Glad to Be Unhappy

This article is about the song. For the album by Paul Desmond, see Glad to Be Unhappy (album).

"Glad to Be Unhappy"
Song

"Glad to Be Unhappy" is a popular song composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Lorenz Hart. It was introduced in their 1936 musical On Your Toes by Doris Carson and David Morris, although it was not popular at the time, as there was only one 1936 recording of the tune. In the 1937 London production, it was sung by Gina Malo and Eddie Pola. The song was performed in the 1954 Broadway revival by Kay Coulter and Joshua Shelley.

Notable recordings

• Bea Wain (1939)
• Lee Wiley (February 1940)
• Lena Horne (October 1946)
• Helen Merrill (February 1954)
• Frank Sinatra, on In the Wee Small Hours (recorded February 8, 1955)
• Billie Holiday on Lady in Satin (recorded February 21, 1958)
• Chris Connor on Sings Ballads Of The Sad Cafe (recorded January 29, 1959)
• Clare Fischer on the album Easy Livin' (recorded August 8, 1963; released in limited edition 1966; reissued 1968)
• The Mamas & the Papas (1967), reached #26 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart
• Nancy Wilson - But Beautiful (1969)
• Barbra Streisand, on Barbra Streisand...And Other Musical Instruments (1973)
• Carmen McRae, on The Carmen McRae-Betty Carter Duets (1987)
• Wynton Marsalis, on Standard Time, Vol. 5: the Midnight Blues (1998)
• Etienne Daho (2007)
• Chris Botti (featuring John Mayer on lead vocals), on Chris Botti in Boston (2008)