"A Foggy Day" is a popular song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.[3] The song was introduced by Fred Astaire in the 1937 film A Damsel in Distress. It was originally titled "A Foggy Day (In London Town)" in reference to the pollution-induced pea soup fogs that were common in London during that period, and is often still referred to by the full title.
The commercial recording by Astaire for Brunswick was very popular in 1937.[4]
Other recordings
- Frank Sinatra – Songs for Young Lovers (1953)[5]
- Ella Fitzgerald on her Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book from Verve Records, 1959.
- Charles Mingus – Pithecanthropus Erectus (1956)[5]
- Louis Armstrong with Ella Fitzgerald – Ella and Louis (1956)[5]
- Billie Holiday – Songs for Distingué Lovers (1957)[5]
- Red Garland – Red Garland at the Prelude (1959)[5]
- Frank Sinatra — Ring-a-Ding-Ding! (1961)
- Judy Garland — Judy at Carnegie Hall (1961)
- George Benson – It's Uptown (1965)[5]
- Sarah Vaughan – Live in Japan (1973)[5]
- Lyn Collins – Check Me Out if You Don't Know Me By Now (1975)[5]
- Wynton Marsalis – Marsalis Standard Time, Volume 1 (1987)[5]
- Tony Bennett – MTV Unplugged (1994)
- David Bowie – Red Hot + Rhapsody: The Gershwin Groove (1998)
- Michael Bublé – It's Time (2005)
- Willie Nelson – My Way (2018)
See also
References
- ^ Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1937). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1937 Musical Compositions New Series Vol 32 Pt 3 For the Year 1937. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
- ^ "BRUNSWICK 78rpm numerical listing discography: 7500 - 8000". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ "www.greatamericansongbook.net". www.greatamericansongbook.net. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 37. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. pp. 117–119. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
