"Back in Your Own Back Yard" is a popularsong. Officially the credits show it as written by Al Jolson, Billy Rose, and Dave Dreyer; in fact, Billy Rose was exclusively a lyricist, Dreyer a composer,[1] and Al Jolson a performer who was often given credits so he could earn some more money, so the actual apportionment of the credits would be likely to be music by Dreyer, lyrics by Rose, and possibly some small contribution by Jolson.
A popular recording by Ruth Etting, made on January 3, 1928, was issued by Columbia Records as catalog number 1288-D, with the flip side "When You're with Somebody Else".[2][3] Jolson also recorded the song in 1928, on March 8, with Bill Wirges' Orchestra for Brunswick Records (catalog number 3867[3]) with the flip side "Ol' Man River".[4]
Other recordings
1928: Eva Taylor - recorded on June 2, 1928, for Okeh Records (catalog No. 8585).[5]
1938: Billie Holiday - recorded January 12, 1938, for Vocalion Records (catalog No. 4029).[6]
1959: Sun Ra - released on January 1, 1959 on the album Sound Sun Pleasure. This recording had Hattye Randolph on vocals.[7]
1947: Al Jolson - re-recorded on June 9, 1947, for Decca Records (catalog No. 24108).[8]
1950: It was subsequently revived by Patti Page in a recording made on June 16, 1950. The Page recording was issued by Mercury Records as catalog number 5463.[9] It entered the Billboard chart on October 7, 1950, at No. 23, lasting only that one week.[10]
1954: Bing Crosby recorded the song[11] for use on his radio show and it was subsequently included in the box set The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954–56) issued by Mosaic Records (catalog MD7-245) in 2009.[12]
^ abGardner, Edward Foote (2000). Popular Songs of the 20th Century: Chart Detail & Encyclopedia, 1900–1949. St. Paul, Minnesota: Paragon House. p. 1928. ISBN1-55778-789-1.
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