A Cottage for Sale
"A Cottage for Sale" is a popular song. The music was composed by Willard Robison, and the lyrics were written by Larry Conley. The song was first published in 1929, and over 100 performers have recorded versions of "A Cottage for Sale." The first versions of the song were released by The Revelers in January 1930 and Bernie Cummins with the New Yorker Orchestra in March 1930.
Lyrics and themes
The song uses an empty cottage as a metaphor of a failed relationship or the end of a long relationship perhaps in death.Recordings
The song has become a standard, with artists from a variety of genres creating many notable recordings. A partial list follows:- 1930: Victor vocal quartet The Revelers
- 1930: Ruth Etting
- 1930: Grey Gull Studio Dance Band with vocalist Jack Parker
- 1930: Guy Lombardo
- 1945: Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra went to number three on the Most-Played Juke Box Race Records chart and number eight on the pop chart.
- 1947: Mel Torme
- 1956: Dinah Washington
- 1957: Nat King Cole
- 1957: Coleman Hawkins with an orchestra arranged and conducted by Glenn Osser
- 1958: Tony Bennett with Frank De Vol and his Orchestra
- 1958: Frankie Laine
- 1959: Frank Sinatra
- 1959: Roy Hamilton
- 1959: Chris Connor
- 1960: Little Willie John
- 1960: Billy Eckstine
- 1961: Howard McGhee
- 1963: Julie London
- 1963: Judy Garland
- 1965: Jack Teagarden
- 1968: Kay Starr and Count Basie
- 1968: James Brown
- 1969: Bette McLaurin
- 1978: Bill Farrell
- 1987: Chuck Berry sings the song, accompanied Johnnie Johnson on piano, in an intimate moment during rehearsal in his concert film Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
- 1992: Buddy Montgomery
- 1995: Etta Jones
- 1996: Jackie McLean
- 2001: Dave Van Ronk
- 2003: Jerry Jeff Walker
- 2003: Holly Cole
- 2005: Les Deux Love Orchestra
- 2005: Johnny Mathis
- 2010: Freddy Cole
- 2017: The Newfangled Four
- 2021: Willie Nelson