Let's Take a Walk Around the Block
"Let's Take a Walk Around the Block" is a popular song composed by Harold Arlen, with lyrics written by Ira Gershwin and E.Y. Harburg.
It was introduced in the musical review Life Begins at 8:40. The original Broadway production opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on August 27, 1934 and closed on March 16, 1935 after a run of 237 performances.[1]
Notable recordings
- Jackie and Roy - Storyville Presents Jackie and Roy (Storyville Records, 1955)[2]
- Doris Day - included in her album Cuttin' Capers (1959)[3]
- Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney recorded the song for their radio show in 1960[4] and it was subsequently released on the CD Bing & Rosie - The Crosby-Clooney Radio Sessions (2010).[5]
- Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook (Verve Records, 1961)[6]
- Mel Tormé - Mel Tormé & George Shearing - The Complete Concord Recordings (2002).[7]
References
- ↑ https://gershwin.com/publications/life-begins-at-840/ accessed 8/4/2026
- ↑ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
- ↑ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
- ↑ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
- ↑ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
- ↑ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
- ↑ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved December 8, 2017.