So in Love
| "So in Love" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Published | 1948 |
| Genre | Show tune |
| Songwriter(s) | Cole Porter |
"So in Love" is a popular song, written by Cole Porter, from his musical Kiss Me, Kate, (opening on Broadway in 1948)[1] based on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. It was sung in the show by Patricia Morison, reprised by Alfred Drake[1] and further popularized by Patti Page in 1949.
The Page recording was issued by Mercury Records as catalog number 5230,[1][2] and first reached the Billboard chart on February 12, 1949, lasting two weeks and peaking at No. 13.[3]
Other versions which were popular that year were by Gordon MacRae and Dinah Shore.[1]
The song has been recorded by many other significant female singers, including Peggy Lee and Ella Fitzgerald.
Recorded versions
- Julie Andrews – 1989
- Josephine Barstow & Thomas Hampson – 1990
- Shirley Bassey – Shirley (1961)
- Mimi Benzell – 1959
- Vikki Carr
- Rondi Charleston – 2001
- Andy Cole – 1958
- Chick Corea – 1989
- Bing Crosby (with Vic Schoen's Orchestra) (recorded January 4, 1949;[4] released by Decca Records as catalog number 24559, with the flip side “Why Can't You Behave?”[5])
- Deborah DeDe Wedekind – 2011
- Plácido Domingo – 1991
- Tommy Dorsey & His Orch. (vocal: Denny Dennis) – 1948; released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-3331, with the flip side “While the Angelus Was Ringing”[6]
- Alfred Drake (released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-3352, with the flip side “Were Thine That Special Face”[6])
- Alfred Drake & Anne Jeffreys (Broadway Revival) – 1965
- Lara Fabian & Mario Frangoulis (feat. in the film "De-Lovely") – 2004
- Eddie Fisher – 1955
- Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook (1956)
- Renée Fleming & Bryn Terfel on Fleming's album Under the Stars (2003)
- The Four Lads – 1958
- Sergio Franchi 1965 RCA Victor album There Goes My Heart[7]
- Sergio Franchi – 1976
- Lily Frost – 2006
- Roberta Gambarini – Groovin' High Records 2009
- Lesley Garrett – 1996
- Gogi Grant & Howard Keel – 1959
- Robert Goulet & Carol Lawrence (TV Production) – 1968
- Kathryn Grayson & Howard Keel (Film Soundtrack) – 1953; released by MGM Records as catalog number 30813, with the flip side “I Hate Men”[8]
- Jane Harvey (released by MGM Records as catalog number 10359, with the flip side “Always True to You in My Fashion”[9])
- Dick Haymes – 1948
- Edmund Hockridge & Janine Roebuck – 1996
- Mark Jacoby
- Jazz Orchestra of the Delta – Big Band Reflections of Cole Porter (2003)
- Betty Johnson
- Allan Jones with orchestra conducted by Robert Armbruster. Recorded in Hollywood on April 26, 1950. It was released by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number BD 6085.
- Stan Kenton
- Dave King – 2012, I'll Be Ringing You
- Lisa Kirk – 1953
- k.d. lang -1990 on Red Hot + Blue
- Mario Lanza
- Steve Lawrence
- Peggy Lee – 1958
- Liane & The Boheme Bar Trio – 1959
- Guy Lombardo's Orchestra (recorded January 24, 1949; released by Decca Records as catalog number 24572, with the flip side “Here I'll Stay”[5])
- Julie London – 1965
- Joe Loss and His Orchestra. Recorded in London on January 29, 1950. It was released by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number BD 6088
- Lulu – 1965
- Patti LuPone – 2005
- Gordon MacRae – 1949; released by Capitol Records as catalog number 1684, with the flip side “Ramona”[10]
- Sue Matthews – 1993
- Marin Mazzie & Brian Stokes Mitchell (Broadway Revival) – 1999
- Nichola McAuliffe & Paul Jones (London Revival) – 1987
- Robert Merrill & Roberta Peters
- Vaughn Monroe (released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-4171, with the flip side “I Concentrate on You”[11])
- Diana Montague & Thomas Allen – 1993
- Patricia Morison & Alfred Drake (Broadway Production) – 1948
- Patricia Morison & Alfred Drake (TV Production) – 1958
- Patricia Morison & Alfred Drake – 1959
- Patricia Morison & Bill Johnson (London Production) – 1951
- Joan Morris – 1988
- Mika Ohashi – 1988
- Georg Ots
- Patti Page – 1949; released by Mercury Records as catalog number 5230, with the flip side “Where's That Man?”[2]
- Johnny Prophet – 1963
- Tito Puente – 1960
- John Raitt
- Patricia Routledge & David Holliday – 1967
- Diane Schuur – 2005
- Dinah Shore (recorded December 1948; released by Columbia Records as catalog number 38399, with the flip side “Always True to You in My Fashion”[12])
- Cesare Siepi – 1958 and 1964
- Frank Sinatra & Keely Smith – 1963
- Dakota Staton – 1961
- Enzo Stuarti
- Kiri Te Kanawa – 1985
- Clare Teal – 2004 in Don't Talk 2004
- Trio Désolé featuring Lorraine Caron recorded and released on their 2013 album Sweet Surrende'
- The Tymes – 1963
- Jerry Vale – 1966
- Marlene VerPlanck
- Dinah Washington
- Julie Wilson
- Will Wright
- Earl Wrightson – 1962
- Rachel York & Brent Barrett (London Revival) – 2002
- Caetano Veloso – Foreign Sound (2004)
- Leslie Uggams – So In Love! (1963)
- Joe Ascione – "Movin' Up!" (2008)
References
- 1 2 3 4 Gardner, Edward Foote (2000). Popular Songs of the 20th Century: Chart Detail & Encyclopedia, 1900–1949. St. Paul, Minnesota: Paragon House. ISBN 1-55778-789-1.
- 1 2 Mercury Records in the 5000 to 5497 series
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940–1955. Record Research.
- ↑ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- 1 2 Decca Records in the 24500 to 24999 series
- 1 2 RCA Victor Records in the 20-3000 to 20–3499 series
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-13. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- ↑ MGM Records in the 30500 to 30887 series
- ↑ MGM Records in the 10000 to 10499 series
- ↑ Capitol Records in the 1500 to 1999 series
- ↑ RCA Victor Records in the 20-4000 to 20–4499 series
- ↑ Columbia Records in the 38000 to 38499 series
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