It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie (studio, 1936-06-05: Victor matrix 101667-1)

Name: It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie
Duration: 2 min 56 s

~ Recording by Fats Waller and His Rhythm

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
3.10	It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:54	Fats Waller	If You Got to Ask, You Ain’t Got It!	Fats Waller	Album + Compilation	-1926	Bluebird (US label, originally a budget subsidiary of RCA Victor), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.1	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	?:??	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie / Big Chief de Sota	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	Single	US1936-06-17	Victor (defunct “His Master’s Voice” imprint, formerly “Victor Record”, succeeded by RCA Victor)	25342
1.2	It's A Sin To Tell A Lie	?:??	"Fats" Waller And His Rhythm	It's No Fun / It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	Single	GB1936	His Master’s Voice	B.D.5087
1.1	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	?:??	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie / Big Chief de Sota	"Fats" Waller & His Rhythm	Single	AU1937	His Master’s Voice	E.A.1773
1.2	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	?:??	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	Oh! Frenchy / It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	Single	US1944-09	Victor (defunct “His Master’s Voice” imprint, formerly “Victor Record”, succeeded by RCA Victor)	20-1595
1.2	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	?:??	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	Oh! Frenchy / It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	Single	CA1944	Victor (defunct “His Master’s Voice” imprint, formerly “Victor Record”, succeeded by RCA Victor)	20-1595
1.1	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	?:??	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie / Believe It, Beloved	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	Single	SE1949-02	His Master’s Voice	X 7475
1.2	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	?:??	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	Come Down to Earth, My Angel / It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	Single	GB1950	His Master’s Voice	J.O.205
1.2	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	?:??	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter / It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	Single	US1951	RCA Victor	27-0037
1.2	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	?:??	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter / It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	Single	CA1951	RCA Victor	447-0234
1.2	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	?:??	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter / It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	Single	US1951	RCA Victor	42-0037
1.2	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	?:??	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter / It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	Single	US1953	RCA Victor	27-0037
1.2	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	?:??	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter / It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	Single	CA1953	RCA Victor	27-0037
1.1	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	?:??	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie / I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	Single	CA1955	RCA Victor	420-0234
1.2	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	?:??	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	Your Feet's Too Big	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	EP	GB1960	RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)	EPA-5140, RCX-1053
1.2	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	?:??	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	Your Feet's Too Big	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	EP	GB1962	RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)	RCX-1053
3.6	It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:52	Fats Waller	“Fats” Waller Memorial	Fats Waller	Album + Compilation	FR1969	RCA Victor	730.570/574
1.5	It's A Sin To Tell A Lie	?:??	Fats Waller	The Vocal Fats Waller	Fats Waller	Album + Compilation	GB1972	RCA Victor	LSA 3112
1.6	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:59	Fats Waller	Fun With Fats	Fats Waller	Album + Compilation	XE1992	Classic Jazz (UK, associated with Charly Records Ltd.)	CDCD 1004
1.1	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:57	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	The Chronological Classics: Fats Waller 1936	Fats Waller	Album + Compilation	FR1994	Classics (French jazz reissue label)	797
1.15	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:56	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	The Quintessence: New York - Camden - Los Angeles 1929-1943	Fats Waller	Album + Compilation	FR1994	Frémeaux & Associés	FA 207
1.3	It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:59	Fats Waller	Ain’t Misbehavin’	Fats Waller	Album + Compilation	GB1995	Past Perfect (UK reissue label)	PPCD 78118
1.17	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:56	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	Jazz Greats, Volume 7: Fats Waller: I Got Rhythm	Fats Waller	Album + Compilation	GB1996	Marshall Cavendish Partworks Limited (Publishing company)	JAZZCD 007
1.21	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:54	Fats Waller	Members Edition	Fats Waller	Album + Compilation	XE1996	United Audio Entertainment	UAE 30212
1.1	It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:58	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	1935-1936	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	Album + Compilation	IT1997	Giants of Jazz (Italian)	CD 53269
2.3	It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:59	Fats Waller	A Portrait of Fats Waller	Fats Waller	Album + Compilation	GB1997	Gallerie	GALE 412
1.8	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:56	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	Fractious Fingering: The Early Years Part 3	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	Album + Compilation	US1997	RCA Victor	07863-66747-2
1.1	It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:56	Fats Waller	It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie	Fats Waller	Album + Compilation	PT1997	Intermusic S.A. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only)	SAJTD 102430
1.11	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:57	Fats Waller	The Ultimate Collection	Fats Waller	Album + Compilation	GB1997	Castle Pulse (aka “Pulse”, sub‐label in the Castle/Sanctuary “family”)	PDS CD 550
1.10	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:58	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	Hits of the Thirties and Forties	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1998	Gallerie	GALE430
1.9	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:59	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	A música do século, volume 28	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BR1999	Editora Caras	SEC-0028
1.14	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:55	Fats Waller	The Very Best of Fats Waller [Collectors' Choice]	Fats Waller	Album + Compilation	US2000-09-12	Collectors’ Choice Music	CCM-141-2
1.16	It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:58	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	The Very Best of Fats Waller	Fats Waller	Album + Compilation	US2000	RCA Victor	09026-63731-2
1.15	It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:57	Fats Waller	Ain’t Misbehavin’	Fats Waller	Album + Compilation	GB2001	Castle Pulse (aka “Pulse”, sub‐label in the Castle/Sanctuary “family”)	PLSCD464
2.5	It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:57	Fats Waller	HMV - The Greatest Jazz Collection	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2001	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	7243 5 35378 2 1
1.5	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:57	Fats Waller	Best of the War Years	Fats Waller	Album + Compilation	US2002	Stardust Records (budget (?) compilations, CLP prefix)	CLP 1066-2
9.4	It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:55	Fats Waller	Portrait, Volume 1	Fats Waller	Album + Compilation	DE2003-03-06	Documents (German, Membran Entertainment Group)	220944-325
1.11	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:58	Fats Waller	Ain't Misbehavin'	Fats Waller	Album + Compilation	GB2003	Hallmark Records (Pickwick UK imprint, unrelated to the US Hallmark greeting card label)	702262
1.3	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:55	Fats Waller	Misbehavin’ Badly on V-Disc	Fats Waller	Album + Compilation	GB2003	Giant Steps Records (UK modern jazz label)	GIST 006
1.3	It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:55	Fats Waller	Misbehavin’ Badly on V-Disc	Fats Waller	Album + Compilation	-2003	Giant Steps Records (UK modern jazz label)
2.14	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:55	Fats Waller	This Is So Nice, It Must Be Illegal	Fats Waller	Album + Compilation	DE2004-04-20	Documents (German, Membran Entertainment Group)	221992-306
3.9	It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:56	Fats Waller	Handful of Keys	Fats Waller	Album + Compilation	GB2004-06-21	Proper Records	PROPERBOX 71
1.6	It's A Sin To Tell A Lie	2:52	Fats Waller	Fats Waller	Fats Waller	Album + Compilation	US2004	Platinum Disc Corporation (La Crosse, WI)	32852
3.13	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:57	Fats Waller	Ultimate Performers	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2004	Dynamic (UK budget label)	DYN 3109
1.17	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	3:00	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	Fats Waller & His Rhythm, Volume 1: 1934-1936	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	Album + Compilation	FR2005-06-14	EPM Musique	160672
2.4	It's A Sin To Tell A Lie	2:55	Fats Waller	Ain't Misbehavin' (Jazz Edition series)	Fats Waller	Album + Compilation	DE2005	Quadromania	222491-444
2.4	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:55	Fats Waller	Quadromania Jazz Edition: Ain't Misbehavin'	Fats Waller	Album + Compilation	DE2005	Membran International GmbH	222491-444
2.4	It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:54	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	The Essential Collection	Fats Waller	Album + Compilation	GB2006-10-24	Avid Entertainment, West End Records	AVC 878
3.10	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:56	Fats Waller	If You Got to Ask, You Ain't Got It!	Fats Waller	Album + Compilation	US2006	Bluebird (US label, originally a budget subsidiary of RCA Victor), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)	82876-81125-2
2.6	It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:55	Fats Waller	Jazz on My Way	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL2006	Weton‐Wesgram	LG315
4.3	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	3:00	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	The Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 3 - Rhythm and Romance	Fats Waller	Album + Compilation	GB2007	JSP Records (UK jazz/blues reissues)	JSP946
1.25	It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:57	Fats Waller	The Essence of Fats Waller	Fats Waller	Album + Compilation	DE2007	Essence	33321
3.10	It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:56	Fats Waller	The Best of Fats Waller	Fats Waller	Album + Compilation	XE2008	Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)	88697301292
1.20	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:57	Fats Waller	The Panic Is On	Fats Waller	Album + Compilation	FR2009	Le Chant du Monde	274 1377.78
1.52	It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:59	Fats Waller	Jukebox Favourites: Hits of the 20s & 30s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2012-07-16	AP Music Ltd.
1.18	It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:59	Fats Waller	Jukebox Favourites: Hits of the 30s & 40s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2012-07-16	AP Music Ltd.
1.18	It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:59	Fats Waller	Jukebox Favourites: Hits of the 30s & 40s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2012	AP Music Ltd.	AUPCD1301
2.2	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:54	Fats Waller	The Essential Fats Waller	Fats Waller	Album + Compilation	GB2018	Not Now Music	NOT2CD702
1.2	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	?:??	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	Ain't Misbehavin', Part 2	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	EP	DE-	RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)	EPC-1246-2
1.2	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	?:??	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	Come Down to Earth, My Angel / It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	Single	NL-	His Master’s Voice	J.O. 205
1.10	It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:54	Fats Waller	The Entertainers, Volume 1	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU-	AVM (Australian budget: Red "AVM" in a Square or Ellipse)	AVM1019
1.2	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	2:53	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	Your Feet's Too Big / It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	Single	US-	RCA Victor	447-0882
(unknown)
3.17	It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie	3:01	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	The Best of Jazz Piano	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2010-06-29	AP Music Ltd.	AUPCD129

Relationships

double bass:	Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1936-06-05)
drums (drum set):	Arnold Boling (on 1936-06-05)
guitar:	Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1936-06-05)
piano:	Fats Waller (on 1936-06-05)
reeds:	Gene Sedric (on 1936-06-05)
trumpet:	Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1936-06-05)
vocals:	Fats Waller (on 1936-06-05)

edits:	It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie (Robert Parker stereo recreation)

download for free:	https://archive.org/details/JV-10880-1936-QmSbeBqVy5jMLMF8wqJbSXhwbUV4chTARx4gnmQkekqULp.mp3 [info]

recording of:	It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie (on 1936-06-05: cover)

It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie

lyricist and composer:	Billy Mayhew (in 1936)

later translated versions:	Om du har ett hjärta

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