I Didn't Know What Time It Was

"I Didn't Know What Time It Was"
Song

"I Didn't Know What Time It Was" is a popular song. The music was written by Richard Rodgers and the lyrics by Lorenz Hart for the musical Too Many Girls (1939). Early hit versions included Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw. The Crampton Sisters 1964 revival for the DCP label was a Hot 100 entry.

The song was introduced by Richard Kollmar and Marcy Westcott in the musical Too Many Girls. It was performed by Trudy Erwin – dubbing for Lucille Ball in the 1940 film version produced by RKO – and interpolated into the score of the 1957 film Pal Joey, where it was sung by Frank Sinatra.

Recorded versions

• Bob Ackerman
• Jackie Allen
• Karrin Allyson
• Laurindo Almeida
• Maria Anadon (2007)
• Ernestine Anderson
• Lew Anderson Big Band
• Julie Andrews (1970)
• Louise Baranger
• Count Basie
• Tony Bennett (1960)
• Brook Benton
• Art Blakey
• Ruby Braff
• Donna Brooks
• Les Brown and His Band of Renown
• Dave Brubeck
• Betty Carter (1970)
• Carmen Cavallaro
• Ray Charles (1969 chart single)
• June Christy (1949), (2000)
• Sonny Clark
• Nat King Cole (1956)
• Barbara Cook (1959)
• Gloria Cooper
• Chick Corea
• Eddie Costa
• Gal Costa
• Crampton Sisters (1964 chart single)
• Dorothy Dandridge
• Dardanelle
• Bobby Darin (1961)
• Courtenay Day
• Doris Day (1955)
• Diane Delin
• Matt Dennis
• Dena de Rose
• Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra, vocal: Bob Eberly (1939)
• Kenny Drew
• Christian Escoudé (1993)
• Dean Elliot
• Eileen Farrell
• Al Ferguson
• Sergio Franchi – The Songs of Richard Rodgers (1965)
• Ella Fitzgerald (1956)
• Nnenna Freelon (2005)
• Ayşe Gencer (2011)
• Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, vocal: Louise Tobin (1939)
• Gogi Grant (1959)
• Ted Heath and His Orchestra (1955)
• Billie Holiday – Songs for Distingué Lovers (1957)
• Shirley Horn
• Joni James (1962)
• Louis Jordan
• Nancy LaMott (2005)
• Peggy Lee (1953)
• Julie London (1967)
• Carmen Lundy – Old Devil Moon (1997)
• Carmen McRae (1963)
• Brad Mehldau – The Art of the Trio Vol. 1 (1997)
• Dudley Moore
• Anita O'Day (1954)
• Charlie Parker – with Strings (1950)
• Oscar Peterson
• Irene Reid (2004)
• Cécile McLorin Salvant – Woman Child (2013)
• Little Jimmy Scott (1963)
• Cathy Segal-Garcia
• Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (1939)
• George Shearing (1949)
• Dinah Shore
• Wayne Shorter – Second Genesis (1960)
• Kaz Simmons (2005)
• Frank Sinatra, featured in the film Pal Joey (1957)
• Jimmy Smith
• Melvin Sparks (1970)
• Jo Stafford
• The Supremes – The Supremes Sing Rodgers & Hart (1967)
• Art Tatum
• James Taylor
• Jack Teagarden
• Kiri Te Kanawa
• Bobby Timmons – In Person (1962)
• McCoy Tyner
• Dawn Upshaw
• Sarah Vaughan
• Bea Wain (1939)
• Margaret Whiting
• Cassandra Wilson – Blue Skies (1988)
• Lester Young (1956)
• Timi Yuro (2005)

See also

• List of 1930s jazz standards