What's the Use of Getting Sober (When You Gonna Get Drunk Again) explained

What's the Use of Getting Sober (When You Gonna Get Drunk Again)
Cover:What's the Use of Getting Sober (When You Gonna Get Drunk Again).png
Type:single
Artist:Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five
B-Side:"The Chicks I Pick Are Slender and Tender and Tall"
Released:1942
Label:Decca

"What's the Use of Getting Sober (When You Gonna Get Drunk Again)" is a song written by Bubsy Meyers, performed by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five, recorded in July 1942, and released on the Decca label (catalog no. 8645). The "B" side of the record was "The Chicks I Pick Are Slender and Tender and Tall".[1] [2]

The record peaked at No. 1 on Billboards race record chart and remained on the chart for 14 weeks.[3] It was Jordan's first No. 1 record.[4]

In a November 1942 review in The Billboard, M. H. Orodenker wrote: "The trumpet, with plenty of 'hicks' to his hot horn licks, establishes the mood right from the edge."[2]

The song was included in the 1977 compilation, The Best of Louis Jordan.[5] It was covered by Joe Jackson on his 1981 release Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five – What's The Use Of Getting Sober (When You Gonna Get Drunk Again) / The Chicks I Pick Are Slender And Tender And Tall. Discogs. December 14, 2020.
  2. News: On the Records. M. H. Orodenker. The Billboard. November 14, 1942. 22.
  3. Book: Top R&B Singles 1942–1988. Joel Whitburn. 1988. Record Research, Inc. 0-89820-068-7. 229.
  4. Book: Record Makers and Breakers: Voices of the Independent Rock 'N' Roll Pioneers. John Broven. 13 January 2010 . First Illinois. 29. 9780252077272.
  5. Web site: The Best of Louis Jordan. AllMusic. December 14, 2020.
  6. Web site: Mike. DeGagne . Jumpin' Jive - Joe Jackson | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards . . 18 May 2021 .