"'''I'll Never Be The Same'''" is a popular song based on an instrumental called "Little Buttercup" written by Matty Malneck and Frank Signorelli. After several musicians had recorded the instrumental version, lyrics were written by Gus Kahn.<ref>[http://www.jazzstandards.com/compositions-2/illneverbethesame.htm] "I'll Never Be the Same (1932)," JazzStandards.com</ref> The completed song was introduced in 1932 by Mildred Bailey and Paul Whiteman; their version rose to number fourteen on the charts. The same year, Guy Lombardo recorded the song; his version rose to number eight. It is ranked 210 in JazzStandards.com's listing of the 1000 most-frequently recorded jazz standard compositions.<ref>[http://www.jazzstandards.com/compositions/index5.htm] JazzStandards.com</ref>
==Notable recordings== *Adelaide Hall, with Art Tatum included on piano - (1932) *Mildred Bailey, with Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra - (1932) *Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians - (1932) *Billie Holiday, with Teddy Wilson and Lester Young - (1937) *Artie Shaw and His Orchestra - (1945) *Frank Sinatra for the album ''In the Wee Small Hours'' - (1955) *Louis Armstrong, accompanied by Oscar Peterson: ''Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson'' - (1957) *Coleman Hawkins for the album ''The Hawk Relaxes'' - (1961)
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Category:1932 songs Category:Songs with lyrics by Gus Kahn Category:Songs with music by Matty Malneck Category:Guy Lombardo songs