The Nearness of You + You've Got A Date With The Blues

~ Release by Helen Merrill (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Re-realease of two albums on one CD

Tracklist

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#TitleLength
1Bye Bye Blackbird
cover recording of:
Bye Bye Blackbird
lyricist:
Mort Dixon (in 1926)
composer:
Ray Henderson (in 1926)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter, Olde Clover Leaf Music, Ray Henderson Music, Redwood Music Ltd. and Warner Bros., Inc.
2:58
2When the Sun Comes Out
cover recording of:
When the Sun Comes Out
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1941)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1941)
publisher:
S.A. Music Co. and Ted Koehler Music Co.
4:48
3I Remember You
cover recording of:
I Remember You
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Victor Schertzinger (in 1941)
publisher:
Copyright Control, Famous Music Corporation, Paramount Music Corporation and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd.
2:11
4Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise
cover recording of:
Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise (The New Moon)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (in 1928)
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1928)
publisher:
Bambalina Music Publishing Company, Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. and Warner Bros., Inc.
part of:
The New Moon: Act I
3:21
5Dearly Beloved
cover recording of:
Dearly Beloved (from “You Were Never Lovelier”)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Jerome Kern
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
2:07
6Summertime
bass:
John Friga
guitar:
Peter Rundquist
piano:
Dick Marx
vocals:
Helen Merrill
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited, Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
3:29
7All of You
cover recording of:
All of You (Silk Stockings musical)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1954)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. and Chappell Music
part of:
Silk Stockings (1957 musical film)
3:33
8I See Your Face Before Me
cover recording of:
I See Your Face Before Me
lyricist and composer:
Howard Dietz and Arthur Schwartz
publisher:
Arthur Schwartz Music Ltd. and Chappell & Co.
2:41
9Le Me Love You
cover recording of:
Let Me Love You
lyricist and composer:
Bart Howard
2:49
10The Nearness of You
cover recording of:
The Nearness of You
lyricist:
Ned Washington (in 1938)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1938)
publisher:
Famous Chappell, Famous Music Corporation, Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
4:05
11This Time the Dream's on Me
cover recording of:
This Time the Dream’s on Me
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1941)
2:22
12Just Imagine
cover recording of:
Just Imagine (Good News)
writer:
Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva and Ray Henderson
part of:
Good News (1947 film)
3:23
13The Blues [From Black, Brown & Beige]
5:25
14Am I Blue?
cover recording of:
Am I Blue?
lyricist:
Grant Clarke
composer:
Harry Akst
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing, Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
3:35
15Blue Gardenia
cover recording of:
Blue Gardenia
writer:
Lester Lee and Bob Russell
publisher:
Harrison Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
3:22
16You've Got a Date With the Blues
3:32
17The Thrill Is Gone
cover recording of:
The Thrill Is Gone (Henderson/Brown song, first performed in 1931)
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Ray Henderson
publisher:
DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc. and Redwood Music Ltd.
3:38
18When the World Was Young
3:11
19Blues in My Heart
cover recording of:
Blues in My Heart
writer:
Irving Mills
composer:
Benny Carter
3:41
20Vous m'emblouissez (You Got to My Head)
3:26
21Lorsque tu m'embrasses (Just Squeeze Me)
2:50
22The Meaning of the Blues
cover recording of:
The Meaning of the Blues
lyricist:
Leah Worth
composer:
Bobby Troup
publisher:
Londontown Music, Inc. and Universal Music Corporation
3:10
23Signing Off
1:33