In 1928, I Can't Give You Anything But Love debuted in the Broadway success Blackbirds of 1928, which was originally called Blackbird Revue. Jimmy McHugh wrote the music and Dorothy Fields wrote the lyrics. This song, and the rest of the material they wrote for Blackbirds, was their first success as a songwriting duo.
Like most pop standards, this song has many recorded many times and is successful both as a vocal song and as jazz song. It is somewhat brief and straight forward, but very catchy. It lends itself well to slower ballads, faster swing, and instrumental jams. Recently, in 2013, Willie Nelson recorded a version for his "Let's Face The Music and Dance" album.
George Barnes recorded this guitar based instrumental version in 1946:
The song found Western Swing with Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys:
Recorded shortly after it's Broadway review in 1928 by Annette Hanshaw:
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