- Music written by
- Harold Arlen
- Lyrics written by
- E.Y. Harburg
- Language
- English
- ISWC
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T-915.213.436-6 ASCAP, GEMA, ISWC
- Comments
- Originally written for the 1943 musical film Cabin in the Sky for Lena Horne but cut from the film. It later appeared in the 1946 short Studio Visit. The song was recycled for the 1957 stage musical Jamaica, with slightly different lyrics.
- Published by
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EMI FEIST CATALOG INC
ASCAP, GEMA
- Licensing
- Request a synchronization license
Song
Versions
Ain't It de Truth written by Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg English
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ain't It the Truth PRF | Lena Horne | First live performance on September 16, 1957 | |||
| Ain't It the Truth REC,BRD | Lena Horne | First recording in 1942 First theatrical release on May 11, 1946 |
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| Ain't It the Truth REL | Lena Horne | 1957 | First release | ||
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Ain't It de Truth | Guy Pastor | November 1960 | ||
| Ain't It The Truth | Margie Day | 1968 | Unverified | ||
| Ain't It de Truth? | Audra McDonald | 2002 | |||
| Ain't It the Truth | Norman Lasiter | March 2004 | |||
| Ain't It de Truth | Johnny Mathis | September 4, 2012 | |||
| Ain't It de Truth | Andrea Pizziconi & The Oriente López Jazz Ensemble | January 2013 |