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I Didn't Know What Time It Was

"I Didn't Know What Time It Was" is a popular song. The music was written by Richard Rodgers and the lyrics by Lorenz Hart for the musical Too Many Girls (1939).

The song was introduced by Richard Kollmar and Marcy Westcott in the musical Too Many Girls. It was performed by Trudy Erwin -- dubbing for Lucille Ball in the 1940 film version produced by RKO -- and interpolated into the score of the 1957 film Pal Joey, where it was sung by Frank Sinatra.

Recorded versions

• Bob Ackerman
• Jackie Allen
• Karrin Allyson
• Laurindo Almeida
• Ernestine Anderson
• Lew Anderson Big Band
• Julie Andrews (1970)
• Louise Baranger
• Count Basie
• Tony Bennett (1960)
• Brook Benton
• Art Blakey
• Ruby Braff
• Donna Brooks
• Les Brown and his Band Of Renown
• Dave Brubeck
• Betty Carter (1970)
• Carmen Cavallaro
• Ray Charles
• June Christy (1949)
• Sonny Clark
• Nat King Cole (1956)
• Barbara Cook (1959)
• Gloria Cooper
• Chick Corea
• Dorothy Dandridge
• Dardanelle
• Bobby Darin (1961)
• Courtenay Day
• Doris Day (1955)
• Diane Delin
• Matt Dennis
• Dena de Rose
• Jimmy Dorsey and his orchestra (vocal: Bob Eberly) (1939)
• Kenny Drew
• Dean Elliot
• Eileen Farrell
• Al Ferguson
• Ella Fitzgerald (1956)
• Benny Goodman and his orchestra (vocal: Louise Tobin) (1939)
• Gogi Grant (1959)
• Ted Heath and his orchestra (1955)
• Billie Holiday (1956)
• Shirley Horn
• Joni James (1962)
• Peggy Lee (1953)
• Julie London
• Carmen McRae (1963)
• Dudley Moore
• Anita O'Day (1954)
• Charlie Parker
• Oscar Peterson
• Little Jimmy Scott (1963)
• Artie Shaw and his orchestra (1939)
• Dinah Shore
• Frank Sinatra (feat. in the film "Pal Joey") (1957)
• Jo Stafford
• Art Tatum
• Jack Teagarden
• Kiri Te Kanawa
• Sarah Vaughan
• Bea Wain (1939)
• Margaret Whiting
• Lester Young