The song of the day for Saturday, August 8, 2025, is ” A Cottage For Sale.”
About This Song
“A Cottage For Sale” was written by Willard Robison and Larry Conley in 1929. his song is a rather sweet and sad ballad about the lovely cottage for sale after the relationship breaks up. This song was first recorded by the composer Robison with his orchestra, The Deep River Orchestra. Other early recordings include those by The Revelers and Bernie Cummins with the New Yorker Orchestra. In later years, the recordings by Frank Sinatra and Billy Eckstine were very popular.
About This Version
Tony Bennett recorded “A Cottage For Sale” on April 9, 1958, for his 1958 album Long Ago and Far Away. Frank Devol wrote the arrangement.
“A Cottage For Sale,” as well as Long Ago and Far Away, is available on Apple Music.
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