Lover, Come Back to Me
"Lover, Come Back to Me" is a popular song composed by Sigmund Romberg with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II for the Broadway show The New Moon, where the song was introduced by Evelyn Herbert and Robert Halliday (as Robert Misson). The song was published in 1928.
Film versions
The song was performed by Lawrence Tibbett and Grace Moore in New Moon, the 1930 film adaptation of The New Moon, and by Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy in the 1940 adaptation, also titled New Moon.
Barbra Streisand version
| "My Coloring Book"/"Lover, Come Back to Me" | ||||
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| Single by Barbra Streisand | ||||
| from the album The Second Barbra Streisand Album | ||||
| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | 1962 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Composer(s) | Sigmund Romberg | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Oscar Hammerstein II | |||
| Producer(s) | Mike Berniker | |||
| Barbra Streisand singles chronology | ||||
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Arranged and conducted by George Williams, the song was released as Barbra Streisand's second single in November 1962 as a double single with "My Coloring Book".[1]
Produced by Mike Berniker, and recorded before Streisand's first album sessions, the single was sent to radio.[2]
In 1963, Streisand re-recorded the song for her second album "The Second Barbra Streisand Album", which appeared on the compilation "The Essential Barbra Streisand". In her first television special, My Name is Barbra, she performed a bitterly jubilant version of the song. In 2000, she performed the song on her Timeless Tour and a live recording was included on the live album "Timeless: Live in Concert" and the DVD.
Streisand versions
- "Lover, Come Back To Me" (1962 Version)
- "Lover, Come Back To Me" (1963 Version) / (Album Version) - 2:18
- "Lover, Come Back To Me" (live from "Timeless: Live in Concert", 2000)
- "Medley: Hooray For Love / After You've Gone / By Myself / S'Wonderful / (I Like New York In June) How About You? / Lover, Come Back To Me / You And The Night And The Music / It All Depends On You" (Live from "The Judy Garland Show") - 4:34
Other notable recordings
- Arden-Ohman Orchestra (Victor, 1929). Joel Whitburn estimates this recording would have charted at No. 6 if the Billboard Hot 100 had existed.[3]
- Perry Askam (Victor, 1930). Joel Whitburn estimates this recording would have charted at No. 20 if the Billboard Hot 100 had existed.[4]
- Mildred Bailey – recorded for Vocalion Records in 1938.[5]
- Nat King Cole – a single in 1953 which reached the Billboard charts peaking at No. 16.[6]
- Bobby Darin – Bobby Darin Sings The Shadow of Your Smile (1966)
- Barbara Cook – Oscar Winners: The Lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein II (1997)[7]
- Ella Fitzgerald – Sweet and Hot (1955)
- Dizzie Gillespie with Stan Getz – (1956)[8]
- Billie Holiday with Eddie Heywood – (1944)[8]
- Peggy Lee – for Capitol Records on June 16, 1950.[9]
- Jeanette MacDonald – 1940[8]
- Shelley Manne with Art Pepper and Bill Watrous – Hollywood Jam (1981)[8]
- Anita O'Day – Anita O'Day Collates (1953)
- Patti Page – Indiscretion (1955).[10]
- Charlie Parker – recorded at Carnegie Hall (1949)
- Dinah Shore – Dinah Sings Some Blues with Red (1960)
- Ed Townsend – a single in 1959.[11]
- Rudy Vallee – (1929)[12]
- Dinah Washington – Newport '58 (1958)
- Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra (Columbia, 1929)[8]. Joel Whitburn estimates this recording would have charted at No. 3 if the Billboard Hot 100 had existed.[13]
Appearances
- Barbra Streisand's recording appeared in episode #7.02 of "Dancing With The Stars".
- Barbra Streisand and Judy Garland performed a chorus of the song as part as a medley on The Judy Garland Show.
- The Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy duet appeared in the film "That's Entertainment, Part II".
- The Tony Martin and Joan Weldon duet appeared in the 1954 biopic "Deep In My Heart".
- The song appeared in the 1930 short film "An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee".
- The song performed in the film "U-571" at the wedding reception while Dahlgreen is talking to Tyler.
- The Annette Hanshaw[14] rendition of this song was also used in the animated movie Sita Sings The Blues.[15]
See also
References
- ↑ Barbra Archives: Records/First Singles Archived 2009-07-17 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ The Barbra Streisand Music Guide Archived 2008-10-26 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Pop Memories 1890–1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 31. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Pop Memories 1890–1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 36. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ↑ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 89. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ↑ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. p. 245. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
- ↑ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
- ↑ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
- ↑ Ed Townsend, "Lover Come Back to Me" single release Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 427. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Pop Memories 1890–1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 451. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ↑ Annette Hanshaw
- ↑ Sita Sings the Blues