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It’s Only a Paper Moon by Ella Fitzgerald & The Delta Rhythm Boys

First released: 1945, Length: 2:37
1945-03-27, mx. 72798-A

Creators (6)

Instruments

  1. George Wettling drums (drum set)
  2. Haig Stephens double bass
  3. Hy White guitar
  4. René DeKnight piano

Vocals

  1. Ella Fitzgerald (27 Mar 1945)
  2. The Delta Rhythm Boys (27 Mar 1945)

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. It’s Only a Paper Moon (27 Mar 1945) cover

    Composer

    1. Harold Arlen (1933)

    Lyricist

    1. Billy Rose (1933)
    2. Yip Harburg (1933)

Links (1)

Other Databases

  1. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000301015

Releases containing this recording (27)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. 75th Birthday Celebration 30 Mar 1993 Ella Fitzgerald
  2. Ella: The Legendary Decca Recordings 29 Aug 1995 Ella Fitzgerald
  3. Ella & Friends 04 Jun 1996 Ella Fitzgerald
  4. Ella & Friends 1996 Ella Fitzgerald BMG music club release
  5. The Chronological Classics: Ella Fitzgerald 1945–1947 1998 Ella Fitzgerald
  6. Selection 1999 Ella Fitzgerald
  7. The Quintessence: New York 1936–1948 1999 Ella Fitzgerald
  8. The Best of Ella Fitzgerald 1999 Ella Fitzgerald
  9. Cabu Collection: Ella Fitzgerald 1999 Ella Fitzgerald
  10. Les 100 Plus Belles Mélodies Jazzy 21 Jul 2000 Various Artists
  11. Les Triomphes du jazz 2000 Various Artists
  12. Classic Ella Fitzgerald 2000 Ella Fitzgerald
  13. Lady Sings the Blues: Night & Day 2002 Various Artists
  14. Lady Sings the Blues, Volume 2 10 Nov 2003 Various Artists
  15. The Best Of 2003 Ella Fitzgerald
  16. The Greatest 50 Classic Hits 2003 Ella Fitzgerald
  17. Ballads 2003 Ella Fitzgerald
  18. The Best of the Definitive American Songbook (Volume 2: I-Z) 2003 Various Artists
  19. L’Histoire du jazz vocal : The Story of Vocal Jazz: 1941–1953 2004 Various Artists
  20. The First Lady of Song 2006 Ella Fitzgerald
  21. Mitos do jazz, Volume 3: Ella Fitzgerald 24 Feb 2012 Ella Fitzgerald
  22. Ella 100 Plus (Deluxe Edition) 2013 Ella Fitzgerald
  23. 100 Songs for a Centennial 21 Apr 2017 Ella Fitzgerald
  24. 100 Songs for a Centennial 21 Apr 2017 Ella Fitzgerald
  25. Ella & Her Fellas: 40 Original Vocal and Instrumental Collaborations 2018 Ella Fitzgerald

Single

  1. It’s Only a Paper Moon / Cry You Out of My Heart 1945 Ella Fitzgerald & The Delta Rhythm Boys