Say It Isn't So (Irving Berlin song)
1932 single by George Olsen and His Orchestra / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Say It Isn't So" is a popular torch song by Irving Berlin, published in 1932. The song was written when Berlin was suffering a loss of confidence following several setbacks, and he initially placed the song in a drawer, feeling that it would not be successful. However, one of Berlin's employees, Max Winslow, heard it, and on his own initiative, took it to Rudy Vallée, who was then a major star on radio. Vallee sang it on his radio show and it became an immediate hit.[1]
"Say It Isn't So" | ||||
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Single by George Olsen and His Orchestra | ||||
Released | 1932 | |||
Genre | Popular | |||
Label | Victor Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Irving Berlin | |||
George Olsen and His Orchestra singles chronology | ||||
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George Olsen and His Orchestra released a version in 1932 that reached No. 1, and other popular versions in 1932 were by Ozzie Nelson, Connee Boswell and Vallée.[2][3] Alfredo Antonini and his orchestra collaborated with Victoria Cordova and John Serry Sr. to record the work for Muzak in the 1940s.[4]