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GEE BABY AIN'T I GOOD TO YOU? - LYRICS
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Music by Don Redman, lyrics by Andy Razaf
Published 1929
Love makes me treat you the way that I do
Gee baby, ain't I good to you?
There's nothing in this world too good
For a girl so good and true
Gee baby, ain't I good to you?
Bought you a fur coat for Christmas
A diamond ring
A big Cadillac car, and everything
What makes me treat you the way that I do?
Gee baby, ain't I good to you?
Instrumental Break
Bought you a fur coat for Christmas
A diamond ring
A big Cadillac car, and everything
What makes me treat you the way that I do?
Gee, baby, ain't I good to you?
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ABOUT THIS TRACK
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"Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You" is a 1929 song written by Andy Razaf and Don Redman. It was recorded by the Redman-led McKinney's Cotton Pickers on Victor on November 5, 1929, as "Gee, Ain't I Good to You."
King Cole Trio recording
Nat King Cole's King Cole Trio recorded the song on November 30, 1943, during a three-hour recording session at C.P. MacGregor Studios in Hollywood. "Straighten Up and Fly Right," "If You Can’t Smile and Say Yes," and "Jumpin' at Capitol" were recorded during the same session, produced by Johnny Mercer and engineered by John Palladino. The single peaked at number 20 on the national charts and was the group's final number 1 on the Harlem Hit Parade. The A-side of the song, "I Realize Now" peaked at number 9 on the Harlem Hit Parade. It is usually played in E flat.
Other notable recordings of the song include versions by: Fats Waller, Dizzy Gillespie, Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, Phineas Newborn Jr.,Stanley Turrentine, Sonny Clark, Art Blakey, Ray Charles, Kenny Burrell, Diana Krall, Lyle Lovett, The Coasters, Bill Wurtz, T-Bone Walker, Dr John and Geoff Muldaur.
credits
from Out with the wrong women,
released October 21, 2017
Recorded in 1 day in the autumn of 2017 at Porcupine Studio London.
Engineered by Nick Taylor.
Produced by Benoit Viellefon & Nick Taylor.
MUSICIANS:
Benoit Viellefon - Lead Vocals, Guitar
Andrew Oliver - Piano & Backing vocals
David O'Brien - Double bass & Backing vocals
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