I Didn't Know About You

"I Didn't Know About You" is a song composed by Duke Ellington, with lyrics written by Bob Russell.[1] Recorded in 1944 with vocal by Joya Sherrill, it was based on an instrumental first recorded by Ellington in 1942 under the title "Sentimental Lady".

The recording by Count Basie & His Orchestra (vocal by Thelma Carpenter) briefly reached the No. 21 position on the Billboard charts in 1945[2] and other recordings available that year were by Duke Ellington, Mildred Bailey, Jo Stafford and Lena Horne.[3]

  1. ^ "Sandra Burlingame, "Bob Russell", JazzBiographies.com". Archived from the original on 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 47. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  3. ^ "honkingduck.com". honkingduck.com. Retrieved January 1, 2019.