"Change Partners"
Song by Fred Astaire
B-side"I Used to Be Color Blind"
PublishedJune 13, 1938 (1938-06-13) by Irving Berlin, Inc., New York[1]
ReleasedJuly 1938
RecordedMarch 24, 1938[2]
StudioLos Angeles, California
GenreJazz, Pop Vocal
LabelBrunswick 8189[3]
Songwriter(s)Irving Berlin
Fred Astaire singles chronology
"Nice Work If You Can Get It"
(1937) 		"Change Partners"
(1938) 		""The Yam""
(1938)

"Change Partners" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin for the 1938 film Carefree, in which it was introduced by Fred Astaire. The song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1938, but lost out to "Thanks for the Memory."

Hit versions in 1938 included those by Astaire, Ozzie Nelson, Jimmy Dorsey and Lawrence Welk.[4] The song reached No. 1 on Billboard's Record Buying Guide.

The song has subsequently been recorded by many artists.[5]

Notable recordings

References

  1. ^ Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1938). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1938 Musical Compositions New Series Vol 33 Pt3 For the Year 1938. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
  2. ^ "BRUNSWICK 78rpm numerical listing discography: 8000 - end of series (8517)". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  3. ^ Fred Astaire With Ray Noble And His Orchestra – Change Partners / I Used To Be Color Blind (1937, Shellac), retrieved 2021-08-04
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 484. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  5. ^ "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 12, 2017.



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