Get Out of Town

"Get Out of Town"
Song
Published	1938 by Chappell & Co.
Songwriter	Cole Porter

"Get Out of Town" is a 1938 popular song written by Cole Porter, for his musical Leave It to Me! , where it was introduced by Tamara Drasin.

Notable recordings

• Ginny Simms - recorded December 7, 1938 for Vocalion Records (catalog No. 4549). ^[1]
• Frances Langford - recorded December 14, 1938 for Decca Records (catalog No. 2229A). ^[2]
• Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra (vocal by Stanley Worth) - a popular record in 1939. ^[3]
• Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (vocal by Mel Torme) - recorded on June 25, 1946, for Musicraft Records (catalog No. 389). ^[4]
• Mel Torme - on his Gene Norman Presents Mel Torme At The Crescendo (1955)
• Chris Connor – included on her album Chris Connor (1956) ^[5]
• Lena Horne - for her album Give the Lady What She Wants (1958) ^[6]
• Anita O'Day - included on her album Anita O'Day Swings Cole Porter with Billy May (1959) ^[7]
• Maysa Matarazzo - recorded in 1959 for RGE - 45rpm (No. 90.000). ^[8]
• Gerry Mulligan – Jeru (1962) ^[9]
• Julie London - All Through the Night: Julie London Sings the Choicest of Cole Porter (1965) ^[10]
• Rosemary Clooney - Rosemary Clooney Sings the Music of Cole Porter (1982) ^[11]
• Steve Rochinski - A Bird In The Hand (1999) ^[12]
• Dena DeRose - Live at Jazz Standard, Volume 1 (2007) ^[13]
• Melody Gardot - Bye Bye Blackbird EP (2009)

References

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3. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 . Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p.  141. ISBN   0-89820-083-0.
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8. EP-45rpm EP-45rpm (in Brazilian Portuguese), retrieved 2020-04-15
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12. Rick Anderson. "Steve Rochinski: A Bird In The Hand". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
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