"What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry?" is a popular

song A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetitio ...

by Walter Donaldson and

Abe Lyman Abe Lyman (August 4, 1897 – October 23, 1957) was a popular bandleader from the 1920s to the 1940s. He made recordings, appeared in films and provided the music for numerous radio shows, including ''Your Hit Parade''. His name at birth was Abra ...

, published in

1926 Events January * January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece. * January 8 **Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz. ** Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne, the last monarch of V ...

. The song has become a popular and

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

standard, recorded by many artists.

Notable recordings

Josephine Baker Josephine Baker (born Freda Josephine McDonald; naturalised French Joséphine Baker; 3 June 1906 – 12 April 1975) was an American-born French dancer, singer and actress. Her career was centered primarily in Europe, mostly in her adopted Fran ...

! (1926) *

Will Bradley Wilbur Schwichtenberg (July 12, 1912 – July 15, 1989), known professionally as Will Bradley, was an American trombonist and bandleader during the 1930s and 1940s. He performed swing, dance music, and boogie-woogie songs, many of them written b ...

& His Orchestra (vocal by Ray McKinley). This charted briefly in the Billboard chart at No. 26. *

California Ramblers The California Ramblers were an American jazz group that recorded hundreds of songs for many different record labels throughout the 1920s. Four members of the band – Red Nichols, Jimmy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey, and Adrian Rollini – went on ...

(1926) * The King Cole Trio - included in the album '' The King Cole Trio'' (vol. 2) (1946) * Bobby Darin - for his album '' Winners'' (1964) * Buddy DeFranco - ''Sweet and Lovely'' (1956). *

Tommy Dorsey Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr. (November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956) was an American jazz trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader of the big band era. He was known as the "Sentimental Gentleman of Swing" because of his smooth-toned trombo ...

- recorded on February 1, 1940, for Victor. *

Ruth Etting Ruth Etting (November 23, 1896 – September 24, 1978) was an American singer and actress of the 1920s and 1930s, who had over 60 hit recordings and worked in stage, radio, and film. Known as "America's sweetheart of song", her signature tunes ...

(1926) *

Ella Fitzgerald Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, in ...

- recorded for Decca on October 12, 1939. *

Jean Goldkette John Jean Goldkette (March 18, 1893 – March 24, 1962) was a jazz pianist and bandleader. Life Goldkette was reportedly born on March 18, 1893 in Valenciennes, France,Russel B. Nye (1976). Music in the Twenties: The Jean Goldkette Orchestra ...

& His Orchestra - recorded on January 28, 1926, for Victor. *

Benny Goodman Benjamin David Goodman (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) was an American clarinetist and bandleader known as the "King of Swing". From 1936 until the mid-1940s, Goodman led one of the most popular swing big bands in the United States. His co ...

- ''B.G. in Hi-Fi'' (1954). * Bobby Hackett & His Orchestra - recorded on January 25, 1940, for Okeh . *

Jack Jenney Truman Eliot "Jack" Jenney (May 12, 1910 – December 16, 1945) was an American jazz trombonist. Early life Born in Mason City, Iowa, Jenney first played trumpet, then switched to trombone. His father was a musician and music teacher. Jenney pe ...

& His Orchestra - recorded on January 30, 1940, for Vocalion. * Sam Lanin - recorded on January 15, 1926, for Banner. *

Peggy Lee Norma Deloris Egstrom (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress, over a career spanning seven decades. From her beginning as a vocalis ...

- for the album ''

Songs from Pete Kelly's Blues ''Songs from Pete Kelly's Blues'' is an album by jazz singer Peggy Lee that contains songs from the film '' Pete Kelly's Blues'' (1955). Lee starred in the film and re-recorded some of the songs for this album. This album should not be confused ...

'' (1955) *

Dean Martin Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an American singer, actor and comedian. One of the most popular and enduring American entertainers of the mid-20th century, Martin was nicknamed "The King of Cool". M ...

- included in his album ''

The Dean Martin TV Show __NOTOC__ ''The Dean Martin TV Show'' is a 1966 studio album by Dean Martin accompanied by the Les Brown (bandleader), Les Brown orchestra, with arrangements by Ernie Freeman. This was the last of five albums Martin released in 1966, it was name ...

'' (1966) * Carmen McRae - '' Fine and Mellow: Live at Birdland West'' (1986) *

Oscar Peterson Oscar Emmanuel Peterson (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) was a Canadian virtuoso jazz pianist and composer. Considered one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, Peterson released more than 200 recordings, won seven Grammy Awards, ...

- ''

With Respect to Nat ''With Respect to Nat'' is a 1965 studio album by jazz pianist Oscar Peterson, recorded in tribute to Nat King Cole, who had died earlier that year. Peterson sings on all tracks except "Easy Listening Blues". ''With Respect to Nat'' is the second ...

'' (1966) *

Keely Smith Dorothy Jacqueline Keely (March 9, 1928The reference work ''The Encyclopedia of Native Music: More Than a Century of Recordings from Wax Cylinder to the Internet'' gives Smith's date of birth as March 9, 1932. – December 16, 2017), profession ...

- ''

Swingin' Pretty ''Swingin' Pretty'' is a 1959 studio album by the American jazz singer Keely Smith, arranged by Nelson Riddle. A review of the 2000 reissue of ''Swingin' Pretty'' by Heather Phares on Allmusic.com said that the album captured Smith "at the height o ...

'' (1959) * Jo Stafford - ''

Jo + Jazz ''Jo + Jazz'' is a 1960 album recorded by Jo Stafford on Columbia Records. The album was also re-released in 1993 by Corinthian Records. For this album, Stafford is backed by a line-up of noted jazz musicians including Conte Candoli, Don Fagerqu ...

'' (1960)

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