Makin’ Whoopee

~ Recording by Esther Phillips

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.5Makin’ Whoopee4:00Esther PhillipsBurnin’: Live at Freddie Jett’s Pied Piper, L.A.Esther PhillipsAlbum + Live
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)SD 1565
1.5Makin’ Whoopee4:00Esther PhillipsBurnin’ / Confessin’ the BluesEsther PhillipsAlbum + Compilation
Collectables (US reissue label)COL-CD-6243

Relationships

recording engineer:Wally Heider (on 1970-01-31)
producer:King Curtis (saxophonist)
drums (drum set):Donald Bailey (drummer and harmonica player) (on 1970-01-31)
flute:Yusef Lateef (on 1970-01-31)
guitar:Cornell Dupree (on 1970-01-31)
piano [piano, electric piano]:Jack Wilson (jazz pianist) (on 1970-01-31)
tenor saxophone:King Curtis (saxophonist) (on 1970-01-31)
trumpet:Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1970-01-31)
vocals:Esther Phillips (Little Esther) (on 1970-01-31)
remixer:Gene Paul
arranger:King Curtis (saxophonist)
recorded at:Freddie Jett's Pied Piper Club in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1970-01-31)
recording of:Makin’ Whoopee! (cover)

Makin’ Whoopee!

lyricist:Gus Kahn
composer:Walter Donaldson
translator:Harrie Geelen
publisher:Beth Dryer Music
Donaldson Publishing Co.
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Gilbert Keyes Music Company
Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
Tobago Music Co.
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
later parody versions:Hör auf zu regnen
Makin' Coffee
later translated versions:Hij kan niet vrijen
Jupi, jupi
Makin’ Whoopee