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Somebody Loves Me

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Published
  
1924

Composer(s)
  
George Gershwin

Writer(s)
  
Ballard MacDonald Buddy DeSylva

"Somebody Loves Me" is a popular song, with music written by George Gershwin, and lyrics by Ballard MacDonald and Buddy DeSylva. This is not to be confused with the Southern gospel song written by W.F. & Marjorie Crumley. The song was published in 1924 and featured in George White's Scandals of 1924.

One of the better-known versions was by The Four Lads. This recording was made on August 18, 1952 and released by Columbia Records as catalog number 39865. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on October 18, 1952. It peaked at #22 on the charts.

Recorded versions

  • Tex Beneke
  • Margot Bingham
  • Dave Brubeck
  • Benny Carter
  • Sonny Clark
  • Alma Cogan
  • Nat King Cole
  • Perry Como
  • Ray Conniff
  • Bing Crosby - rec. June 14, 1939 - released as Brunswick 02807, matrix DLA 1777. A later version was included in his album Some Fine Old Chestnuts (1953).
  • Vic Damone
  • Doris Day
  • Tommy Dorsey
  • Cliff Edwards -Also known as "Ukulele Ike"
  • Roy Eldridge
  • Duke Ellington
  • Herb Ellis
  • Percy Faith and his orchestra
  • Eddie Fisher
  • Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook (1959) and her Verve/Polygram release: "Jazz at the Philharmonic, the Ella Fitzgerald Sets".
  • Helen Forrest
  • The Four Freshmen - 4 Freshmen and 5 Trombones (1955)
  • The Four Lads
  • Erroll Garner
  • George Gershwin
  • Banu Gibson
  • Dizzy Gillespie
  • Jackie Gleason
  • Benny Goodman and his orchestra - rec. May 11, 1936 - released as Victor 25497, matrix 02458-1
  • Lionel Hampton
  • Ted Heath
  • Fletcher Henderson and his orchestra
  • Woody Herman and his orchestra
  • Lena Horne - rec. June 4, 1943 - from the movie "Broadway Rhythm" (1944)
  • Alberta Hunter
  • Dick Hyman
  • Harry James and his orchestra
  • Joni James
  • Bert Kaempfert and his orchestra
  • Peggy Lee
  • Oscar Levant
  • Oscar Peterson
  • Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians
  • Julie London
  • Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers
  • Maureen McGovern
  • The McGuire Sisters
  • Don McLean
  • Ralph Marterie
  • Meat Loaf
  • Melanie
  • Johnny Mercer
  • Red Norvo Trio
  • Isabelle & Tom Patricola - rec. August 1924 - released as Vocalion B 14866, matrix 13513
  • Les Paul
  • Johnny Paycheck
  • Oscar Peterson - rec. November or December 1952 - released on the LP "Oscar Peterson Plays Gershwin"
  • The Platters
  • Django Reinhardt
  • Buddy Rich
  • Maurice Rocco
  • Dinah Shore - rec. December 10, 1940 - released as Bluebird B10978, matrix BS 058246-1
  • Frank Sinatra
  • Stuff Smith
  • Aileen Stanley - rec. September 9, 1924 - released as Victor 19454, matrix B-30807-3
  • Art Tatum
  • Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
  • Jack Teagarden with Eddie Condon and His Orchestra - rec. December 14, 1944 - released as Decca 23430, matrix 72633
  • Dinah Washington
  • Paul Weston and his orchestra
  • Paul Whiteman orchestra
  • Lester Young with Nat King Cole and Buddy Rich - rec. 1946 - released 1951 on a Mercury Records 10 inch LP as The Lester Young Trio

    • References

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