"I'm Gettin' Sentimental over You" is a 1932 song first released by the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra.[1] It was recorded by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra in 1935, becoming his theme song. The lyrics were written by Ned Washington and the music was by George Bassman. It was first released in 1932 by the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra with Jean Bowes on vocals on Brunswick Records. The orchestra re-recorded it in August 1934 with Bob Crosby on vocals for Decca Records. The original copyright is dated 1933 and issued to Lawrence Music Publishers, Inc. The copyright was assigned to Mills Music, Inc. in 1934. Noni Bernardi, a saxophonist with the Dorsey orchestra arranged this song.
Dorsey was the featured trombone soloist when his orchestra played it. It was first recorded in September 1935. A second recording on October 18, 1935 in New York is the arrangement that Tommy would henceforth feature. Cliff Weston was the vocalist and trumpet player. It was released as a single in 1936 on Victor Records.[2][3] After Tommy Dorsey's death in 1956 Frank Sinatra sang it in the Dorsey Orchestra and also featured it in an album, I Remember Tommy.
This song was featured in an episode of The Twilight Zone called "Static", and in the films Carnal Knowledge, Bart Got a Room, and the Oscar-winning The Garden of the Finzi-Continis.