Let's Put Out the Lights (and Go to Sleep)

"Let's Put Out the Lights (and Go to Sleep)"
Song by Rudy Vallee 1932
Published	1932
Writer(s)	Herman Hupfeld
Language	English language

"Let's Put Out the Lights (and Go to Sleep)" is a popular song by Herman Hupfeld, published in 1932.

Recorded versions

• Ambrose and his orchestra
• Ben Bernie and his orchestra (recorded September 15, 1932, released as Brunswick catalog number 6385, with the flip side "You're Telling Me")^[1]
• The song is featured on the soundtrack of the Betty Boop cartoon She Wronged Him Right (1934).
• Rosemary Clooney and Bing Crosby (1958)
• Ray Conniff and his orchestra (on his 1959 album It's the Talk of the Town)
• Bing Crosby (recorded October 28, 1932, released as Brunswick catalog number 6414, with the flip side "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?";^[1] remade for Columbia Records and released as catalog number 39521, with the flip side "Sweet Georgia Brown")^[2]
• Leo Hannon Broadway Bellhops, with vocal by Iver Bjorn (recorded October 1932, released as Crown catalog number 3387, with the flip side "Underneath the Harlem Moon")^[3]
• Dean Martin (recorded October 14, 1958, and released on his Capitol album Sleep Warm)
• Freddy Martin and his orchestra [released as RCA Victor catalog numbers 20-3614 (78 rpm)^[4][5] and 47-3119 (45 rpm),^[4] both with the flip side "Home Town Band"^[4][5] and 20-4517, with the flip side "Deep in a Dream"^[6]
• Billy May and his orchestra
• Mitch Miller (1958)
• Charlie Palloy and his orchestra (Crown catalog number 3395, with the flip side "How Deep Is the Ocean?")^[3]
• Jane Russell (recorded July 1947, released as Columbia catalog number 37917, with the flip side "Do It Again")^[7]
• Paul Small and his orchestra (recorded September 27 or October 5, 1932, released as Banner catalog number 32577),^[8] as Conqueror catalog number 8018,^[9] as Perfect catalog number 15682,^[10] and as Romeo catalog number 1945,^[11] all with the flip side "This Is No Dream"^{[8][9][10][11]}
• Jack Smith (recorded October 1945, released as Majestic catalog number 7173, with the flip side "I'll Be Yours")^[12]
• Rudy Vallee's Connecticut Yankees (recorded September 9, 1932, released as Columbia catalog number 2715-D, with the flip side "Me Minus You")^[13]
• Sarah Vaughan (recorded October 20, 1954, released on her Mercury album Sarah Vaughan at the Blue Note)
• Paul Whiteman and his orchestra (with vocal by Ramona Davies, recorded September 26, 1932, released as Victor catalog number 24140, with the flip side "You're Telling Me")^[14]

• French version "Éteignons tout et couchons nous", written by Louis Hennevé, recorded by Ray Ventura and Jean Sablon.

References

1. "Brunswick records in the 6000 to 6499 series". 78discography.com. 2012-08-28. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
2. "Columbia records in the 39500 to 39999 series". 78discography.com. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
3. "Crown records in the 3001 to 3533 series". 78discography.com. 2013-07-25. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
4. Billboard. Vol. 61 no. 52. 1949-12-24. p. 23. Missing or empty |title= (help)
5. "RCA Victor records in the 20-3500 to 20-3999 series". 78discography.com. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
6. "RCA Victor records in the 20-4500 to 20-4999 series". 78discography.com. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
7. "Columbia records in the 37500 to 37999 series". 78discography.com. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
8. "Banner records in the 32500 to 32999 series". 78discography.com. 2011-12-07. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
9. "Conqueror records in the 8000 to 8499 series". 78discography.com. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
10. "Perfect records in the 15500 to 15999 series". 78discography.com. 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
11. "Romeo records in the 1500 to 1999 series". 78discography.com. 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
12. "Majestic records listing". 78discography.com. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
13. "Columbia Records records in the 2500-D to 2999-D series". 78discography.com. 2013-07-26. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
14. Victor Records records in the 24000 to 24499 series