What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry?

What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry?
What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry?
by Walter Donaldson
ISWC	T9162902310
Text	by Abe Lyman
Published	1926

"What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry?" is a popular song by Walter Donaldson and Abe Lyman, published in 1926.^[1]

The song has become a popular and jazz standard, recorded by many artists.

Notable recordings[]

Josephine Baker! (1926)^[2]
Irving Kaufman, link Irving Kaufman (singer) aka Frank Harris(1926)^[3]
Ruth Etting (1926)
Jean Goldkette & His Orchestra - recorded on January 28, 1926 for Victor (catalog No. 19947B).^[4]
Sam Lanin - recorded on January 15, 1926 for Banner Records (catalog No. 1693).^[5]
California Ramblers (1926)
Ella Fitzgerald - recorded for Decca Records (catalog No. 2826B) on October 12, 1939.^[6]
Tommy Dorsey - recorded on February 1, 1940 for Victor Records (catalog No. 26518).^[7]
Jack Jenney & His Orchestra - recorded on January 30, 1940 for Vocalion (catalog No. 5494).^[8]
Bobby Hackett & His Orchestra - recorded on January 25, 1940 for Okeh Records (catalog No. 5620).^[9]
Will Bradley & His Orchestra (vocal by Ray McKinley). This charted briefly in the Billboard chart at No. 26.^[10]
The King Cole Trio - included in the album The King Cole Trio (vol. 2) (1946)
Benny Goodman - B.G. in Hi-Fi (1954).^[11]
Peggy Lee - for the album Songs from Pete Kelly's Blues (1955)
Buddy DeFranco - Sweet and Lovely (1956).^[12]
Keely Smith - Swingin' Pretty (1959)
Jo Stafford - Jo + Jazz (1960)
Bobby Darin - for his album Winners (1964)
Dean Martin - included in his album The Dean Martin TV Show (1966)
Oscar Peterson - With Respect to Nat (1966)
Carmen McRae - Fine and Mellow: Live at Birdland West (1986)

^ "What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry". ACE Repertory. ASCAP. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Josephine Baker-After I Say I'm Sorry-1926. YouTube.
^ YouTube. YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 60. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018.