Someone to Light Up My Life

"Someone to Light Up My Life" (Portuguese: "Se Todos Fossem Iguais A Você", "If Everyone Was Like You") is a song composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim, with lyrics by Vinicius de Moraes. It was written for the play Orfeu da Conceição (1956). English lyrics were added by Gene Lees.

Notable Recordings

Elizete Cardoso - Noturno (1957)
Sylvia Telles - Caricia (1957)
Charlie Byrd - Brazilian Byrd (1965)
Antônio Carlos Jobim - A Certain Mr. Jobim (1967) and Terra Brasilis (1980)
Frank Sinatra and Antônio Carlos Jobim – Sinatra & Company (rec. 1969, released 1971)^[1]
Vinicius de Moraes - En La Fusa con Maria Creuza y Toquinho (1970)
Tony Bennett - The Good Things in Life (1972)
Dick Farney - Noite (1981)
Kenny Burrell - Groovin' High (1984)
Mark Murphy - Brazil Songs (1984)
Gal Costa - Gal Costa Canta Tom Jobim ao Vivo (1999)
Sylvia Syms - Syms by Sinatra (1982) (Arranged by Don Costa and conducted by Frank Sinatra)

References

↑ Ariza, Adonay (2006). Electronic Samba. Annablume. p. 179. ISBN 978-85-7419-603-9. Retrieved 2008-10-03.

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[1] Ariza, Adonay (2006). Electronic Samba. Annablume. p. 179. ISBN 978-85-7419-603-9. Retrieved 2008-10-03.

Antônio Carlos Jobim
Studio albums	The Composer of Desafinado, Plays (1963) The Wonderful World of Antonio Carlos Jobim (1965) A Certain Mr. Jobim (1967) Wave (1967) Tide (1970) Stone Flower (1970) Jobim (1973) Urubu (1976) Terra Brasilis (1980) Antonio Brasileiro (1995)
Live albums	Jazzvisions (1986)
Compilations	Sinatra–Jobim Sessions (1979)
Soundtracks	Lost Highway (1997)
Collaborations	Getz/Gilberto (1963, Stan Getz) Jazz Samba Encore! (1963, Stan Getz and Luiz Bonfá) Getz/Gilberto Vol. 2 (1963, Stan Getz) Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim (1967, Frank Sinatra) Sinatra & Company (1971, Frank Sinatra) Elis & Tom (1974, Elis Regina) "Fly Me to the Moon" (1994, Frank Sinatra)
Compositions	"Água de Beber" (Drinking-Water) "Waters of March" "Chega de Saudade" (No More Blues) "Corcovado" (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars) "Desafinado" (Slightly Out of Tune) "Dindi" "The Girl from Ipanema" "How Insensitive" "Inútil Paisagem" (If You Never Come to Me) "Meditation" "One Note Samba" "Someone to Light Up My Life" "Wave"
As contributor	Canção do Amor Demais (1958, Elizete Cardoso) Chega de Saudade (1959, João Gilberto) Do the Bossa Nova with Herbie Mann, Latin Fever (1962, Herbie Mann) The Swinger from Rio (1965, Sérgio Mendes) Love, Strings and Jobim (1966, various) Abandoned Garden (1995, Michael Franks)