"I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket" is a 1936 popular song written by Irving Berlin for the Fred Astaire–Ginger Rogers film Follow the Fleet, where it was introduced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. It quickly became a hit that year, with other popular 1936 versions by Jan Garber and Guy Lombardo. The tune is a jazz and pop standard that uses a playful metaphor about risking everything on a single romance. Notable early recordings include Boswell Sisters and Louis Armstrong in 1936, and Fred Astaire later included it on his album The Astaire Story (1953). Over the years it has been covered by many artists, including Ella Fitzgerald with Louis Armstrong, Carmen McRae, Diane Schuur with B B King, and Stacey Kent, securing its place in the Irving Berlin songbook and classic film music.
