I Can't Give You Anything But Love
Forothy Fields (w) Jimmy McHugh (m)
Blackbirds of 1928, 1928
VERSE
Gee, but it's tough to be broke, kid.
It's not a joke, kid--it's a curse.
My luck is changing--it's gotten
from simply rotten to something worse.
Who knows someday I will win too
I'll begin to reach my prime.
Now that I see what our end is
All can spend is just my time.
REFRAIN
I can't give you anything but love, baby.
That's the only thing I've plenty of, baby.
Dream a while, scheme a while,
You're sure to find
Happiness and, I guess,
All those things you've always pined for.
Gee, it's great to see you looking swell, baby.
Diamond bracelets Woolworth doesn't sell, baby.
Till that lucky day you know darn well, baby,
I can't give you anything but love.
|
 | Recorded | Performers | Label | Cat.# | Matrix |
|
|
| | Hollywood Dance Orchestra (B.James) | Banner | 7193 | 8123 |
| | Al Sack And His Orchestra | Black & White | 2010 | |
| | Meyer Davis' Swanee Syncopators | Brunswick | 3938 | E28470 |
| | Lee Sims (Piano) | Brunswick | 4152-A | C2533 |
| | Peggy Lee | Capitol | 1667 | |
| | Teddy Wilson | Columbia | 39432 | ZSP6845 |
| | Rose Murphy | Decca | 29674 | 87868 |
| | Griselle,Mildred | Gennett | 6646 | X2101 |
| | Tiny Hill & His Orchestra | Mercury | 5546 | |
| | Rose Murphy | Mercury | 8111 | 2040 |
| | Oscar Peterson Trio | Mercury | 89062 | C1235 |
| | Louis Armstrong Savoy Ballroom | Okeh | 8669 | 401690 |
| | Joe Wilbur | Pathé Actuelle | 32379 | |
| | Sam Lanin & His Orchestra | Pathé Actuelle | 36809 | |
| | Joe Wilbur | Perfect | 12458 | |
| | Sam Lanin & His Orchestra | Perfect | 14990A | |
| | Buddy Morrow | RCA Victor | 20-3947 | |
| | Frankie Carle | RCA Victor | 20-4978 | |
| | Griselle,Mildred | Supertone | 9276 | X2101 |
| 05/17/1928 | Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders | Victor | 21514-A | 43990 |
| 05/26/1928 | Copeland,Martha | Columbia | 14327-D | W146348 |
| 05/28/1928 | Lou Gold & His Orchestra | Harmony | 660-H | 146357 |
| 05/28/1928 | Lou Gold & His Orchestra | Velvet Tone | 1660-V | 146357 |
| 05/31/1928 | Louisiana Rhythm Kings | Vocalion | 15710 | E27624 |
| 06/01/1928 | Broadway Broadcasters | Cameo | 8234 | 3166 |
| 06/01/1928 | Ben Selvin & His Orchestra | Columbia | 1424-D | W146380 |
| 06/01/1928 | Broadway Broadcasters | Romeo | 657 | 3166 |
| 06/08/1928 | Seger Ellis & His Orchestra | Okeh | 41077 | 400769 |
| 06/22/1928 | Fenton's New Yorkers | Gennett | 6523 | X1466 |
| 06/22/1928 | Manhattan Madcaps | Supertone | 9055 | X1466 |
| 06/27/1928 | The Goofus Five & Their Orchestra | Okeh | 41069 | 400834 |
| 07/03/1928 | Ukulele Ike | Columbia | 1471-D | W146622 |
| 07/24/1928 | Gay Ellis & Her Novelty Orchestra | Harmony | 706-H | 146791 |
| 07/24/1928 | Gay Ellis & Her Novelty Orchestra | Supertone | 1005P | 146791 |
| 07/24/1928 | Gay Ellis & Her Novelty Orchestra | Velvet Tone | 1706-V | 146791 |
| 07/30/1928 | Mary Dixon | Vocalion | 1199 | E27913 |
| 08/02/1928 | Rube Bloom (Piano Solo) | Okeh | 41117 | 401049 |
| 08/06/1928 | Grace Hayes | Victor | 21571-A | 45893 |
| 08/07/1928 | Imperial Dance Orchestra | Conqueror | 7110 | 8123 |
| 08/07/1928 | Oriole Dance Orchestra (Schubert) | Oriole | 1319-A | 8123 |
| 08/07/1928 | Imperial Dance Orchestra | Regal | 8615-A | 8123 |
| 08/27/1928 | Biff Hoffman | Brunswick | 4046 | LAE256 |
| 08/28/1928 | Harry Richman | Brunswick | 4035 | E28107 |
| 09/22/1928 | Shikret's Rhyth-Melodists | Victor | 21688 | 47413 |
| 10/02/1928 | Harold Leonard Waldorf Orchestra | Columbia | 1590-D | W147097 |
| 10/05/1928 | Margaret Hillard | Champion | 15624 | X2101 |
| 10/16/1928 | George Beaver (Irving Kaufman) | Banner | 7255 | 8252 |
| 10/19/1928 | Irving Kaufman | Regal | 8656 | 8252 |
| 10/22/1928 | Les Backer | Vocalion | 15737 | C2474 |
| 10/30/1928 | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Bluebird | B6280-B | 48102 |
| 10/30/1928 | Ellington Cotton Club Orchestra | Victor | V38008 | BVE-48102 |
| 11/23/1928 | Gene Austin | Victor | 21798 | 49203 |
| 11/26/1928 | Abe Lyman & His Californians | Brunswick | 4136 | C2602 |
| 12/11/1928 | Lillie Delk Christian | Okeh | 8650 | 402206 |
| 03/05/1929 | Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra | Columbia | 38052 | W401690 |
| 03/05/1929 | Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra | Columbia | 38221 | W401690 |
| 03/05/1929 | Louis Armstrong's Hot Five | Columbia | 39227 | ZSP5058 |
| 03/05/1929 | Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra | Okeh | 41204 | 401690 |
| 12/22/1932 | Ethel Waters W Ellington Orchestra | Brunswick | 6517 | 12783 |
| 12/22/1932 | Mills Bros | Brunswick | 6519 | 12782 |
| 12/22/1932 | Ethel Waters W Ellington Orchestra | Brunswick | 6758 | 12783 |
| 07/29/1933 | King's Jesters | Bluebird | B6517 | 75982 |
| 09/13/1935 | Ramona & Her Gang | Victor | 25156 | 95026 |
| 09/23/1935 | Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys | Columbia | 37703 | DAL129 |
| 09/23/1935 | Bob Wills Texas Playboys | Columbia | 20282 | DAL129 |
| 09/23/1935 | Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys | Vocalion | 3264 | DAL129 |
| 10/28/1935 | Hoosier Hot Shots | Conqueror | 8592 | C1112 |
| 10/21/1936 | Joe Daniels & His Hot Shots | Decca | 1594 | CE7898 |
| 11/19/1936 | Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra | Brunswick | 7781 | 20293 |
| 01/29/1937 | Clyde Mccoy & His Orchestra | Decca | 1230 | 61565 |
| 02/19/1937 | Milton Brown's Musical Cowboys | Decca | 5443 | 61876 |
| 06/10/1937 | Lee O'daniel Hillbilly Boys | Vocalion | 3753 | DAL253 |
| 09/06/1937 | Benny Goodman & His Orchestra | Victor | 25678 | 09690 |
| 10/26/1937 | Cootie Williams Rug Cutters | Vocalion | 3890 | M672 |
| 06/24/1938 | Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra | Decca | 25355 | 64229 |
| 06/24/1938 | Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra | Decca | 2042-A | 64229 |
| 11/03/1939 | Fats Waller & His Rhythm | Bluebird | B10573-B | 43351 |
| 11/03/1939 | Fats Waller | RCA Victor | 20-1582 | |
| 02/09/1940 | Joe Sullivan (Piano) | Conqueror | 9503 | 26503 |
| 02/09/1940 | Joe Sullivan (Piano) | Vocalion | 5496 | 26503 |
| 06/24/1940 | Connee Boswell | Decca | 3287-A | 67892 |
| 10/07/1940 | Carmen Cavallaro | Decca | 3508-A | 68203 |
| 12/18/1940 | Benny Goodman Sextet | Columbia | 36755 | CO29260 |
| 03/06/1942 | Dinah Shore W Freddy Martin | Bluebird | B11487 | 73510 |
| 03/24/1942 | Ted Straeter & His Orchestra | Decca | 18308-B | 70569 |
| 11/12/1947 | Peggy Lee (Dave Barbour Orchestra) | Capitol | 511 | 2455 |
| 11/02/1949 | Sy Oliver & His Orchestra | Decca | 27185 | 76443 |
| 04/17/1950 | Tony Bennett | Columbia | 38856 | CO43132 |
| 04/17/1950 | Tony Bennett | Columbia | 39187 | CO43132 |
| 03/01/1951 | Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five | Decca | 27620 | 80635 |
| 02/09/1954 | Paul Quinichette Quintet | Decca | 29197 | 85848 |
|
Year | Title | Medium | Type | Usage |
|
|
1928 | Lew Leslie's Blackbirds of 1928 | stage | stage original | introduced |