"Once in a While" is a popular song, written by Michael Edwards with lyrics by Bud Green. The song was published in 1937. The song is a much-recorded standard.
Popular recordings
- Tommy Dorsey's recording in 1937 went to number one in the United States. [1]
- One of the best-known recordings was made by Patti Page in 1952 (on Mercury 5867).
- The song was revived in doo-wop style by the Chimes in 1960, and their version peaked at number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1961. [1]
| "Once In Awhile" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Chimes | ||||
| B-side | "Summer Night" | |||
| Released | October 1960 | |||
| Recorded | 1960 | |||
| Genre | Doo-wop | |||
| Length | 2:30 | |||
| Label | Tag | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Michael Edwards | |||
| The Chimes singles chronology | ||||
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Other recordings
| Year | Performer | Album | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Louis Armstrong | [2] | |
| 1947 | Sarah Vaughan | [3] | |
| 1951 | The Dinning Sisters | [4] | |
| 1954 | The Art Blakey Quintet | A Night at Birdland, Volume 1 | [5] |
| 1957 | The Pied Pipers | A Tribute to Tommy Dorsey | [6] |
| 1958 | Lem Winchester and Ramsey Lewis | A Tribute to Clifford Brown | [7] |
| 1961 | Fats Domino | I Miss You So | [8] |
| 1968 | Ella Fitzgerald | 30 by Ella | [9] |
| 1974 | Dean Martin | Once in a While | |
| 1976 | Bing Crosby | Feels Good, Feels Right | [10] |
| 1977 | Liza Minnelli | New York, New York | |
| 1984 | Elkie Brooks | Screen Gems | [11] |
| 1986 | Cleo Laine | That Old Feeling | [12] |
| 2010 | Mose Allison | The Way of the World | [13] |
| 2011 | Eddie Vedder | Ukulele Songs | [14] |
| 2019 | Seth MacFarlane | Once in a While |
Popular culture
- At the end of the instrumental "Stucco Homes" on the third volume of Frank Zappa's 1981 album Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar, drummer Terry Bozzio sings the hook of this song. [16]
See also
References
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard book of top 40 hits (6 ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 123. ISBN 0-8230-7632-6.
- ^ "Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra". The Red Hot Jazz Archive. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "1947-1949 - Sarah Vaughan". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "The Best of the Dinning Sisters". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "A Night at Birdland, Volume 1". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "A Tribute to Tommy Dorsey - The Pied Pipers". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Tribute to Clifford Brown - Lem Winchester,Ramsey Lewis Trio". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Fats Domino - I Miss You So (Imperial LP-9138, January 1961)". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "30 by Ella". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Feels Good, Feels Right - Bing Crosby". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Screen Gems - Elkie Brooks". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "That Old Feeling - Cleo Laine". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "The Way of the World - Mose Allison". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Ukulele Songs - Eddie Vedder". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Once in a While – Seth MacFarlane on iTunes". US: iTunes Store. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^ "Shut up 'N Play Yer Guitar – Box Set". Archived from the original on 2016-04-27.
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