Guilty (Richard Whiting, Harry Akst and Gus Kahn song)

"Guilty"
Single by Margaret Whiting and Johnny Desmond
Released1946 (1946)
Length3:11
LabelCapitol Records
Songwriter(s)Richard A. Whiting, Harry Akst, Gus Kahn

"Guilty" is a popular song published in 1931. The music was written by Richard A. Whiting and Harry Akst. The lyrics were written by Gus Kahn. Popular recordings in 1931 were by Ruth Etting, Wayne King and by Russ Columbo.[1]

The song was later popularized by Margaret Whiting (Richard Whiting's daughter) and by Johnny Desmond in 1946. The Whiting recording was made on October 9, 1946, and released by Capitol Records (catalog number 324). It reached No. 4 on the Billboard chart. The Desmond recording was made on December 6, 1946, and released by RCA Victor (catalog number 20-2109). It reached No. 12 on the Billboard chart.

An early version was featured on the soundtrack of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's 2001 film, Amélie: this was a Decca recording made on December 2, 1931 by Al Bowlly, a popular British singer of the 1930s, accompanied by Roy Fox and his Orchestra.[2][3] Bowlly also recorded the song on several other occasions.

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 505. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  2. ^ "Al Bowlly Discography - 1931". Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved 2007-08-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Discography Archived 2007-07-19 at the Wayback Machine