Looking for a Boy
"Looking For a Boy" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.
It was introduced in their 1925 musical Tip-Toes when it was performed by Queenie Smith as Tip-Toes.[1]
Notable recordings
- Arden-Ohman Orchestra - recorded in February 1926 for Brunswick Records, catalog No. 3035A.[2]. A popular recording in 1926.[3]
- June Christy - The Cool School (1960)
- Rosemary Clooney - from her album Rosie Swings Softly (1960)
- Dorothy Dickson, Jack Clarke, G. Myddleton - rec. September 9, 1926 - released as Columbia 4078, matrix WA 3892
- Ella Fitzgerald - rec. September 11, 1950 - from Ella Sings Gershwin with Ellis Larkins on piano
- Ella Fitzgerald - rec. 1959 - from Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook
- Anne Jamieson - included in the album George Gershwin Songs, Vol. 1 (1939)
- Eartha Kitt - rec. 1955-1956 - from Down To Eartha & That Bad Eartha (2006 Bonus Track Edition)
- Sarah Vaughan - rec. 1957 - from Sarah Vaughan Sings George Gershwin
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References
- "Internet Broadway Database". ibdb.com. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 31. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
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