In the Still of the Night (Cole Porter song)
"In the Still of the Night" is a popular song written by Cole Porter for the MGM film Rosalie sung by Nelson Eddy and published in 1937.
Two popular early recordings were by Tommy Dorsey and Leo Reisman. Dorsey's charted on October 16, 1937 and peaked at No. 3. Reisman's charted on December 25, 1937 and peaked at No. 9.[1]
Notable recordings
- Al Bowlly - recorded on January 20, 1938 with Maurice Winnick and His Sweet Music. (source: Al Bowlly Discography)
- Roy Fox and His Orchestra - (1938)
- David Rose and His Orchestra - (1946)
- Jo Stafford - Autumn in New York (1950)
- Django Reinhardt - Integrale Vol 5 (1936)
- Charlie Parker - Big Band (1952)
- Della Reese - released as a single for Jubilee Records (1954)
- Perry Como - (1955)
- Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook (1956)
- Joni James - In the Still of the Night album and title song (1956)
- Doris Day - Hooray For Hollywood (1958)
- The Four Freshmen - Voices in Love (1958)
- Johnny Mathis - (1959)
- Dion and the Belmonts - (1960)
- Bing Crosby - from the album El Señor Bing (1960)
- Billy Eckstine - from the album The Cole Porter Songbook - Night And Day
- Billz Eckstine At Basin Street East - Live with Quincy Jones (Mercury) (1962)
- Frank Sinatra - Ring-A-Ding-Ding (1961), Sinatra 80th: Live in Concert (1995), Sinatra/Vegas (2006)
- Shirley Bassey - Shirley (1961)
- The Lettermen - (1962)
- Sammy Davis, Jr. - Sammy Davis Jr. at the Cocoanut Grove (1963)
- Eartha Kitt - The Romantic Eartha (1964)
- Bobby Vinton - (1965)
- Sergio Franchi - RCA Victor album, Live at the Coconut Grove (1965)[2]
- Rosemary Clooney - Rosemary Clooney Sings the Music of Cole Porter (1982)
- Michael Crawford - Songs from the Stage and Screen (1987)
- Neville Brothers - Red Hot + Blue (1990)
- Michael Nesmith - Tropical Campfires (1992)
- Neil Diamond - The Movie Album: As Time Goes By (1998)
- Aaron Neville - Nature Boy: The Standards Album (2003)
- Carly Simon - Moonlight Serenade (2005)
- Stevie Holland - Love, Linda: The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter (Original Cast Album) (2010)
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 26, 2009. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com Archived 2012-04-21 at the Wayback Machine. Sergio Franchi
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