While We're Young (song)

"While We're Young" is a 1943 song with music composed by Alec Wilder and Morty Palitz, to lyrics by Bill Engvick, which was popularized by Don Cherry, Tony Bennett and other artists. Wilder quoted his Algonquin neighbour, James Thurber, as saying that Engvick's lyrics to "While We're Young" was "the finest piece of English writing he knew". The lyric Thurber refers to begins:
The song was included by Art Garfunkel as a bonus track in the Barnes & Noble-exclusive edition of his 2007 tribute album to the Great American Songbook, Some Enchanted Evening.

Versions

Peggy Lee on Rendezvous with Peggy Lee 1949
single by Don Cherry 1951
Tony Bennett 1951 as B-side to Hank Williams' "Cold, Cold Heart", and also from debut album Because of You 1956
Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra 1952 List of songs recorded by Perry Como, rerecorded for album For the Young at Heart 1960
Red Norvo and His Orchestra from Presenting Red Norvo EP 1954
André Kostelanetz and His Orchestra from Mood For Love EP 1955
Percy Faith and His Orchestra with Mitch Miller from It's So Peaceful In The Country 3x 7" EP set 1956
Rosemary Clooney from Sings Songs For The Young At Heart EP 1956
Johnny Mathis on his 1957 Warm LP and 1958 While We're Young EP
Don Rondo on his Rondo, No. 2 EP 1959
André Previn and David Rose from Secret Songs For Lovers No.3 EP 1960
Mike Douglas, B-side to "Here's To My Jenny" 1966
John Gary on his album, A Heart Filled With Song, 1966
The Best of Della Reese
Johnny Hartman - Thank You for Everything, rec. 1976
Some Enchanted Evening 2007
While We're Young. Tribute to Alec Wilder 2013 album by Gianna Montecalvo

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