(I'm) Confessin' (That I Love You)
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"(I'm) Confessin' (that I Love You)" | |
Written by | Doc Daugherty Al J. Neiberg Ellis Reynolds |
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Published | 1930 |
Language | English |
Recorded by | Guy Lombardo Rudy Vallee Perry Como Les Paul and Mary Ford Anne Murray Frank Ifield many others; see #Recorded versions |
"I'm Confessin' that I Love You" (also known as "Confessin'," "I'm Confessin'," and "Confessin' that I Love You") is a popular song which has been recorded many times.
It was written by Doc Daugherty, Al J. Neiberg, and Ellis Reynolds and published in 1930.
The most important recorded versions in the United States were done by Guy Lombardo (1930), Rudy Vallee (1930), Perry Como (1945), Les Paul and Mary Ford (1952), and Anne Murray (1993). The song was also a number one hit for Frank Ifield in the United Kingdom and Ireland in 1963.
[edit] Recorded versions
- Alyn Ainsworth
- Louis Armstrong
- Smith Ballew
- Count Basie
- Tony Bennett
- Teresa Brewer
- Rosemary Clooney
- Perry Como
- Doris Day
- Connie Evingson
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Helen Forrest
- Judy Garland
- Erroll Garner
- Benny Goodman
- Stéphane Grappelli
- Lionel Hampton
- Lena Horne
- Frank Ifield
- Harry James
- Frankie Laine
- Peggy Lee
- Guy Lombardo
- Dean Martin
- The McGuire Sisters
- Thelonious Monk
- Van Morrison
- Anne Murray
- Willie Nelson
- Les Paul and Mary Ford
- Oscar Peterson
- Louis Prima
- Johnnie Ray
- Django Reinhardt
- Marc Ribot
- Mavis Rivers with Red Norvo
- Kay Starr
- April Stevens
- Nino Tempo
- Rudy Vallee
- Lizz Wright
Preceded by "I Like It" by Gerry and the Pacemakers |
UK number one single by Frank Ifield July 18, 1963 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by "(You're the) Devil in Disguise" by Elvis Presley |