"Oh! Look at Me Now" is a 1941 song composed by Joe Bushkin, with lyrics by John DeVries. It is strongly associated with Frank Sinatra, who first recorded it with Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra,[1] in an arrangement by Sy Oliver. Sinatra re-recorded the song for his 1957 A Swingin' Affair!, this time arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle.
Notable recordings
[edit]- Frank Sinatra – with Tommy Dorsey, October 24, 1940, with Tommy Dorsey, Connie Haines and The Pied Pipers,[1] January 6, 1941, A Swingin' Affair! (1957), Sinatra '57 in Concert (1999)
- Lee Wiley with Bobby Hackett and Joe Bushkin & His Swinging Strings, December 1950 for the album Night in Manhattan (1951)
- Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1954[2] for use on his radio show and it was subsequently included in the box set The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954-56) issued by Mosaic Records (catalog MD7-245) in 2009.[3]
- Sam Cooke – for his album Encore (1958)[4]
- George Shearing and Nancy Wilson – The Swingin's Mutual! (1961)
- Bobby Darin – for his album Oh! Look at Me Now (1962).[5]
- Linda Scott – for her album Hey, Look at Me Now! (1965)
- Nancy Wilson – But Beautiful (1969)
- Ella Fitzgerald – All That Jazz (1989)
- Gareth Gates and Zoe Birkett – Pop Idol: The Big Band Album (2002)
Sources
[edit]- ^ a b Gilliland, John (1994). Pop Chronicles the 40s: The Lively Story of Pop Music in the 40s (audiobook). ISBN 978-1-55935-147-8. OCLC 31611854. Tape 2, side B.
- ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
- ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
- ^ "www.discogs.com". www.discogs.com. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 29, 2024.