"It's All Right with Me" is a popular

song A song is a musical composition performed by the human voice. The voice often carries the melody (a series of distinct and fixed pitches) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs have a structure, such as the common ABA form, and are usu ...

written by

Cole Porter Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became Standard (music), standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway the ...

, for his 1953 musical '' Can-Can'', where it was introduced by Peter Cookson as the character Judge Aristide Forestier. The song is also used in the Cole Porter musical ''

High Society High society, sometimes simply Society, is the behavior and lifestyle of people with the highest levels of wealth, power, fame and social status. It includes their related affiliations, social events and practices. Upscale social clubs were open ...

''. In the original 1998 Broadway production it was performed by the character Tracy Samantha Lord, played by Melissa Errico.

Other performances of the song

Bing Crosby Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, comedian, entertainer and actor. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwi ...

recorded the song in 1955 for use on his radio show and it was subsequently included in the box set ''The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954–56)'' issued by

Mosaic Records Mosaic Records is an American jazz record company and label established in 1982 by Michael Cuscuna and Charlie Lourie. It produces limited-edition box sets. The sets recordings are leased from the major record companies, usually for a three- or f ...

(catalog MD7-245) in 2009. *

Chris Connor Mary Jean Loutsenhizer, known professionally as Chris Connor (November 8, 1927 – August 29, 2009), was an American jazz singer. Biography Chris Connor was born Mary Loutsenhizer in Kansas City, Missouri, to Clyde Loutsenhizer and Mabel Sh ...

– ''This Is Chris'' (1955) *

Sonny Rollins Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930) is an American retired jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. In a seven-decade career, Rollins recorded over sixt ...

– '' Work Time'' (1956) * Erroll Garner (1956) *

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, and actress whose career spanned seven decades. From her beginning as a vocalist on local r ...

– '' Dream Street'' (1957) *

Ella Fitzgerald Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April25, 1917June15, 1996) was an American singer, songwriter and composer, 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, phra ...

– '' Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook'' (1956), '' Ella at the Opera House'' (1958), '' Ella in Rome: The Birthday Concert'' (1959) * Rita Reys – '' The Cool Voice of Rita Reys'' (1956) *

Harry James Harry Haag James (March 15, 1916 – July 5, 1983) was an American musician who is best known as a trumpet-playing band leader who led a big band to great commercial success from 1939 to 1946. He broke up his band for a short period in 1947, but ...

– ''Harry James and His New Jazz Band, Vol. 1'' (Mr. Music MMCD 7010, 1956 002 * Ike Quebec Blue and Sentimental Blue notes original December 1961 recorded at the Rudy Van Gelder studio at Englewood Cliffs New Jersey and later included on the 1988 first CD edition. A 2007 CD issued as Blue note Records RVB edition 0946-3-93184-21 all transferred from analog to digital at 24 bit produced by Michael Cuscuna. EMI * Jeri Southern – ''Jeri Southern Meets Cole Porter'' (1959) *

Curtis Fuller Curtis DuBois Fuller (December 15, 1932May 8, 2021) was an American jazz trombonist. He was a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and contributed to many classic jazz recordings. Early life Fuller was born in Detroit on December 15, 193 ...

– ''The Curtis Fuller Jazztet'' (1960) *

Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Honorific nicknames in popular music, Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes", he is regarded as one of the Time 100: The Most I ...

– recorded for the film version of '' Can-Can'' at Capitol Records on August 27, 1959, conducted by Nelson Riddle and released on the ''Can-Can'' soundtrack LP. He recorded it again in 1984 for '' L.A. Is My Lady.'' In the film, Sinatra sings the song to dancer Juliet Prowse; on his December 13, 1959 television show '' An Afternoon with Frank Sinatra,'' he sings it to her again. *

Vic Damone Vic Damone (born Vito Rocco Farinola; June 12, 1928 – February 11, 2018) was an American traditional pop music, pop and big band singer and actor. He was best known for his performances of songs such as the number one hit "You're Breaking My ...

– '' On the Swingin' Side'' (1961) * Steve Lawrence – ''Lawrence Goes Latin'' (1961) *

Brenda Lee Brenda Mae Tarpley (born December 11, 1944), known professionally as Brenda Lee, is an American singer. Primarily performing rockabilly, pop, country and Christmas music, she achieved her first ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' hit aged 12 i ...

– ''

All Alone Am I "All Alone Am I" is a song from 1962 popularized by the American singer Brenda Lee. The song was originally composed by the Greek composer Manos Hadjidakis and recorded in Greek by Tzeni Karezi for the soundtrack of the film ''To nisi ton genneon ...

'' (1963) * Crystal Gayle – '' We Must Believe in Magic'' (1977). Crystal Gayle's version was also adapted into a jingle for Eastern Airlines in the late 1970s ("Eastern's got the right time and the right place for you...") *

Zoot Sims John Haley "Zoot" Sims (October 29, 1925 – March 23, 1985) was an American jazz saxophonist, playing mainly tenor but also alto (and, later, soprano) saxophone. He first gained attention in the "Four Brothers" sax section of Woody Herman's big ...

– ''Zoot Sims in Copenhagen'' (1978, released 1995), with Kenny Drew, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and Ed Thigpen * Ann Miller covered the song in an episode of ''

The Love Boat ''The Love Boat'' is an American romantic comedy-drama television series created by Wilford Lloyd Baumes that originally aired on ABC from September 24, 1977, to May 24, 1986. In addition, three TV movies aired before the regular series pre ...

'' (1982) *

Tom Waits Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American musician, composer, songwriter, and actor. His lyrics often focus on society's underworld and are delivered in his trademark deep, gravelly voice. He began in the American folk music, fo ...

– '' Red Hot + Blue'' (1990) * Harry Connick Jr. – '' We Are in Love'' (1990) *

Mel Tormé Melvin Howard Tormé (September 13, 1925 – June 5, 1999), nicknamed "the Velvet Fog", was an American musician, singer, composer, arrangement, arranger, drummer, actor, and author. He composed the music for "The Christmas Song" ("Chestnuts Roa ...

– '' Sing Sing Sing'' (1992) *

George Michael George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou; 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer-songwriter and record producer. Regarded as a pop culture icon, he is one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling rec ...

– '' Songs from the Last Century'' (1999) * Susannah McCorkle – ''Ballad Essentials'' (2002) * Jazz Orchestra of the Delta – '' Big Band Reflections of Cole Porter'' (2003) *

Natalie Cole Natalie Maria Cole (February 6, 1950 – December 31, 2015) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was the daughter of singer and jazz pianist Nat King Cole. She rose to prominence in the mid-1970s, with the release of her debut ...

– '' Still Unforgettable'' (2008) *

Brad Mehldau Bradford Alexander Mehldau (; born August 23, 1970) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Mehldau studied music at The New School, touring and recording while still a student. He was a member of saxophonist Joshua Redman's quar ...

– '' Art of the Trio Volume Two'' (1998); ''Live in Marciac'' (2011) *

Moloko Moloko () were an English-Irish electronic music duo formed in Sheffield, England, consisting of vocalist Róisín Murphy and music producer, producer Mark Brydon. Blending elements of electronica and dance music, they are best known for their ...

covered the song for their 1995 tour, Róisín Murphy also covered it in 2004. *Chelsea Krombach – ''Profile'' (2004) *

Seth MacFarlane Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (; born October 26, 1973) is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, director, comedian, and singer. He is best known as the creator and star of the television series ''Family Guy'' (since 1999) and ''The Orvill ...

– '' No One Ever Tells You'' (2015) * Oleta Adams – '' Third Set'' (2017) *Piero Cusato – solo piano, recording from SoundCloud. *Gregory Golub – Israeli composer and jazz pianist – jazz piano ver.2 (2015), jazz piano ver.3 (2021) * Susie Arioli – Canadian jazz vocalist (2023)

References

External links

"Listing for 'Can-Can' by Cole Porter at songwritershalloffame.org
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