lomond"[ 23] Eden Kane (recorded1961 , released byDecca Records in Britain as catalog number F 11460, with the flip side "Music For Strings ". In early 1962, this version reached the British Top 10, peaking at #7 with his version.[ 24] Lloyd Keating and his orchestra (recorded August 20,1931 , released byClarion Records as catalog number 11002, with the flip side "Love Letters in the Sand "[ 25] Wayne King (recorded September 3,1931 , released byVictor Records as catalog number 22817,[ 1] [ 2] Guilty "[ 11] Benny Krueger and his orchestra (vocal:Smith Ballew ; recorded September 14,1931 , released byBrunswick Records as catalog number 6185,[ 1] [ 26] Dean Martin (fromDream with Dean Reprise Records RSD2014)Tony Martin with Al Sack's Starlight Orchestra (recorded April1946 , released byMercury Records as catalog numbers 3019[ 27] [ 28] [ 27] [ 28] Kenzie Moore withJoe Dyson ’s Band (recorded January1953 , released bySpecialty Records as catalog number 456, with the flip side "Let It Lay"[ 29] Leon Payne (released byCapitol Records as catalog number 1405, with the flip side "If I Could Only Live My Life Over"[ 10] The Platters (FromVolume Two Mercury Records as catalog number 20216[ 30] The RadioLites (recorded September 18,1931 , released byColumbia Records as catalog number 2540-D, with the flip side "Love Letters in the Sand "[ 31] The Ravens (recorded September1947 , released byNational Records as catalog number 9059, with the flip side "How Could I Know?"[ 32] Linda Scott (released byCanadian-American Records as catalog number 129[ 3] [ 4] Bobby Sherwood and his orchestra (recorded May 5,1942 , released byCapitol Records as catalog number 107, with the flip side ""[ 33] Frank Sinatra (recorded July 30,1945 , released byColumbia Records as catalog number 36918, with the flip side "You Go to My Head "[ 34] Kate Smith (recorded September 15,1931 , released byColumbia Records as catalog number 2539-D,[ 1] [ 31] Claude Thornhill and his orchestra (recorded July 25,1942 , released byColumbia Records as catalog number 36858, with the flip side "Buster's Last Stand"[ 34] Al Trace 's Silly Symphonists (released byHit Records as catalog number 8081A, with the flip side "Sugar Blues"[ 35] Billy Williams Quartet (released byMercury Records as catalog number 70012, with the flip side "Mad About Cha"[ 36] Country Joe McDonald (Paris Sessions) (1973) (Vanguard Records )Jeff Goldblum & the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra andAriana Grande (released byDecca Records on April 24, 2025)[ 37] It was translated into French and performed as "Je ne sais pas pourquoi" byGeorges Beauchemin in 1932, andCharles Trenet in 1946.[ 38]
^a b c d e f g h Gardner, Edward Foote (2000).Popular Songs of the 20th Century: Chart Detail & Encyclopedia, 1900-1949 . St. Paul, Minnesota: Paragon House.ISBN 1-55778-789-1 ^a b Whitburn, Joel (1999).Joel Whitburn Presents a Century of Pop Music . Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research.ISBN 0-89820-135-7 ^a b Whitburn, Joel (2000-11-01).The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (7th Rev. ed.). New York: Watson-Guptill Publications.ISBN 978-0-8230-7690-1 ^a b Lonergan, David (2004-01-28).Hit Records 1950-1975 . Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press.ISBN 978-0-8108-5129-0 ^ Decca Records in the 18500 to 18999 series ^ Romeo Records in the 1500 to 1999 series ^ Musicraft Records in the 15000 to 15130 series ^ ARA Records in the 100 to 162 series ^ Cosmo Records listing ^a b Capitol Records in the 1000 to 1499 series ^a b Victor Records in the 22500 to 22999 series ^ King Records in the 4100 to 4997 series ^ Decca Records in the 29000 to 29499 series ^ Top Rank Records listing ^ Roulette Records listing ^ Majestic Records listing ^ Supertone Records in the 2500 to 2839 series ^ RCA Victor Records in the 20-1500 to 20-1999 series ^ Signature Records listing ^a b Columbia Records in the 39000 to 39499 series ^ Columbia Records in the 40000 to 40499 series ^ Harmony Records in the 1000-H to 1428-H series ^ Decca Records in the 23500 to 23999 series ^ "officialcharts.com" .Official Charts . RetrievedApril 4, 2021 .^ Clarion Records in various series ^ Brunswick Records in the 6000 to 6499 series ^a b Mercury Records in the 3000 to 3072 series ^a b Mercury Records in the 5000 to 5497 series ^ Specialty Records listing ^ "The Platters – Volume Two (1956, Vinyl)" .Discogs ^a b Columbia Records in the 2500-D to 2999-D series ^ National Records listing ^ Capitol Records in the 100 to 499 series ^a b Columbia Records in the 36500 to 36999 series ^ Hit Records in the 8001 to 8090 series ^ Mercury Records in the 70000 to 71696 series ^ "Jeff Goldblum & the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra with @ArianaGrande - I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)" .YouTube ^ Trenet
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