I Was Doing All Right

"I Was Doing All Right" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was introduced by Ella Logan (unseen, on the radio)^[1] in the 1937 film The Goldwyn Follies.

Notable recordings

• Ella Logan - recorded on December 30, 1937 for Brunswick Records (catalog No. 8064).^[2]
• Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra - recorded for Decca Records (catalog No. 1660B) on January 25, 1938.^[3]
• Ella Fitzgerald – recorded January 25, 1938 for Decca Records (catalog No. 1669)^[4] and later for Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook (1959).^[5]
• Artie Shaw & his Orchestra - recorded on July 21, 1945 for RCA Victor (catalog No. 20-1742).^[6]
• Buddy DeFranco and Oscar Peterson - on their Buddy DeFranco and Oscar Peterson Play George Gershwin (1954)^[7]
• Carmen McRae - for her album Blue Moon (1956).^[8]
• Louis Armstrong w/ Oscar Peterson – Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson (1957).^[9]
• Susannah McCorkle - Someone to Watch Over Me—Songs of George Gershwin (1998).^[10]
• Diana Krall - From This Moment On (2006).^[11]
• The Longines Symphonette - A George Gershwin Festival^[12]