I'm Confessin' That I Love You is a jazz and pop standard that began life as Lookin' for Another Sweetie in 1929, with music by Chris Smith and Sterling Grant and later reworked in 1930 with new lyrics by Al J. Neiburg. The first Confessin' recording was by Buddy Blue and His Texans (Smith Ballew) on May 26, 1930, after Fats Waller had recorded Lookin' for Another Sweetie in 1929. Louis Armstrong made an influential 1930 recording that helped popularize the tune, which has since been interpreted by countless artists across genres. Notable versions include Perry Como in 1945, Les Paul and Mary Ford in 1952, Thelonious Monk in 1965, Frank Ifield in 1963 in the UK, and Samara Joy in 2022, among many others. The song remains a fixture of the jazz and popular standard repertoire and has appeared on numerous albums and soundtracks, including later pairings such as Tony Bennett and k.d. lang on the 2002 album A Wonderful World.
