Guilty (Richard Whiting, Harry Akst and Gus Kahn song)
"Guilty" is a popular song published in 1931. The music was written by Richard A. Whiting and Harry Akst. The lyrics were written by Gus Kahn. Popular recordings in 1931 were by Ruth Etting, Wayne King and by Russ Columbo.
The song was later popularized by Margaret Whiting and by Johnny Desmond in 1946. The Whiting recording was made on October 9, 1946, and released by Capitol Records. It reached No. 4 on the Billboard chart. The Desmond recording was made on December 6, 1946, and released by RCA Victor. It reached No. 12 on the Billboard chart.
An early version was featured on the soundtrack of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's 2001 film, Amélie: this was a Decca recording made on December 2, 1931 by Al Bowlly, a popular British singer of the 1930s, accompanied by Roy Fox and his Orchestra. Bowlly also recorded the song on several other occasions.
Other recordings
- Steve Conway, released by Columbia in 1947
- Bing Crosby on November 7, 1931, recorded on radio, for Cremo Cigars
- Ruth Etting on September 1, 1931, originally issued on Columbia 2529-D. Charted at No. 4.
- Ella Fitzgerald on January 24, 1947, released by US Decca Records
- The Four Freshmen on their 1955 album 4 Freshmen and 5 Trombones
- Billie Holiday on December 27, 1946, for Decca Records.
- Eve Lombard on April 17, 1947, released by UK Decca Records
- Tony Martin on August 21, 1946, released by Mercury Records with the flip side "Dreamland Rendezvous"
- David Simard and the Da Da's on October 1, 2011
- The Skyrockets Orchestra, Conductor: Paul Fenoulhet Vocal: Doreen Lundy on July 13, 1947, released by EMI on their His Master's Voice label
- Mel Tormé and the Mel-Tones on September 10, 1946, released by Musicraft Records
- Billy Eckstine on 1961, Broadway, Bongos and Mr. B