"I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby" is a classic American popular song and jazz standard written by Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields in 1928. It was introduced by Adelaide Hall in Lew Leslie’s Blackbird Revue at Les Ambassadeurs Club in New York, and the show later became Blackbirds of 1928 on Broadway. The song tells the story of a couple who can’t afford Tiffany’s jewelry, but the man vows to give only love—an idea that helped make the tune instantly memorable. It became one of the most recorded jazz standards, with numerous versions since 1928, and it ranks No 24 on the 100 most recorded songs from 1890 to 1954. The original release date is 1928, and the song entered the public domain in the United States in 2024. A notable modern revival came in 2014 when Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga recorded it for the album Cheek to Cheek.
