"Blame It on My Youth" is a jazz standard written by Oscar Levant (music) and Edward Heyman (lyrics) in 1934.
Recorded versions
1934: The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra (vocal by Bob Crosby) - recorded for Decca Records (catalog 320) on November 15, 1934. 1935: Bing Crosby - first broadcast by Crosby on his radio show Bing Crosby Entertains on February 5, 1935. 1935: Jan Garber and His Orchestra (vocal by Lee Bennett) - a popular record for RCA Victor. 1952: Gordon MacRae - a single release for Capitol Records. 1955: Rosemary Clooney - for her album While We're Young. 1956: Frank Sinatra – Recorded May 4, 1956 for Capitol album Close to You released 1957Richard Cook and Steve Albin, Frank Sinatra Discography, "The Capitol Years" accessed June 15, 2025 https://jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Sinatra/capitol1.php 1957: Nat King Cole - After Midnight 1956: Chris Connor - This Is Chris 1956: Mabel Mercer - Midnight at Mabel Mercer's 1957: Frank Sinatra - Close to You 1958: André Previn and David Rose – Secret Songs for Young Lovers 1958: George Shearing - Burnished Brass (instrumental version) 1958: Connie Stevens - Conchetta 1959: Tammy Grimes - Tammy Grimes 1959: Connie Francis - The Exciting Connie Francis 1960: Hank Garland - Velvet Guitar (instrumental version) 1960: Jeri Southern - At the Crescendo 1961: Sammy Davis Jr. - The Wham of Sam 1961: Buddy Greco - Songs for Swinging Losers 1961: Ann-Margret - And Here She Is ... Ann-Margret 1962: Vic Dana - Warm & Wild 1962: Julie London - Sophisticated Lady 1963: James Darren – "They Should Have Given You the Oscar" (Single B-side) 1964: John Davidson - The Young Warm Sound of John Davidson 1964: Carmen McRae - Second to None, Carmen's Gold (1971) 1964: Keely Smith - The Intimate Keely Smith 1965: Gloria Lynne - Intimate Moments 1969: The Golddiggers - The Golddiggers 1975: Charlie Byrd - Top Hat (instrumental version) 1981: Gary Burton Quartet - Easy as Pie (instrumental version) 1983: Keith Jarrett Trio - Standards Vol 2 (instrumental version) 1983: Art Farmer - Something Tasty (with Tommy Flanagan), Blame It on My Youth (1988) (instrumental versions) 1986: Michael Feinstein - Live at the Algonquin. 1989: Chet Baker - Chet Baker Sings and Plays from the Film "Let's Get Lost" 1991: Keith Jarrett Trio - The Cure (instrumental version) 1993: Holly Cole Trio - Don't Smoke in Bed 1993: David Silverman Trio - I Have Dreamed 1994: Karrin Allyson - Azure-Té 1994: Kenny Rankin - Professional Dreamer 1995: Lisa Ekdahl - When Did You Leave Heaven 1995: Fred Hersch & Jay Clayton - Beautiful Love 1995: Trine-Lise Væring - When I Close My Eyes 1997: Brad Mehldau - The Art of the Trio Volume One (Grammy Award nominated instrumental version) 1999: Keith Jarrett - The Melody at Night, with You (instrumental version) 2001: Michiel Borstlap - Gramercy Park (instrumental version) 2001: Kurt Elling - Flirting with Twilight 2001: Jane Monheit - Come Dream with Me 2001: Solveig Slettahjell - Slow Motion Orchestra 2001: Viktoria Tolstoy - Blame It on My Youth 2003: Aaron Neville - Nature Boy: The Standards Album 2004: Eden Atwood - This Is Always: The Ballad Session 2004: Jamie Cullum - Twentysomething 2004: Nancy Wilson - R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal) 2005: Steve Heckman Quartet - "Live at Yoshi's" 2005: The New Sound Quartet (Joe Locke, Geoffrey Keezer) - Summertime (instrumental version) 2008: Jennifer Leitham - "Left Coast Story" 2010: Ania Szarmach - Inna 2012: Nat Reeves - State of Emergency (instrumental version) 2012: Elisa Rodrigues - Heart Mouth Dialogues 2013: Paolo Fresu Devil Quartet - Desertico (instrumental version) 2014: Barry Manilow - for his album Night Songs 2017: Katharine McPhee - I Fall in Love Too Easily 2019: Petros Klampanis - Irrationalities
Film appearances 1995 Let It Be Me - sung by Frank Sinatra. 1999 Eyes Wide Shut - performed by Brad Mehldau.
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