The Japanese Sandman

"The Japanese Sandman"
Song by Paul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra
B-side"Whispering"
ReleasedSeptember 1920
RecordedAugust 19, 1920
StudioVictor Studios, Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
GenreJazz, Big band
LabelVictor 18690
Composer(s)Richard A. Whiting
Lyricist(s)Raymond B. Egan
Paul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra singles chronology
"The Japanese Sandman"
(1920)
"Wang Wang Blues"
(1920)

An instrumental version of "The Japanese Sandman", being performed by Paul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra in August 1920.

"The Japanese Sandman" is a song from 1920, composed by Richard A. Whiting and with lyrics by Raymond B. Egan. The song was first popularized in vaudeville by Nora Bayes, and then sold millions of copies as the B-side for Paul Whiteman's song "Whispering".