It's a Sin to Tell a Lie

"It's a Sin to Tell a Lie"
Single by Somethin' Smith and the Redheads
B-side"My Baby Just Cares for Me"
ReleasedJanuary 31, 1955
Recorded1954
GenreTraditional pop
Length3:01
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Billy Mayhew
Somethin' Smith and the Redheads singles chronology
"Gee"
(1954) 		"It's a Sin to Tell a Lie"
(1955) 		"The Ace in the Hole"
(1955)

"It's a Sin to Tell a Lie" is a 1936 popular song written by Billy Mayhew,[1] introduced early that year on records by many dance bands including Dick Robertson on the 78rpm record Champion 40106, and later popularized by Fats Waller on Victor 25342[2] and re-issued on Victor 20-1595.[3] It was recorded in French by Cajun singer Cléoma Breaux in 1936 or 1937.[4] Four further recordings of the song were made in 1936, namely by Freddy Ellis and His Orchestra (April), Victor Young and His Orchestra (April), Elton Britt (September), Roy Smeck and His Serenaders and Vera Lynn.

  1. ^ "It's a Sin to Tell a Lie - Fats Waller | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  2. ^ "Victor 25342 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced)". Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "ARCHIVE OF RECORDED 78 RPM RECORDS". 78records.cdbpdx.com. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  4. ^ Neal Pomea. "Joe Falcon & Cleoma Breaux". Retrieved 2017-06-22.