Don't Smoke in Bed (song)
| "Don't Smoke in Bed" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Nina Simone from the album Little Girl Blue | |
| Released | 1958 |
| Format | Vinyl |
| Recorded | 1957 |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Label | Bethlehem Records |
| Writer(s) | Willard Robison |
| Language | English |
"Don't Smoke in Bed" is a jazz song originally composed and recorded by Willard Robison[1] and later associated with a recording by Nina Simone released on her 1958 debut album Little Girl Blue.[2]
The song had been first recorded by Peggy Lee in 1947 with Dave Barbour and His Orchestra and released on her album Rendezvous with Peggy Lee (1948).[3]
Other artists who have recorded the song include Corry Brokken (Corry's Bed-Time Story, 1958, Connie Russell (Don't Smoke in Bed, 1959), Julie London (Around Midnight, 1960), Rod McKuen (Stranger in Town, 1961), Jack Teagarden (Think Well of Me , 1962), Teresa Brewer (Moments to Remember, 1964), Mary Coughlan (Under the Influence, 1987), Elkie Brooks (Round Midnight, 1993), Holly Cole (Don't Smoke in Bed, 1993), Patti Smith (Ain't Nuthin' But a She Thing, 1995), Carly Simon (Film Noir, 1997), k.d. lang (Drag, 1997), Janet Seidel (Don't Smoke in Bed - Songs in the Key of Peggy Lee, 2002), and Rita Coolidge (And So Is Love , 2005).[4]
References
- ↑ John Bush, Willard Robison biography, AllMusic.
- ↑ Thom Jurek, Review of Little Girl Blue, AllMusic.
- ↑ "Rendezvous With Peggy Lee by Peggy Lee" at SecondHandSongs.
- ↑ "Don't Smoke in Bed" versions, SecondHandSongs.