Whispering

~ Song

Annotation

First recording by Ray Miller's Black and White Melody Boys (June 1920)

First release by Paul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra (September 1920)

Annotation last modified on 2026-08-04 09:28 UTC.

Relationships

lyricist:Richard Coburn (in 1920)
Malvin Schönberger (Malvin Schonberger) (in 1920)
composer:Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader) (in 1920)
John Schoenberger (John Schonberger) (in 1920)
publisher:EMI Miller Catalog, Inc.
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
Fisher Music Corp.
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Sherman, Clay & Co. (in 1920)
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/11533 [info]
Wikidata:Q1374818 [info]
later parody versions:Ah ! Si j’avais un franc cinquante
later translated versions:Kuiskaten
arrangements:Lass mich Dein Badewasser schlürfen

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1920-08-23WhisperingPaul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra3:17
1920-08-23WhisperingPaul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra3:20
1920-08-23WhisperingPaul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra3:28
1920-09-01Whispering (Excerpt)coverArt Hickman and his Orchestra0:49
1920-09-01Whispering (Excerpt)coverArt Hickman’s Orchestra?:??
1928-05-31Whisperingcover and instrumentalRed Nichols3:05
1928-05-31WhisperingcoverJoe Venuti, Red Nichols & Scrappy Lambert3:04
1928-05-31Whisperingcover and instrumentalRed Nichols and His Five Pennies3:06
1931-08-18WhisperingcoverRoy Fox & His Band2:54
1934-12-17WhisperingcoverComedian Harmonists3:11
1936-12-02WhisperingcoverBenny Goodman3:23
1936-12-02Whisperingcover and instrumentalThe Benny Goodman Quartet3:24
1936-12-02Whisperingcover and instrumentalThe Benny Goodman Quartet3:24
1938-12-15WhisperingcoverBenny Goodman and His Orchestra2:47
1940-03-02Whispering / Avalon / Japanese Sandmancover and medleyFrank Sinatra & Tommy Dorsey2:22
1940-06-13WhisperingcoverFrank Sinatra with Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra3:02
1940-06-13WhisperingcoverFrank Sinatra & Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra with The Pied Pipers3:00
1940-06-13WhisperingcoverFrank Sinatra & The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra2:59
1940-06-13WhisperingcoverTommy Dorsey and His Orch.2:56
1940-08-10WhisperingcoverFrank Sinatra, Tommy Dorsey3:18
1944-07 – 1944-08Whispering (live broadcast, 1944-07/08: Three Deuces, New York City, NY, USA)cover, instrumental and liveDon Byas4:49
1944-12WhisperingcoverGene Krupa2:57
1945Whisperingcover and instrumentalTeddy Wilson All-Star Sextet2:10
1946WhisperingcoverLena Horne2:47
1947-12WhisperingcoverTeddy Wilson2:42
1947-12Whisperingcover and instrumentalTeddy Wilson Trio2:46
1949-03Whisperingcover and liveLouis Armstrong & His All‐Stars3:39
1949Whisperingcover and liveLouis Armstrong & His All‐Stars3:50
1951-01-17Whispering (studio, 1951-01-17: Apex Studios, New York, NY, US)cover and instrumentalMiles Davis3:04
1951Whisperingcover and instrumentalLes Paul & Mary Ford2:01
1953-06-16Whisperingcover, instrumental and liveStan Getz & Chet Baker10:29
1953-08-19Die Beschwipste Drahtkommode, 2/2 (Whispering / Some Of These Days / In The Mood / Mein Liebling Heißt Mädi / I Can't Give You)cover, instrumental and medleyCrazy Otto3:11
1955-09-08Ballad Medleyinstrumental and medleyJohnny Hodges13:29
1955-09-08The Ballad Medley: WhisperinginstrumentalJohnny Hodges1:46
1956-02-26Whisperingcover, instrumental and liveTeddy Wilson Trio2:25
1956-07-06Whispering (live, 1956‐07‐06: Newport Jazz Festival, Freebody Park, Newport, RI, USA)cover and liveLouis Armstrong & the All Stars3:19
1956-07-06Whispering (live, 1956‐07‐06: Newport Jazz Festival, Freebody Park, Newport, RI, USA)cover and liveLouis Armstrong & His All‐Stars3:18
1956-09-13Whisperingcover and instrumentalTeddy Wilson Trio3:28
1957-02-20WhisperingcoverBing Crosby3:29
1959-10-15Whisperingcover and liveBenny Goodman Orchestra feat. Anita O’Day3:57
1963WhisperingcoverCaterina Valente1:50
1969-01-21Whispering / I'm Beginning to See the Light 21.13cover and medleyThe Beatles3:22
1976-01Whisperingcover and instrumentalWild Bill Davis5:41
1977-04-22Whisperingcover and instrumentalOve Linds sextett2:39
1977Whisperingcover and instrumentalRoland Cedermark2:40
1978-09Whisperingcover, instrumental and liveTeddy Wilson4:43
1980-06-15Whisperingcover and instrumentalTeddy Wilson Trio3:28
1980-06-15Whisperingcover and instrumentalTeddy Wilson Trio3:32
1980-10-05Whisperingcover and instrumentalTeddy Wilson meets Eiji Kitamura2:57
1993-12-12 – 1993-12-19Whisperingcover and liveSteve Howe1:01
1994WhisperingcoverPalast Orchester mit seinem Sänger Max Raabe4:21
2018-08-19WhisperingcoverNirav Sanghani and the Pacific Six3:07
2021-05WhisperingcoverLudwig Orchestra3:21
California Medley Part 2medleyThe Boswell Sisters4:13
California Medley, Part 2medleyThe Boswell Sisters4:14
Happy Days Are Here Again / The Best Things In Life Are Free / 'Bye 'Bye Blues / WhisperingmedleyDavid Lobban3:19
Hooked on the Roaring ’20s Medleyinstrumental and medleyLarry Elgart & His Manhattan Swing Orchestra6:33
Medley: Whispering / Ooh! What You Said / Dipsy Doodle / Birth Of The BluesmedleyGlenn Miller and His Orchestra?:??
Medley: Whispering / Ooh! What You Said / The Dipsy Doodle / The Birth of the BluesGlenn Miller and His Orchestra3:31
WhisperingcoverChet Atkins2:08
Whisperingcover and instrumentalChet Atkins2:07
WhisperingcoverVan Wood Quartet2:18
WhisperingcoverLena Horne2:48
WhisperingcoverLena Horne2:49
WhisperingcoverLena Horne2:48
WhisperingcoverLena Horne2:49
WhisperingPaul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra?:??
WhisperingcoverThe Mantovani Orchestra2:07
WhisperingcoverBrenda Lee2:20
WhisperingcoverBenny Goodman2:41
WhisperingcoverBenny Goodman2:49
WhisperingcoverBenny Goodman2:36
WhisperingcoverBenny Goodman3:23
WhisperingcoverBenny Goodman3:26
WhisperingcoverBenny Goodman3:28
WhisperingcoverBenny Goodman2:42
WhisperingcoverBenny Goodman2:41
WhisperingcoverBenny Goodman3:24
WhisperingcoverBenny Goodman3:23
WhisperingcoverBenny Goodman2:47
WhisperingcoverBenny Goodman2:40
WhisperingcoverBenny Goodman2:42
WhisperingcoverBenny Goodman and His Orchestra2:47
Whispering (stereo)coverBert Kaempfert and His Orchestra2:46
WhisperingcoverFrank Sinatra2:56
WhisperingcoverFrank Sinatra2:56
Whispering (live)cover and liveFrank Sinatra3:03
WhisperingcoverFrank Sinatra3:03
WhisperingcoverFrank Sinatra3:04
WhisperingcoverFrank Sinatra2:58
WhisperingcoverFrank Sinatra3:01
WhisperingcoverFrank Sinatra2:57
WhisperingcoverFrank Sinatra2:58
WhisperingcoverFrank Sinatra2:54
WhisperingcoverFrank Sinatra3:04
WhisperingcoverFrank Sinatra2:58
WhisperingcoverFrank Sinatra3:02
WhisperingcoverFrank Sinatra3:02
WhisperingcoverFrank Sinatra2:57
WhisperingcoverFrank Sinatra3:01
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