"I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling" is a popular song with music by Fats Waller and Harry Link and lyrics by Billy Rose, published in 1929. In 1929, right after its publication, a very large number of different recordings were made (see below); afterwards, the song has become a popular standard, recorded by many people.
| "I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling" | |
|---|---|
 Sheet music cover, 1929 | |
| Song | |
| Published | 1929 |
| Composer(s) | Fats Waller and Harry Link |
| Lyricist(s) | Billy Rose |
Recorded versions
edit- Gene Austin (recorded June 26, 1929, released by Victor Records as catalog number 22033, with the flip side "Maybe Who Knows"[1])
- Smith Ballew and his orchestra (recorded April 3, 1929, released by OKeh Records as catalog number 41238, with the flip side "A Garden in the Rain"[2]
- Continental Dance Orchestra (recorded April 17, 1929, released by Oriole Records as catalog number 1581, with the flip side "She's Got Great Ideas",[3] also by Jewel Records as catalog number 5619, with the flip side "Huggable Kissable You"[4])
- Jesse Crawford (organ instrumental; recorded May 7, 1929, released by Victor Records as catalog number 21981, with the flip side "She's a New Kind of Old-Fashioned Girl"[5])
- Gay Ellis (vocal: Annette Hanshaw; recorded May 9, 1929, released by Supertone Records as catalog number 1021P, with the flip side "Daddy, Won't You Please Come Home?"[6])
- Ella Fitzgerald and the Daydreamers (recorded December 23, 1947, released by Decca Records as catalog number 24332, with the flip side "My Baby Likes to Be-bop"[7])
- Gotham Rhythm Boys (recorded June 19, 1929, released by Jewel Records as catalog number 5663, with the flip side "You're Just an Armful of Love"[4])
- Earl Hines (released 1952 by Brunswick Records as catalog number 80190, with the flip side "My Fate Is In Your Hands "[8])
- Annette Hanshaw (recorded May 9, 1929, released by Diva Records as catalog number 2915-G, by Harmony Records as catalog number 915-H, and by Velvet Tone Records as catalog number 1915-V.[9]
- Earl Hines Trio (recorded February 26, 1944, released by Signature Records as catalog number 28109, with the flip side "Squeeze Me"[10])
- James P. Johnson (recorded June 8, 1944, released by Decca Records as catalog number 23593, with the flip side "Honeysuckle Rose"[11])
- Art Kassel and his orchestra (recorded 1947, released by Mercury Records as catalog number 5088, with the flip side "In a Little Book Shop"[12])
- Harold Lambert (recorded April 5, 1929, released by Vocalion Records as catalog number 15800, with the flip side "Coquette"[13])
- Sam Lanin's University Orchestra (recorded May 23, 1929, released by Supertone Records as catalog number 9437, with the flip side "What a Day"[14])
- Miff Mole and his Little Molers (recorded April 19, 1929, released by OKeh Records as catalog number 41232, with the flip side "That's a Plenty"[2])
- Joe Morris and his orchestra (recorded May 23, 1929, released by Champion Records as catalog number 15738, with the flip side "The One in the World"[15])
- "The Mystery Girl"(recorded May 14, 1929, released by Columbia Records as catalog number 1839D, with the flip side "I'd Do Anything for You"[16])
- Cliff Roberts and his orchestra (recorded April 1929, released by Romeo Records as catalog number 967, with the flip side "I'm Longing to Belong to Someone"[17])
- Joan Shaw with Russ Case's orchestra (recorded 1950, released by MGM Records as catalog number 10789B, with the flip side "I Had a Talk with the Wind and the Rain"[18])
- Ted Wallace Campus Boys (recorded May 8, 1929, released by Columbia Records as catalog number 1833D, with the flip side "Jericho"[16])
- Thomas "Fats" Waller (recorded August 2, 1929, released by Victor Records as catalog number 22092, with the flip side "Love Me or Leave Me"[1])
In popular culture
editIn the 1983 film Zelig, archival footage is used to show Fanny Brice giving a private roof-top performance of the song for the main character (played by Woody Allen).
References
edit- ^ a b Victor Records in the 22000 to 22499 series
- ^ a b OKeh Records in the 41000 to 41499 series)
- ^ Oriole Records in the 1500 to 1999 series
- ^ a b Jewel Records in the 5500 to 5999 series
- ^ Victor Records in the 21500 to 21999 series
- ^ Supertone Records in the 1001P to 2027P series
- ^ Decca Records in the 24000 to 24499 series
- ^ Brunswick Records in the 80000 to 84032 and 55000 to 55444 series
- ^ "Annette Hanshaw at The Red Hot Jazz Archive". Archived from the original on 2010-09-27. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
- ^ Signature Records listing
- ^ Decca Records in the 23500 to 23999 series
- ^ Mercury Records in the 5000 to 5497 series
- ^ Vocalion Records in the 15500 to 15999 series
- ^ Supertone Records in the 9000 to 9498 series
- ^ Champion Records in the 15500 to 15999 series
- ^ a b Columbia Records in the 1500D to 1999D series
- ^ Romeo Records in the 500 to 999 series
- ^ MGM Records in the 10500 to 10999 series