Am I Blue?

Sheet music cover, 1929

"Am I Blue?" is a 1929 song composed by Harry Akst (music) and Grant Clarke (lyrics),[1] and published by M. Witmark & Sons. It was featured in four films that year, most notably with Ethel Waters in the movie On with the Show.[a] It has become a standard covered by numerous artists. As a work from 1929 with its copyright renewed it has entered the public domain as of January 1, 2025.[b]

Eddie Cochran version

"Am I Blue"
Single by Eddie Cochran
A-side"Drive In Show"
Released1957
RecordedMay–August 1957, Gold Star Studios
GenreRockabilly
LabelLiberty 55087
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Simon Jackson
Eddie Cochran singles chronology
"One Kiss"
(1957) 		"Am I Blue"
(1957) 		"Twenty Flight Rock"
(1957)

Eddie Cochran, an early performer of rock and roll music, also recorded his version of "Am I Blue" sometime between May and August 1957. It was released on the B-side of Liberty Records single 55087. The A-side was "Drive In Show" which rose to number 82 on the Billboard charts.

Personnel used in the recording session:

Notes

  1. ^ Ethel Waters' 1929 single "Am I Blue?" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2007.
  2. ^ Numerous renewals in the 1956 catalogs including R1708l4

References

  1. ^ Bloom, Ken (1996). American Song: the complete musical theatre companion. New York: Schirmer Books. p. 1087. ISBN 0028704843.
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