I Can’t Give You Anything but Love (studio, 1938-06-24; Decca matrix # 64229-A)

~ Recording by Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1I Can't Give You Anything but Love?:??Louis Armstrong and His OrchestraI Can't Give You Anything but Love / Dippermouth BluesLouis Armstrong and His Orchestra / Louis Armstrong mit Jimmy Dorsey and His OrchestraSingle
Brunswick (Imprint of Brunswick Record Corporation)82503
1.14I Can't Give You Anything but Love2:57Louis Armstrong and His OrchestraThe Chronological Classics: Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra 1938-1939Louis Armstrong and His OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
Classics Records (compilations of the Chronological Series)523
1.18I Can't Give You Anything but Love2:58Louis ArmstrongEssence of ArmstrongLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Phontastic (US reissues)PHONT CD 9308
2.18I Can't Give You Anything but Love2:56Louis ArmstrongThe Quintessence: New York – Chicago 1925-1940Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Frémeaux & AssociésFA 201
1.19I Can't Give You Anything but Love2:56Louis Armstrong & His OrchestraPocketful of DreamsLouis Armstrong & His OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
Decca RecordsGRD649
2.15I Can't Give You Anything but Love2:57Louis ArmstrongA Portrait of Louis ArmstrongLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
GallerieGALE 402
1.1I Can't Give You Anything but Love2:58Louis ArmstrongLouis ArmstrongLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
  • -1997
Cameo (1990's compilations)CD 3595
1.3I Can't Give You Anything but Love2:57Louis ArmstrongAin't Misbehavin'Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Music World (The No. 1 Music Company)MW 3745.2045-2
11.8I Can't Give You Anything but Love2:58Louis ArmstrongLouis ArmstrongLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
History (TIM AG imprint)204513
5.14I Can't Give You Anything but Love2:57Louis Armstrong and His OrchestraThe Chronological Classics: Louis Armstrong, Volume 2: 1932–1940Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Classics Records (compilations of the Chronological Series)62
4.3I Can't Give You Anything but Love2:55Louis ArmstrongThe Complete Decca Studio Master Takes 1935-1939Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
  • -2000
Definitive Records (jazz reissues)DRCD 11171
3.4I Can't Give You Anything but Love2:57Louis ArmstrongGolden GreatsLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
DiskyMP 649982
1.2I Can't Give You Anything but Love2:57Louis ArmstrongThe Great SatchmoLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Prism Leisure (budget UK-based compilation label)PLATBX 2216, PLATCD 406
16.12I Can't Give You Anything but Love2:57Louis Armstrong & His OrchestraThe Satchmo EraLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Weton-WesgramLA20
16.12I Can't Give You Anything but Love2:57Louis ArmstrongThe Satchmo EraLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Weton-WesgramLA20
2.19I Can't Give You Anything but Love2:56Louis ArmstrongThe Essential Louis ArmstrongLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
EmporioEMTBX 334
2.10I Can’t Give You Anything but Love2:54Louis ArmstrongEssential CollectionLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2011-01-03
Not Now MusicNOT3CD051
11.3I Cant Give You Anything but Love2:57Louis Armstrong & His OrchestraThe Complete Masters 1925–1945Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
  • FR2011-11-21
Universal Music Classics & Jazz France533 607-9
1.5I Can't Give You Anything but Love2:58Louis Armstrong & His OrchestraBegin the Beguine 1938Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Phontastic (US reissues)PHONT-CD 7665
2.4I Can't Give You Anything but Love2:56Louis ArmstrongThe Great Louis ArmstrongLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
RedX EntertainmentRXBOX31045
(unknown)
2.4I Can’t Give You Anything but Love2:57Louis ArmstrongAll That JazzVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
K-tel Entertainment (UK) Ltd

Relationships

recorded in:New York, New York, United States (on 1938-06-24)
clarinet:Sid Stoneburn (on 1938-06-24)
double bass:Haig Stephens (on 1938-06-24)
drums (drum set):Sam Weiss (US jazz drummer) (on 1938-06-24)
guitar:Dave Barbour (on 1938-06-24)
piano:Nat Jaffe (on 1938-06-24)
trombone:Al Philburn (on 1938-06-24)
trumpet:Louis Armstrong (on 1938-06-24)
Johnny McGhee (trumpet) (on 1938-06-24)
Robert Cusumano (on 1938-06-24)
vocals:Louis Armstrong (on 1938-06-24)
edit of:I Can't Give You Anything but Love (with pre-groove chatter) by Louis Armstrong
recording of:I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby (on 1938-06-24)

Related works

I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby

lyricist:Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:Aldi Music Company
Cotton Club Publishing
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
sub-publisher:EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd.
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label)
コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30)
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
referred to in medleys:Medley 2: I can't Give you Anything but love / Too Marvelous for words / Pennies from Heaven / A foggy day / Embraceable you / The lady is a tramp / Where or when (order: 1)
Ja‐Da Medley (order: 5)
later translated versions:Von mia kaunsd du nix eam
is the basis for:Kjærlighet er alt jeg har å gi