| "(I'm) Confessin' (that I Love You)" | |
| Music by | Doc Daugherty Ellis Reynolds |
|---|---|
| Lyrics by | Al J. Neiburg |
| Published | 1930 |
| Language | English |
| Recorded by | Louis Armstrong Guy Lombardo Rudy Vallee Perry Como Les Paul and Mary Ford Anne Murray Frank Ifield many others |
| "Lookin' for Another Sweetie" | |
| Music by | Chris Smith Sterling Grant |
|---|---|
| Published | 1929 |
| Language | English |
| Recorded by | Fats Waller |
"I'm Confessin' that I Love You" (also known as "Confessin'," "I'm Confessin'," and "Confessin' that I Love You") is a jazz and popular standard that has been recorded many times.
The song was first produced with different lyrics as "Lookin' For Another Sweetie," credited to Chris Smith and Sterling Grant, and recorded by Thomas "Fats" Waller & His Babies on December 18, 1929.[1][2]
In 1930 it was reborn as "Confessin'," with new lyrics by Al Neiburg, and with the music this time credited to Doc Daugherty and Ellis Reynolds. Louis Armstrong made his first, and highly influential, recording of the song in August 1930,[3] and continued to play it throughout his career.[4]
Other important recorded versions in the United States were done by Chester Gaylord (1930), 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.[4]
| Preceded by "I Like It" by Gerry & 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 |