Am I Blue?

"Am I Blue?" is a 1929 song composed by Harry Akst (music) and Grant Clarke (lyrics),^[1] and published by M. Witmark & Sons. It was featured in four films that year, most notably with Ethel Waters in the movie On with the Show.^{[citation needed][a]} It has become a standard covered by numerous artists. As a work from 1929 with its copyright renewed, it entered the public domain on January 1, 2025.^[b]

Sheet music cover, 1929

Eddie Cochran version

"Am I Blue"
Single by Eddie Cochran
A-side	"Drive In Show"
Released	1957
Recorded	May–August 1957, Gold Star Studios
Genre	Rockabilly
Label	Liberty 55087
Songwriters	Harry Akst Grant Clarke
Producer	Simon Jackson
Eddie Cochran singles chronology
"One Kiss" (1957) "Am I Blue" (1957) "Twenty Flight Rock" (1957)

Eddie Cochran, an early performer of rock and roll music, also recorded his version of "Am I Blue" sometime between May and August 1957. It was released on the B-side of Liberty Records single 55087. The A-side was "Drive In Show" which rose to number 82 on the Billboard charts.

Personnel used in the recording session:

• Eddie Cochran – guitars, ukulele, vocals
• Perry Botkin – rhythm guitar
• Connie "Guybo" Smith – double bass
• The Johnny Mann Chorus – backing vocals

Notes

1. Ethel Waters' 1929 single "Am I Blue?" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2007.
2. Numerous renewals in the 1956 catalogs including R1708l4