My Heart Stood Still

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Published 1927
Writer(s) Lyricist: Lorenz HartComposer: Richard Rodgers

"My Heart Stood Still" is a 1927 popular song composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Lorenz Hart for the musical A Connecticut Yankee (1927), where it was introduced by Constance Carpenter and William Gaxton.

Notable recordings

Jessie Matthews - One Dam Thing After Another (1927)

Hamilton Sisters and Fordyce (Three X Sisters) - (1927) HMV Recording; London,England toured England with Rodgers & Hart, Bert Ambrose, and Savoy Havana Band.

Artie Shaw and His Orchestra - Bluebird (Victor) B10125-B (1939)

Mario Lanza - Movie Hits (1953)

Chet Baker - Chet Baker Sings (1953)

Dave Brubeck - Jazz at the Black Hawk (1956)

Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook (1956)

Alma Cogan - With You in Mind (1961)

Barry Harris - Preminado (1961)

Frank Sinatra - The Concert Sinatra (1963); Sinatra 80th: Live in Concert (1995)

Bill Evans - Time Remembered (album) (recorded May 1963; released 1983)

Sergio Franchi recorded on his 1965 RCA Victor album tribute to The Songs of Richard Rodgers.

The Mamas & the Papas - The Mamas & the Papas (1966)

Oscar Peterson

Bing Crosby - At My Time of Life (1975)

References

My Heart Stood Still Wikipedia

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