That Certain Feeling

"That Certain Feeling" is a 1925 song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.^[1]

It was introduced by Allen Kearns and Queenie Smith in the 1925 musical Tip-Toes.^[1] It was later used as the title of a 1956 Bob Hope film when it was performed during the opening credits by Pearl Bailey and later reprised by Bob Hope

Notable recordings

• George Gershwin - rec. 1926
• Layton & Johnstone - rec. November 1926 - released as Columbia WA 4530
• Dorothy Dickson and Allen Kearns, Jack Clarke, G. Myddleton - rec. September 9, 1926 - released as Columbia 91298, matrix WA 1887
• Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra - recorded on December 24, 1925 for Victor Records, catalog No. 19920.^[2] A popular version in 1926.^[3]
• Josephine Baker - rec. 1926 - released as Odeon 49.171
• Shirley Ross - for the Decca 78rpm album George Gershwin Songs, Vol. 1 (1939).
• Les Brown and Jo Ann Greer - recorded May 18, 1956 - released as Capitol 3463.^[4]
• Ella Fitzgerald - rec. 1959 - from Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook^[5]
• Pearl Bailey - for her album Singing & Swinging (1960).^[6]

References

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George Gershwin

Albums

• Gershwin Plays Gershwin: The Piano Rolls

Ballets

• An American in Paris
• Gershwin Piano Concerto
• Three Preludes
• Who Cares?

Operas

• Blue Monday (1922)
• Porgy and Bess (1935)

Orchestral works

• Rhapsody in Blue (1924)
• Concerto in F (1925)
• An American in Paris (1928)
• Second Rhapsody (1931)
• Cuban Overture (1932)
• Strike Up the Band (1934)
• Hoctor's Ballet (1937)

Piano compositions

• Three Preludes (1926)
• French Ballet Class (1937)

Songs

• "Aren't You Kind of Glad We Did?"
• "(I've Got) Beginner's Luck"
• "Bidin' My Time"
• "Blah Blah Blah"
• "Boy Wanted"
• "Boy! What Love Has Done to Me!"
• "But Not for Me"
• "By Strauss"
• "Clap Yo' Hands"
• "Do It Again"
• "Doin' Time"
• "Embraceable You"
• "Fascinating Rhythm"
• "A Foggy Day"
• "For You, For Me, For Evermore"
• "Funny Face"
• "'The Half of It, Dearie' Blues"
• "He Loves and She Loves"
• "How Long Has This Been Going On?"
• "I Can't Be Bothered Now"
• "I Got Rhythm"
• "I Was Doing All Right"
• "I've Got a Crush on You"
• "Isn't It a Pity?"
• "Just Another Rhumba"
• "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off"
• "Let's Kiss and Make Up"
• "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)"
• "Looking for a Boy"
• "Lorelei"
• "Love Is Here to Stay"
• "Love Is Sweeping the Country"
• "Love Walked In"
• "The Man I Love"
• "My Cousin in Milwaukee"
• "My One and Only"
• "Nice Work If You Can Get It"
• "Of Thee I Sing"
• "Oh, Lady Be Good!"
• "Oh, So Nice!"
• "The Real American Folk Song (is a Rag)"
• "'S Wonderful"
• "Sam and Delilah"
• "Slap That Bass"
• "Somebody from Somewhere"
• "Somebody Loves Me"
• "Someone to Watch Over Me"
• "Soon"
• "Stairway to Paradise"
• "Stiff Upper Lip"
• "Strike Up the Band"
• "Summertime"
• "Swanee"
• "That Certain Feeling"
• "They All Laughed"
• "They Can't Take That Away from Me"
• "Things Are Looking Up"
• "Tra-la-la"
• "Treat Me Rough"
• "Walking the Dog"
• "Who Cares?"
• "You've Got What Gets Me"

Tribute albums

• Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin
• By George
• Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book
• Ella Sings Gershwin
• Gershwin Live!
• Gershwin's World
• The Glory of Gershwin
• Ira, George and Joe
• Nice Work If You Can Get It
• Oscar Peterson Plays the George Gershwin Songbook
• Red Hot + Rhapsody: The Gershwin Groove
• Rosemary Clooney Sings the Lyrics of Ira Gershwin

Related articles

• Gershwin Prize
• Ira Gershwin (brother)
• Arthur Gershwin (brother)
• Frances Gershwin (sister)
• Gershwin Theatre

List of compositions by George Gershwin Category:George Gershwin

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