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Released on Mercury Records, also Livin’ on a Prayer (Bon Jovi), Space Oddity (David Bowie) and You Give Love a Bad Name (Bon Jovi)
Written by Vincent Youmans, also Without a Song (Frank Sinatra), I Want to Be Happy (Sonny Rollins) and Tea for Two (Thelonious Monk)
Written by Irving Caesar, also I Want to Be Happy (Sonny Rollins), Crazy Rhythm (Coleman Hawkins and His All-Star Jam Band) and Swanee (Al Jolson)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Vincent Youmans wrote 12 songs on fono
Vincent Youmans’s most frequent co-writer is Edward Eliscu (5 songs together)
Irving Caesar’s most frequent co-writer is Vincent Youmans (3 songs together)
Irving Caesar first appears on fono in 1935, 15 years before this song
Credits
All 8 credits
- Written by
- Irving Caesar and Vincent Youmans
- Performed by
- Johnny Guarnieri, Lester Young, Sid Catlett and Slam Stewart
- Part of
- Count Basie
- Released on
- Mercury Records
- Written by
- Irving Caesar and Vincent Youmans
- Performed by
- Johnny Guarnieri, Lester Young, Sid Catlett and Slam Stewart
- Part of
- Count Basie
- Released on
- Mercury Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Vincent Youmans
Same writer: Irving Caesar
Same label: Mercury Records
Same writer: Irving Caesar
CRSame label: Mercury Records
Same writer: Vincent Youmans
Same writer: Irving Caesar
Same label: Mercury Records
Elsewhere
Sources (9)
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1MusicBrainz Sometimes I’m Happy was performed by Johnny Guarnieri
Sometimes I’m Happy was performed by Johnny Guarnieri
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Sometimes I’m Happy was performed by Lester Young
Sometimes I’m Happy was performed by Lester Young
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Sometimes I’m Happy was performed by Sid Catlett
Sometimes I’m Happy was performed by Sid Catlett
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Sometimes I’m Happy was performed by Slam Stewart
Sometimes I’m Happy was performed by Slam Stewart
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Sometimes I’m Happy was written by Irving Caesar
Sometimes I’m Happy was written by Irving Caesar
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Sometimes I’m Happy was written by Vincent Youmans
Sometimes I’m Happy was written by Vincent Youmans
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Sometimes I’m Happy is part of the release Count Basie
Sometimes I’m Happy is part of the release Count Basie
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Mercury Records is the label of the song Sometimes I’m Happy
Mercury Records is the label of the song Sometimes I’m Happy
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Sometimes I’m Happy was released on 1950
Sometimes I’m Happy was released on 1950
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026