| "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" | ||||
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| Single by Fats Waller & His Rhythm | ||||
| B-side | "You've Been Taking Lessons in Love" | |||
| Released | May 29, 1935 | |||
| Recorded | May 8, 1935 | |||
| Studio | Victor Studios, New York | |||
| Genre | popular | |||
| Length | 3:33 | |||
| Label | Victor | |||
| Composer(s) | Fred E. Ahlert | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Joe Young | |||
| Fats Waller & His Rhythm singles chronology | ||||
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"I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" is a 1935 popular song with music by Fred E. Ahlert and lyrics by Joe Young.[1] It has been recorded many times, and has become a standard of the Great American Songbook. It was popularized by Fats Waller, who recorded it in 1935 at the height of his fame.[2]
It is one of several songs from the Harlem Renaissance featured in the Broadway musical Ain't Misbehavin'.
American Public Media's business-news program, Marketplace, uses a portion of Fats Waller's version to open its weekly letters-from-listeners segment.
Songwriters AHLERT, FRED E. / YOUNG, JOE
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