Blame It on My Youth

This article is about the song. For the albums, see Blame It on My Youth (Holly Cole Trio album) and Blame It on My Youth (Art Farmer album). For the Blink-182 song, see Blame It on My Youth (Blink-182 song).

"Blame It on My Youth"
Song
Published	1934
Genre	Jazz standard
Composer(s)	Oscar Levant
Lyricist(s)	Edward Heyman

"Blame It on My Youth" is a jazz standard written by Oscar Levant (music) and Edward Heyman (lyrics) in 1934.[1]

Recorded versions

• 1934: The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra (vocal by Bob Crosby) - recorded for Decca Records (catalog 320) on November 15, 1934.[2]
• 1935: Bing Crosby - first broadcast by Crosby on his radio show Bing Crosby Entertains on February 5, 1935.[3]
• 1935: Jan Garber and His Orchestra (vocal by Lee Bennett) - a popular record for RCA Victor.[4]
• 1952: Gordon MacRae - a single release for Capitol Records.[5]
• 1955: Rosemary Clooney - for her album While We're Young.[6]
• 1957: Nat King Cole - After Midnight[7]
• 1956: Chris Connor - This Is Chris[8]
• 1956: Mabel Mercer - Midnight at Mabel Mercer's[9]
• 1957: Frank Sinatra - Close to You[10]
• 1958: André Previn and David Rose – Secret Songs for Young Lovers[11]
• 1958: George Shearing - Burnished Brass (instrumental version)[12]
• 1958 Connie Stevens - Conchetta[13]
• 1959: Tammy Grimes - Tammy Grimes[14]
• 1959: Connie Francis - The Exciting Connie Francis[15]
• 1960: Hank Garland - Velvet Guitar (instrumental version)[16]
• 1960: Jeri Southern - At the Crescendo[17]
• 1961: Sammy Davis Jr. - The Wham of Sam[18]
• 1961: Buddy Greco - Songs for Swinging Losers[19]
• 1961: Ann-Margret - And Here She Is ... Ann-Margret[20]
• 1962: Vic Dana - Warm & Wild[21]
• 1962: Julie London - Sophisticated Lady[22]
• 1963: James Darren – "They Should Have Given You the Oscar" (Single B-side)
• 1964: John Davidson - The Young Warm Sound of John Davidson[23]
• 1964: Carmen McRae - Second to None,[24] Carmen's Gold (1971)
• 1964: Keely Smith - The Intimate Keely Smith[25]
• 1965: Gloria Lynne - Intimate Moments[26]
• 1969: The Golddiggers - The Golddiggers
• 1975: Charlie Byrd - Top Hat (instrumental version)
• 1981: Gary Burton Quartet - Easy as Pie (instrumental version)
• 1983: Keith Jarrett Trio - Standards Vol 2 (instrumental version)
• 1983: Art Farmer - Something Tasty (with Tommy Flanagan), Blame It on My Youth (1988) (instrumental versions)
• 1986: Michael Feinstein - Live at the Algonquin.[27]
• 1989: Chet Baker - Chet Baker Sings and Plays from the Film "Let's Get Lost"
• 1991: Keith Jarrett Trio - The Cure (instrumental version)
• 1993: Holly Cole Trio - Don't Smoke in Bed[28]
• 1993: David Silverman Trio - I Have Dreamed
• 1994: Karrin Allyson - Azure-Té
• 1994: Kenny Rankin - Professional Dreamer
• 1995: Lisa Ekdahl - When Did You Leave Heaven
• 1995: Fred Hersch & Jay Clayton - Beautiful Love
• 1995: Trine-Lise Væring - When I Close My Eyes
• 1997: Brad Mehldau - The Art of the Trio Volume One (Grammy Award nominated instrumental version)[29]
• 1999: Keith Jarrett - The Melody at Night, with You (instrumental version)
• 2001: Michiel Borstlap - Gramercy Park (instrumental version)
• 2001: Kurt Elling - Flirting with Twilight[30]
• 2001: Jane Monheit - Come Dream with Me
• 2001: Solveig Slettahjell - Slow Motion Orchestra
• 2001: Viktoria Tolstoy - Blame It on My Youth
• 2003: Aaron Neville - Nature Boy: The Standards Album[31]
• 2004: Eden Atwood - This Is Always: The Ballad Session
• 2004: Jamie Cullum - Twentysomething[32]
• 2004: Nancy Wilson - R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal)[33]
• 2005: Steve Heckman Quartet - "Live at Yoshi's"
• 2005: The New Sound Quartet (Joe Locke, Geoffrey Keezer) - Summertime (instrumental version)
• 2008: Jennifer Leitham - "Left Coast Story"
• 2010: Ania Szarmach - Inna
• 2012: Nat Reeves - State of Emergency (instrumental version)[34]
• 2012: Elisa Rodrigues - Heart Mouth Dialogues[35]
• 2013: Paolo Fresu Devil Quartet - Desertico (instrumental version)[36]
• 2014: Barry Manilow - for his album Night Songs[37]
• 2017: Katharine McPhee - I Fall in Love Too Easily[38]
• 2019: Petros Klampanis - Irrationalities[39]

Film appearances

• 1995 Let It Be Me - sung by Frank Sinatra.
• 1999 Eyes Wide Shut - performed by Brad Mehldau.

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