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Dorothy Fields

Dorothy Fields is credited on 7,587 releases across 2,401 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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7,587

Pressings credited

2,401

Albums

Decades active

759

In collections

Biography

Dorothy Fields (July 15, 1904 – March 28, 1974) was an American librettist and lyricist. She wrote more than 400 songs for Broadway musicals and films. Her best-known pieces include "The Way You Look Tonight" (1936), "A Fine Romance" (1936), "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (1930), "Don't Blame Me" (1948), "Pick Yourself Up" (1936), "I'm in the Mood for Love" (1935), "You Couldn't Be Cuter" (1938) and "Big Spender" (1966). Throughout her career, she collaborated with various influential figures in the American musical theater, including Jerome Kern, Cy Coleman, Irving Berlin, Arthur Schwartz, and Jimmy McHugh. Along with Ann Ronell, Dana Suesse, Bernice Petkere, and Kay Swift, she was one of the first successful Tin Pan Alley and Hollywood female songwriters.

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7,587 releases · 2,401 albums · active 1950–2025

Performance · 8,696
Other credits · 89

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