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I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter

original song written and composed by Fred E. Ahlert, lyrics by Joe Young
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q5966356
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I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter

Summary

I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (201 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter's composer is recorded as Fred E. Ahlert[4].
  • I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter's genre is popular music[5].
  • I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was performed by Fats Waller[6].
  • I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was performed by Billy Williams[7].
  • Among the performers on I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was Frank Sinatra[8].
  • I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was performed by Bing Crosby[9].
  • I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was performed by Don Cherry[10].
  • I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was performed by Sarah Vaughan[11].
  • Among the performers on I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was Barry Manilow[12].
  • I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was performed by Anne Murray[13].
  • I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was performed by Al Bowlly[14].
  • Among the performers on I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was Willie Nelson[15].
  • I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was performed by Bill Haley & His Comets[16].
  • Among the performers on I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was Fabian[17].
  • I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was performed by Cleo Laine[18].
  • Among the performers on I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was Larry Storch[19].
  • Among the performers on I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was Madeleine Peyroux[20].
  • I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was performed by Paul McCartney[21].
  • Among the performers on I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was Frank Sinatra[22].
  • I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter is part of Great American Songbook[23].
  • I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter's language of work or name is recorded as English[24].
  • I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was released on 1935[25].
  • I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter's lyricist is recorded as Joe Young[26].
  • I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter's title is recorded as I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 468ded01-6183-3227-90e1-19eeafab5af5[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Fats Waller[6], Billy Williams[7], Frank Sinatra[8], Bing Crosby[9], Don Cherry[10], and Sarah Vaughan[11].

Publication

I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter was published on 1935[25]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[24]. Its genre is popular music[5]. It is part of Great American Songbook[23].

Why It Matters

I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (201 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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