Please Be Kind

"Please Be Kind" is a 1938 American song composed by Saul Chaplin with lyrics by Sammy Cahn. Popular recordings that year were by Mildred Bailey and the Red Norvo Orchestra; Bob Crosby & His Orchestra (vocal by Kay Weber); and by Benny Goodman & His Orchestra (vocal by Martha Tilton).¹

• Ann-Margret on her 1961 debut album, And Here She Is ... Ann-Margret²
• Mildred Bailey - recorded February 10, 1938 for Brunswick Records (catalog No. 8088).³
• June Christy - Cool Christy (2002).⁴
• Ella Fitzgerald - Songs in a Mellow Mood (1954)⁵ and the MCA release Ella & Ellis (1983).
• The Four Freshmen - Golden Anniversary Celebrations (2001), First Affair/Voices In Fun (2002)
• Benny Goodman & His Orchestra (vocal by Martha Tilton - recorded March 9, 1938 for Victor Records (catalog No. 25814).⁶
• Peggy Lee - for her album The Man I Love (1957)⁷
• Johnny Mathis - included in his album Open Fire, Two Guitars (1959)
• Art Tatum - (1955) included in The Complete Pablo Group Masterpieces (1990)⁸
• Jimmy Scott - - recorded on October 3, 1956 for Savoy Records (catalog No.1507).⁹
• Carmen McRae - Book of Ballads (1958)
• Django Reinhardt and the Quintet of the Hot Club of France with Stéphane Grappelli - recorded in London on September 1, 1938 for Decca Records.¹⁰
• Frank Sinatra - Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First (1962)
• Jeri Southern - A Prelude to a Kiss (1958).
• Rosemary Squires - a single release in 1958.¹¹
• Maxine Sullivan - recorded on March 1, 1938 for Victor Records (catalog No. 25802).¹²
• Sarah Vaughan - Vaughan and Violins (1958)¹³