Once in a While (1937 song)

"Once In Awhile"
Single by The Chimes
B-side"Summer Night"
ReleasedOctober 1960
Recorded1960
GenreDoo-wop
Length2:30
LabelTag Records
SongwriterMichael Edwards
The Chimes singles chronology
"Once In Awhile"
(1960)		 "Only Love"
(1961)

"Once in a While" is a popular song, written by Michael Edwards with lyrics by Bud Green. The song was published in 1937. The song is a much-recorded standard.

  • Tommy Dorsey's recording in 1937 went to number one in the United States.[1]
  • One of the best-known recordings was made by Patti Page in 1952 (on Mercury 5867). It reached the US pop top-ten.[2]
  • The song was revived in doo-wop style by the Chimes in 1960, and their version peaked at number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1961.[1]

Other recordings

YearPerformerAlbumSource
1937Louis Armstrong[3]
1947Sarah Vaughan[4]
1951The Dinning Sisters[5]
1954The Art Blakey QuintetA Night at Birdland, Volume 1[6]
Sonny ClarkJimmy Raney Visits Paris, Volume 1[7]
Jackie Gleason OrchestraMusic, Martinis and Memories[8]
1957The Pied PipersA Tribute to Tommy Dorsey[9]
1958Lem Winchester and Ramsey LewisA Tribute to Clifford Brown[10]
1961Fats DominoI Miss You So[11]
1968Ella Fitzgerald30 by Ella[12]
1974Dean MartinOnce in a While[13]
1976Bing CrosbyFeels Good, Feels Right[14]
Jack JonesThe Full Life[15]
1977Liza MinnelliNew York, New York
1984Elkie BrooksScreen Gems[16]
1986Cleo LaineThat Old Feeling[17]
2010Mose AllisonThe Way of the World[18]
2011Eddie VedderUkulele Songs[19]
2019Seth MacFarlaneOnce in a While

[20]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard book of top 40 hits (6 ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 123. ISBN 0-8230-7632-6.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories, 1890-1954 The History of American Popular Music: Compiled from America's Popular Music Charts 1890-1954. Record Research Inc. p. 136. ISBN 978-0898200836.
  3. ↑ "Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra". The Red Hot Jazz Archive. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "1947-1949 - Sarah Vaughan". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "The Best of the Dinning Sisters". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "A Night at Birdland, Volume 1". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Jimmy Raney Visits Paris, Volume 1". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  8. ↑ "Music, Matinis and Memories". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "A Tribute to Tommy Dorsey - The Pied Pipers". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  10. ↑ "Tribute to Clifford Brown - Lem Winchester, Ramsey Lewis Trio". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  11. ↑ "Fats Domino - I Miss You So (Imperial LP-9138, January 1961)". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  12. ↑ "30 by Ella". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  13. ↑ Once in a While at AllMusic
  14. ↑ "Feels Good, Feels Right - Bing Crosby". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  15. ↑ "The Full Life - Jack Jones". Sessiondays.com. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
  16. ↑ "Screen Gems - Elkie Brooks". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  17. ↑ "That Old Feeling - Cleo Laine". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  18. ↑ "The Way of the World - Mose Allison". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  19. ↑ "Ukulele Songs - Eddie Vedder". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  20. ↑ "Once in a While – Seth MacFarlane on iTunes". US: iTunes Store. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  21. ↑ "Shut up 'N Play Yer Guitar – Box Set". Archived from the original on 2016-04-27.
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