Ain’t Nobody Here but Us Chickens

~ Recording by Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.2Ain’t Nobody Here but Us Chickens?:??Louis Jordan and His Tympany FiveLet the Good Times Roll / Ain’t Nobody Here but Us ChickensLouis Jordan and His Tympany FiveSingle
Decca Records23741
1.10Ain’t Nobody Here but Us Chickens3:02Louis Jordan and His Tympany FiveLet the Good Times RollLouis Jordan And His Tympany FiveAlbum + Compilation
Ace of Hearts (Decca budget label, 1961-1973)AH 85
1.3Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens3:01Louis Jordan and His Tympany FiveGreatest HitsLouis Jordan and His Tympany FiveAlbum + Compilation
Decca RecordsDL 75035
1.3Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens3:01Louis JordanThe Best of Louis JordanLouis JordanAlbum + Compilation
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)MCA2-4079
1.3Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens3:04Louis JordanThe Best of Louis JordanLouis JordanAlbum + Compilation
  • US1989-07-26
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)MCAD-4079
1.7Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens3:07Louis JordanJump Jive! The Very Best of Louis JordanLouis JordanAlbum + Compilation
Music Club (Demon Music Club, UK)MCCD 085
4.19Ain’t Nobody Here but Us Chickens3:06Louis Jordan and His Tympany FiveLet the Good Times Roll (1938-1954)Louis JordanAlbum + Compilation
Bear Family RecordsBCD 15557
1.19Ain’t Nobody Here but Us Chickens3:06Louis Jordan and His Tympany FiveThe Chronological Classics: Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five 1945-1946Louis Jordan and His Tympany FiveAlbum + Compilation
Classics Records (compilations of the Chronological Series)921
2.2Ain’t Nobody Here but Us Chickens3:08Louis JordanLet the Good Times Roll: The Anthology (1938-1953)Louis JordanAlbum + Compilation
  • US1999-02-23
Geffen Records
1.19Ain’t Nobody Here but Us Chickens3:05Louis Jordan and His Tympany FiveChoo Choo Ch’BoogieLouis Jordan and His Tympany FiveAlbum + Compilation
ASVAJA 5296
1.4Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens3:06Louis JordanSwingsationLouis JordanAlbum + Compilation
GRP (Grusin-Rosen Productions)GRD-9951
1.17Ain’t Nobody Here but Us Chickens3:05Louis Jordan and His Tympany FiveSaturday Night Fish FryLouis Jordan and His Tympany FiveAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-04-18
Jasmine Records (UK label)JASMCD 2561
3.20Ain’t Nobody Here but Us Chickens3:06Louis Jordan and His Tympany FiveLouis Jordan and His Tympany FiveLouis Jordan and His Tympany FiveAlbum + Compilation
JSP RecordsJSPCD905A, JSPCD905B, JSPCD905C, JSPCD905D, JSPCD905E
1.2Ain’t Nobody Here but Us Chickens3:04Louis Jordan and His Tympany FiveJazz for Kids: Sing, Clap, Wiggle, and ShakeVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)B0001992-02
1.6Ain’t Nobody Here but Us Chickens3:06Louis Jordan & His Tympany FiveJazz in the Charts 086 (1946-1947)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Membran Music Ltd.223785-222
1.2Ain’t Nobody Here but Us Chickens3:04Louis Jordan and His Tympani FiveJazz for KidsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2009-03-24
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)B0012530-02
2.2Ain’t Nobody Here but Us Chickens3:04Louis Jordan and His Tympany FiveBeginner’s Guide to SwingVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2010-04-19
NascenteNSBOX063
1.3Ain’t Nobody Here but Us Chickens3:05Louis JordanThe AnthologyLouis JordanAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2011-03-09
One Day Music (a division of Not Now Music Ltd.)DAY2CD118
1.3Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens3:05Louis JordanThe History of Rock Times, Volume 2: 1947-1948Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Zounds27000 45002
1.2Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens?:??Louis Jordan and His Tympany FiveRhythm & Soul Basics Vol. 1 : Rhythm & Blues BasicsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990), Universal Music Strategic Marketing (subsidiary of Universal Music France)MCA 537 367-0
1.5Ain’t Nobody Here but Us3:08Louis JordanLet the Good Times RollLouis JordanAlbum + Compilation
Musica JazzMJCD 1365
1.3Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens3:07Louis Jordan20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Louis JordanLouis JordanAlbum + Compilation
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)
1.3Aint Nobody Here but Us Chickens3:08Louis JordanChoo‐Choo Ch’BoogieLouis JordanAlbum + CompilationFlashback Home Entertainment (Australian)FB02133
1.9Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens3:05Louis JordanGolden GreatsLouis JordanAlbum + Compilation
1.3Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens3:04Louis JordanThe Best of Louis JordanLouis JordanAlbum + CompilationGeffen Records

Relationships

recorded in:New York, New York, United States (on 1946-06-26)
alto saxophone:Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1946-06-26)
double bass:Jesse ‘Po’ Simpkins (on 1946-06-26)
drums (drum set):Eddie Byrd (US drummer) (on 1946-06-26)
electric guitar:Carl Hogan (on 1946-06-26)
piano:Wild Bill Davis (on 1946-06-26)
tenor saxophone:Josh Jackson (tenor saxophone player) (on 1946-06-26)
trumpet:Aaron Izenhall (on 1946-06-26)
vocals:Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1946-06-26)
recording of:Ain’t Nobody Here but Us Chickens (on 1946-06-26)

Ain’t Nobody Here but Us Chickens

writer:Alex Kramer
Joan Whitney
later translated versions:Får itte mer pudding, Tjukken