A Ghost of a Chance - officially I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You - is a 1932 jazz and pop standard composed by Victor Young with lyrics by Ned Washington and Bing Crosby. The original recording was by Bing Crosby with the ARC Brunswick Studio Orchestra in New York on October 14, 1932 - two master versions (B12474-A and B12474-B) were made and the song was released as Brunswick 6454 backed with Just an Echo in the Valley. It also appeared on Columbia releases DB-2030 backed with Cabin in the Cotton and later as a 45 with Temptation - the Crosby version reached number 5 on the US charts in January 1933. Crosby performed the tune in the 1933 film short Please and re-recorded it in 1954 for his album Bing: A Musical Autobiography. Over the years the song has become a jazz and pop standard - a torchy ballad that has been covered by many artists including Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra.
