"Why Was I Born?" | |
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Single by Helen Morgan | |
B-side | "Don't Ever Leave Me" |
Written | 1929 |
Published | 1929 T.B. Harms, Inc., Universal Polygram International Publishing, Inc. [1] |
Released | January 20, 1930 [2] |
Recorded | October 16, 1929 take 2 [3] |
Studio | New York City |
Venue | Sweet Adeline (1929 Broadway musical) |
Genre | Show tune, Popular Music |
Length | 3.22 |
Label | Victor 22199 |
Composer(s) | Jerome Kern |
Lyricist(s) | Oscar Hammerstein II |
"Why Was I Born?" is a 1929 song composed by Jerome Kern, with lyrics written by Oscar Hammerstein II. [4]
It was written for the show Sweet Adeline (1929) and introduced by Helen Morgan. [5] Popular recordings in 1930 were by Helen Morgan and by Libby Holman. [6]
"Why Was I Born?" | |
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Single by Helen Morgan | |
B-side | "Don't Ever Leave Me" |
Written | 1929 |
Published | 1929 T.B. Harms, Inc., Universal Polygram International Publishing, Inc. [1] |
Released | January 20, 1930 [2] |
Recorded | October 16, 1929 take 2 [3] |
Studio | New York City |
Venue | Sweet Adeline (1929 Broadway musical) |
Genre | Show tune, Popular Music |
Length | 3.22 |
Label | Victor 22199 |
Composer(s) | Jerome Kern |
Lyricist(s) | Oscar Hammerstein II |
"Why Was I Born?" is a 1929 song composed by Jerome Kern, with lyrics written by Oscar Hammerstein II. [4]
It was written for the show Sweet Adeline (1929) and introduced by Helen Morgan. [5] Popular recordings in 1930 were by Helen Morgan and by Libby Holman. [6]