Sweet Lorraine is a 1928 jazz standard written by Cliff Burwell with lyrics by Mitchell Parish. It is in F major and has an AABA form. The first recording and release were by The Radiolites conducted by Ben Selvin in May 1928. A Teddy Wilson version charted in 1935, reaching number 17. Nat King Cole recorded it in 1940 with the King Cole Trio, which became his first hit, and the single was released on Columbia 37293 but did not chart. Frank Sinatra recorded the song on December 17, 1946 as part of the Metronome All Stars, with a lineup including Johnny Hodges, Charlie Shavers, and Coleman Hawkins, with Nat King Cole on piano. The Nat King Cole Trio re recorded it in 1956 for the Capitol album After Midnight. Sinatra also cut it again on March 14, 1977 for a proposed women themed album, which was not released until The Reprise Collection in 1990. Donnie Brooks released a version on ERA Records in 1961. Over the years Sweet Lorraine has been widely covered and remains a popular jazz standard.
