"I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" is a song featured in Frank Sinatra's 1954 Capitol album, Swing Easy!.
Along with Count Basie's Orchestra, Sinatra rerecorded this song under Reprise Records in his 1962 album, Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First.
History[]
"I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" was written with music by Fred E. Ahlert and lyrics by Joe Young in 1935. The song, since its initial writing in 1935, has become a popular standard in the Great American Songbook.
Releases[]
- Studio recordings
- Swing Easy! (1954)
- Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First (1962)
- Reissues
- Concepts (1992)
- The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings (1995)
- The Capitol Years (1998)
- Nothing But the Best (2008)
- Sinatra/Basie: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings (2011)
Lyrics[]
I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter
And make believe it came from you
I'm gonna write words oh so sweet
They're gonna knock me off my feet
A lotta kisses on the bottom
I'll be glad I got 'em
I'm gonna smile and say: "I hope you're feeling better"
And close with love the way you do
I'm gonna sit (right) down and write myself a letter
(And make believe it came, though I know it's not the same)
And (I'll) make believe (that) it came from you
Other artists[]
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