My Blue Heaven is a classic Jazz - Pop Vocal tune written in 1924 by Walter Donaldson with lyrics by George A. Whiting. It was first released as a single by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra in September 1927, published October 10, 1927 and recorded September 14, 1927. The song became a huge hit in 1928 for Gene Austin on Victor 20964-A with the Victor Orchestra under Nat Shilkret - it charted 26 weeks and spent 13 weeks at number one, selling over five million copies worldwide. A famous anecdote says Austin insisted on the recording being released and even improvised a trio when the studio players walked out. It remains a standard in Jazz - Pop Vocal, has appeared in films and many covers, and its music entered the public domain on January 1, 2023.
