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| "Don't Smoke in Bed" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Nina Simone | |
| from the album Little Girl Blue | |
| Released | 1958 |
| Recorded | 1957 |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Label | Bethlehem |
| Songwriter | Willard Robison |
"Don't Smoke in Bed" is a jazz song originally composed and recorded by Willard Robison [1] and later associated with a recording by Nina Simone released on her 1958 debut album Little Girl Blue . [2]
The song had been first recorded by Peggy Lee in 1947 with Dave Barbour and His Orchestra and released on her album Rendezvous with Peggy Lee (1948). [3] The liner notes to Peggy Lee: The Singles Collection suggest that the song was mostly written by Lee and Barbour from a few lines by Robison as they were concerned that Robison would not live long enough to finish the song, and wanted to gift him with a valuable copyright to provide for his daughter after his death. In the event, Robison lived another 20 years.
Other artists who have recorded the song include Corry Brokken (Corry's Bed-Time Story, 1958), Connie Russell (Don't Smoke in Bed, 1959), Julie London ( Around Midnight , 1960), Rod McKuen (Stranger in Town, 1961), Jack Teagarden (Think Well of Me , 1962), Teresa Brewer (Moments to Remember, 1964), Mary Coughlan ( Under the Influence , 1987), Elkie Brooks ( Round Midnight , 1993), Holly Cole ( Don't Smoke in Bed , 1993), Patti Smith (Ain't Nuthin' But a She Thing, 1995), Carly Simon ( Film Noir , 1997), k.d. lang ( Drag , 1997), Janet Seidel (Don't Smoke in Bed - Songs in the Key of Peggy Lee, 2002), Rita Coolidge (And So Is Love , 2005), and Xiu Xiu ( Nina , 2013), Coppe' feat. Nikakoi From the Album Milk, produced by Nikakoi October 6, 2017. [3]
In 2017 Marlene Dietrich's version from her Warsaw concerts was released by Polskie Radio on CD and digital download.[ citation needed ]
