What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry?

"What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry?" is a popular song by Walter Donaldson and Abe Lyman, published in 1926.[1]

What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry?
by Walter Donaldson
ISWC	T9162902310
Text	by Abe Lyman
Published	1926

The song has become a popular and jazz standard, recorded by many artists.

Notable recordings

• Josephine Baker! (1926)[2]
• Irving Kaufman, link Irving Kaufman (singer) aka Frank Harris(1926)[3]
• Ruth Etting (1926)
• Jean Goldkette & His Orchestra - recorded on January 28, 1926 for Victor (catalog No. 19947B).[4]
• Sam Lanin - recorded on January 15, 1926 for Banner Records (catalog No. 1693).[5]
• California Ramblers (1926)
• Ella Fitzgerald - recorded for Decca Records (catalog No. 2826B) on October 12, 1939.[6]
• Tommy Dorsey - recorded on February 1, 1940 for Victor Records (catalog No. 26518).[7]
• Jack Jenney & His Orchestra - recorded on January 30, 1940 for Vocalion (catalog No. 5494).[8]
• Bobby Hackett & His Orchestra - recorded on January 25, 1940 for Okeh Records (catalog No. 5620).[9]
• Will Bradley & His Orchestra (vocal by Ray McKinley). This charted briefly in the Billboard chart at No. 26.[10]
• The King Cole Trio - included in the album The King Cole Trio (vol. 2) (1946)
• Benny Goodman - B.G. in Hi-Fi (1954).[11]
• Peggy Lee - for the album Songs from Pete Kelly's Blues (1955)
• Buddy DeFranco - Sweet and Lovely (1956).[12]
• Keely Smith - Swingin' Pretty (1959)
• Jo Stafford - Jo + Jazz (1960)
• Bobby Darin - for his album Winners (1964)
• Dean Martin - included in his album The Dean Martin TV Show (1966)
• Oscar Peterson - With Respect to Nat (1966)
• Carmen McRae - Fine and Mellow: Live at Birdland West (1986)

References

1. "What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry". ACE Repertory. ASCAP. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWOUiAMrAVc
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWwv9JOmh3M
4. "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
5. "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
6. "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
7. "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
8. "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
9. "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
10. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 60. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
11. "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
12. "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018.