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Why Try to Change Me Now

First released 1952Englishsentimental ballad52 recordingson 104 releasesISWC T-070.200.114-6
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Written by

Cy ColemanComposerJoseph McCarthy, Jr.Lyricist

Recordings

PerformanceBy
Why Try to Change Me NowFrank Sinatra2:48
Why Try to Change Me NowNancy Wilson3:16
Why Try to Change Me Now?Jimmy Scott4:51
Why Try to Change Me NowConnie Stevens2:35
Why Try to Change MeBrook Benton2:58
Why Try to Change Me NowBeverly Kenney with Ralph Burns Orchestra3:37
Why Try to Change Me NowEydie Gormé3:31
Why Try to Change Me NowSammy Davis Jr. & Count Basie3:26
Why Try to Change Me NowElvin Jones5:59
Why Try to Change Me NowHoni Gordon5:02
Why Try to Change Me Now?Frank Sinatra3:42
Why Try to Change Me Now?Frank Sinatra2:49
Why Try to Change Me NowFrank Sinatra2:50
Why Try to Change Me NowMathilde Santing3:14
Why Try to Change Me Now?Frank Sinatra3:41
Why Try to Change Me NowFiona Apple5:17
Why Try to Change Me NowFrank Sinatra2:50
Why Try to Change Me NowHal McKusick / Betty St. Claire3:22
Why Try to Change Me NowBob Dylan3:38
Why Try to Change Me NowFrank Sinatra2:48
Why Try to Change Me NowJohn Conte / Frank Sinatra with Harry Sosnik & the Savings Band Orchestra2:58
Why Try to Change Me NowBrook Benton2:57
Why Try to Change Me NowJoanie Sommers3:13
Why Try to Change Me Now?Frank Sinatra3:42
Why Try to Change Me NowArnett Cobb2:49
Why Try to Change Me Now?Frank Sinatra2:52
Why Try to Change me NowFrank Sinatra2:50
Why Try to Change Me Now?Frank Sinatra3:41
Why Try to Change Me NowArnett Cobb with The Red Garland Trio2:49
Why Try to Change Me NowFrank Sinatra with Percy Faith & His Orch.2:43
Why Try To Change Me Now?Frank Sinatra
Why Try to Change Me Now?Frank Sinatra3:43
Why try to change me nowFrank Sinatra2:48
Why Try To Change Me NowFrank Sinatra2:48
Why Try To Change Me NowFrank Sinatra2:54
Why Try to Change Me NowFrank Sinatra
Why Try to Change Me NowFiona Apple5:22
Why Try to Change MeBrook Benton2:55
Nobody Does It Like Me / Why Try to Change Me Now?Julie Wilson with William Roy
Why Try to Change Me NowBob Dylan3:46
Why Try to Change Me Now?Bob Dylan and His Band
Why Try to Change Me Now?Bob Dylan and His Band
Why Try To Change Me Now?Johnny O’Neal6:18
Why Try to Change Me Now (22/3-18)Bob Dylan and His Band
Why Try to Change Me Now (2015-10-17 Saarbrucken, DE)Bob Dylan
Why Try to Change Me Now (2016-11-23 Fort Lauderdale, FL)Bob Dylan
Why Try to Change Me Now (2017-11-24 New York, NY)Bob Dylan
Why Try to Change Me Now (2018-03-24 Salamanca, ES)Bob Dylan
Why Try to Change Me NowBob Dylan
Why Try To Change Me NowFrank Sinatra2:54
Why Try to Change Me Now?Adèle Anderson4:25
Why Try to Change Me NowJoanie Sommers3:11

On these albums

The Birth of the Blues / Why Try to Change Me Now
The Birth of the Blues / Why Try to Change Me NowFrank Sinatra · 1952
Come Swing With Me
Come Swing With MeBeverly Kenney with Ralph Burns Orchestra · 1956
Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely
Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the LonelyFrank Sinatra, orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle · 1958
Eydie in Love
Eydie in LoveEydie Gormé · 1958
No One Cares
No One CaresFrank Sinatra, orchestra conducted by Gordon Jenkins · 1959
Songs I Love to Sing
Songs I Love to SingBrook Benton · 1960
Ballads by Cobb
Ballads by CobbArnett Cobb · 1960
The "Voice" of the Sixties!
The "Voice" of the Sixties!Joanie Sommers · 1961
Honi Gordon Sings
Honi Gordon SingsHoni Gordon · 1962
Sammy Davis & Count Basie: Our Shining Hour
Sammy Davis & Count Basie: Our Shining HourSammy Davis Jr. & Count Basie · 1965
Welcome to My Love
Welcome to My LoveNancy Wilson · 1967
Sinatra
SinatraFrank Sinatra & Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra · 1983
Out of This Dream: A Third Side
Out of This Dream: A Third SideMathilde Santing · 1986
Hal Mckusick Plays/Betty St. Claire Sings
Hal Mckusick Plays/Betty St. Claire SingsHal McKusick / Betty St. Claire · 1989
Young Frank Sinatra: In The Blue Of Evening
Young Frank Sinatra: In The Blue Of EveningFrank Sinatra · 1992
Concepts
ConceptsFrank Sinatra · 1992
Blue and Sentimental
Blue and SentimentalArnett Cobb With The Red Garland Trio · 1993
The Columbia Years: 1943–1952: The Complete Recordings
The Columbia Years: 1943–1952: The Complete RecordingsFrank Sinatra · 1993
The Best Of The Columbia Years 1943-1952
The Best Of The Columbia Years 1943-1952Frank Sinatra · 1995
Frank Sinatra - Begin the beguine
Frank Sinatra - Begin the beguineFrank Sinatra · 1995
The Best of the Columbia Years 1943–1952
The Best of the Columbia Years 1943–1952Frank Sinatra · 1995
I’ve Got a Crush on You
I’ve Got a Crush on YouFrank Sinatra · 1995
On The Montreal Scene
On The Montreal SceneJohnny O’Neal · 1996
The Capitol Years
The Capitol YearsFrank Sinatra · 1998
The Cy Coleman Songbook
The Cy Coleman SongbookJulie Wilson with William Roy · 2000
As "Cricket" in the Warner Bros. Series "Hawaiian Eye"
As "Cricket" in the Warner Bros. Series "Hawaiian Eye"Connie Stevens · 2000
Falling in Love Is Wonderful
Falling in Love Is WonderfulJimmy Scott · 2003
Brother John
Brother JohnElvin Jones · 2003
Capitol Records Concept Albums
Capitol Records Concept AlbumsFrank Sinatra · 2004
Frank Sinatra: The Complete Collection
Frank Sinatra: The Complete CollectionFrank Sinatra · 2004
Everybody Loves Somebody
Everybody Loves SomebodyFrank Sinatra · 2005
Young At Heart
Young At HeartFrank Sinatra · 2005
The Voice
The VoiceFrank Sinatra · 2006
2CD Autograph Collection
2CD Autograph CollectionFrank Sinatra · 2007
A Voice in Time: 1939–1952
A Voice in Time: 1939–1952Frank Sinatra · 2007
Icons
IconsFrank Sinatra · 2007
The "Voice" of the Sixties / Sommers' Seasons
The "Voice" of the Sixties / Sommers' SeasonsJoanie Sommers · 2008
The Essence of Eydie
The Essence of EydieEydie Gormé · 2009
The Best is Yet to Come: The Songs of Cy Coleman
The Best is Yet to Come: The Songs of Cy ColemanVarious Artists · 2009
Why Try to Change Me Now?
Why Try to Change Me Now?Adèle Anderson · 2010
A Covered Heart (Chrysalis Music Valentine's Day 2010 Sampler)
A Covered Heart (Chrysalis Music Valentine's Day 2010 Sampler)Various Artists · 2010
The Silky Smooth Tones of Brook Benton
The Silky Smooth Tones of Brook BentonBrook Benton · 2011
Eight Classic Albums
Eight Classic AlbumsFrank Sinatra · 2011
Complete Royal Roost Recordings: Sings for Johnny Smith / Come Swing With Me / Sings with Jimmy Jones and the Basie-ites
Complete Royal Roost Recordings: Sings for Johnny Smith / Come Swing With Me / Sings with Jimmy Jones and the Basie-itesBeverly Kenney · 2012
The Voice: Over Twenty Years in Music 1939-1960
The Voice: Over Twenty Years in Music 1939-1960Frank Sinatra · 2012
Masterworks: The 1954-61 Albums
Masterworks: The 1954-61 AlbumsFrank Sinatra · 2013
Women of Jazz
Women of JazzVarious Artists · 2014
The Box Set Series
The Box Set SeriesFrank Sinatra · 2014
The Capitol Years 1953-62
The Capitol Years 1953-62Frank Sinatra · 2014
The Sinatra Biography, Volume 1–9
The Sinatra Biography, Volume 1–9Frank Sinatra · 2015
Frank Sinatra 16 Original Albums - The Best LPs, 1954-1962
Frank Sinatra 16 Original Albums - The Best LPs, 1954-1962Frank Sinatra · 2015
A Voice on Air: 1935–1955
A Voice on Air: 1935–1955Frank Sinatra · 2015
Ultimate Sinatra
Ultimate SinatraFrank Sinatra · 2015
100 Great Hits
100 Great HitsBrook Benton · 2015
2015-10-27: O2 Apollo Manchester, Manchester, UK
2015-10-27: O2 Apollo Manchester, Manchester, UKBob Dylan · 2015
Shadows in the Night
Shadows in the NightBob Dylan · 2015
Sendai 2016
Sendai 2016Bob Dylan · 2016
Welcome to My Love / Easy
Welcome to My Love / EasyNancy Wilson · 2016
Nobel Prize Box
Nobel Prize BoxBob Dylan · 2017
The 1953-1962 Albums
The 1953-1962 AlbumsFrank Sinatra · 2018

Source: MusicBrainz work 5405f90f-b736-3df0-abc2-1eede9b6ab4d (CC0).