It Ain’t Necessarily So

~ Recording by Aretha Franklin

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.10It Ain't Necessarily So3:08Aretha FranklinThe First 12 SidesAretha FranklinAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 31953
1.10It Ain't Necessarily So3:08Aretha FranklinThe First 12 SidesAretha FranklinAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)COL 471517 2
2.19It Ain’t Necessarily So3:07Aretha FranklinThe Great American Composers: George & Ira GershwinVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia Music Collection2C2 7925, C21 7925, C22 7925
1.12It Ain't Necessarily So3:03Aretha FranklinWhat a Difference a Day MakesAretha FranklinAlbum + Compilation
CBU 67522
1.13It Ain’t Necessarily So3:09Aretha FranklinThe Great Songs of George GershwinVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XE1998-11-02
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)01-065501-10, CK 65501
1.13It Ain’t Necessarily So3:09Aretha FranklinThe Great Songs of George GershwinVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1998-11-17
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 65501
1.11It Ain’t Necessarily So3:07Aretha FranklinThis Is JazzAretha FranklinAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Columbia Jazz, Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 65050
1.11It Ain't Necessarily So3:07Aretha FranklinThis Is Jazz 34Aretha FranklinAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 65050
1.11It Ain't Necessarily So3:07Aretha FranklinThis Is Jazz 34Aretha FranklinAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 65050
2.11It Ain’t Necessarily So3:09Aretha FranklinThe Essential George GershwinGeorge GershwinAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2003-02-24
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Sony Classical0899132000, S2K 89913
1.11It Ain’t Necessarily So3:07Aretha Franklin1960–1965Aretha FranklinAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)SMM 5096192
2.11It Ain’t Necessarily So3:09Aretha FranklinThe Essential George GershwinGeorge GershwinAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Sony ClassicalJ2K 89913
2.11It Ain’t Necessarily So3:09Aretha FranklinThe Essential George GershwinGeorge GershwinAlbum + Compilation
Sony ClassicalTV2K 89914
1.10It Ain't Necessarily So3:07Aretha FranklinArethaAretha FranklinAlbum
Blue Label (German, division of SPV GmbH)SPV 42892 CD
3.12It Ain’t Necessarily So (From Porgy & Bess)3:08Aretha FranklinSunday Morning ClassicsAretha FranklinAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2009-02-23
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88697457252
1.2It Ain’t Necessarily So3:08Aretha FranklinBirth of a Legend: 1960–1962Aretha FranklinAlbum + Compilation
  • -2011-12-01
Vintage Masters Inc.
1.19Summertime: Porgy and Bess: It Ain’t Necessarily So2:50Aretha Franklin & Ray Bryant ComboMilestones of Soul Legends: Five Soul Superstars, Vol. 1Aretha FranklinAlbum + Compilation
  • FR2018-12-07
The Intense Media
1.19It Ain't Necessarily So2:57Aretha FranklinYou're My ThrillVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2021-02-13
Moochin' About
Promotion
1.18It Ain’t Necessarily So3:05Aretha FranklinVoices of WomenVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)982927 2
Bootleg
1.5It Ain’t Necessarily So3:09Aretha FranklinJazz+Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Pseudo-Release
1.3It Ain't Necessarily So3:08Aretha FranklinFairmont Hotels & Resorts: Lounging with FairmontVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)NJK 80863

Relationships

recorded in:New York, New York, United States (on 1960-12-19)
producer:Didier C. Deutsch
Tom Ruff
vocals:Aretha Franklin (on 1960-12-19)
conductor:Robert Mersey (on 1960-12-19)
arranger:Robert Mersey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1961)
recording of:It Ain’t Necessarily So (jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements) (on 1960-12-19: cover)

Related works

It Ain’t Necessarily So (jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements)

lyricist:Ira Gershwin
Dorothy Heyward (playwright)
DuBose Heyward
composer:George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:Chappell Music (ASCAP)
Gershwin Publishing Corp
Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
was commissioned by:Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
referred to in medleys:It Ain’t Necessarily the Saint James Infirmary
Porgy and Bess Suite (order: 5)
later translated versions:C’n’est pas nécessairement ça
I waas ned obs wiaklich so woa
later versions:It Ain’t Necessarily So (from ‘Porgy and Bess’) (arrangement for 48 violas)
version of:Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so” (Sportin’ Life)
is the basis for:Etude on "It Ain't Necessarily So"
Vals