Recording: It's a Sin to Tell a Lie

Performed by

Steve Goodman

First release

On Audio album Jessie's Jig and Other Favorites (1975)

Rating

Song info

Song

It's a Sin to Tell a Lie

Written by

Billy Mayhew

First recording

It's a Sin to Tell a Lie by Freddy Ellis and His Orchestra (February 18, 1936)

First release

It's a Sin to Tell a Lie by Freddy Ellis and His Orchestra on audio single The Old Oak Tree (April 1936)

Language

English

Versions

	Title	Performer	Release date
1	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Freddy Ellis and His Orchestra	April 1936
2	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Victor Young and His Orchestra	April 1936
3	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Elton Britt	September 1936
4	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	1936
5	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	The Ink Spots	January 1942
6	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Johnny Long and His Orchestra	1946
7	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Frank Froeba and His Boys	1946
8	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Patti Page	October 1954
9	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Julian Gould	1957
10	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Jimmy Rushing	1958
11	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Martha Davis and Spouse	1958
12	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Dave "Baby" Cortez	1959
13	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Pat Boone	1960
14	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Otto Brandenburg	1960
15	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Max Bygraves/Ted Heath	1960
16	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Paul Barbarin's Bourbon Street Beat	1962
17	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Al Caiola	1962
18	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Tony Bennett	May 11, 1964
19	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Jimmy Smith	1966
20	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Bobby Vinton	June 1969
21	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Del Reeves	January 1970
22	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Neville Dickie	1970
23	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Ad Vanderhood Quartet	1973
24	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Fats Domino	1974
25	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Tony Fougerat	1974
26	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Steve Goodman	1975
27	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Jane Harvey	1976
28	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Eiji Kitamura	1978
29	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	George Melly	1979
30	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Jamie Wight's New Orleans Joymakers	1984
31	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Brent Spiner	1988
32	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Maxine Daniels With Martin Litton and His Rhythm	1988
33	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	John Denver	1998
34	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Bob Barnard, Ralph Sutton	2001
35	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Nick Willett	2002
36	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Asylum Street Spankers	February 3, 2004
37	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Elvis Presley	March 2004
38	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Danny Aiello	April 20, 2004
39	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Joe Sample	2004