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"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
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]
George Shearing and
Nancy Wilson –
The Swingin's Mutual! (1961)
Nancy Wilson –
But Beautiful (1969)
Ella Fitzgerald –
All That Jazz (1989)
Gareth Gates and
Zoe Birkett –
Pop Idol: The Big Band Album (2002)
Bobby Darin – for his album
Oh! Look at Me Now (1962)
Linda Scott – for her album
Hey, Look at Me Now! (1965)
Sam Cooke – for his album “
Encore (Sam Cooke album) ” (1958)
Sources