The Man I Love (song)
"The Man I Love" | |
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Song | |
Published | 1927 |
Composer(s) | George Gershwin |
Lyricist(s) | Ira Gershwin |
"The Man I Love" is a popular standard with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by his brother Ira. Part of the 1924 score for the Gershwin government satire Lady, Be Good as "The Girl I Love", the song was deleted from the show and from both the 1927 anti-war satire Strike Up the Band (where it first appeared as "The Man I Love") and 1928 Ziegfeld hit Rosalie after tryouts.[1]
Popular recordings in 1928 were by Marion Harris; Sophie Tucker; Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra (vocal by Vaughn De Leath); and by Fred Rich & His Orchestra (vocal also by Vaughn De Leath).[2] As with many standards of the era, it has become more famous as an independent popular song than as one from a Broadway musical.
The song was included in the 2015 Broadway musical An American in Paris based on the six-time Academy Award-winning Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron film, An American in Paris that was released in 1951.[3]
Film and TV appearances
- About Adam (2000, Kate Hudson)
- Hero (1992)
- Hot Shots! (1991, Valeria Golino)
- Lady Sings the Blues (1972, Diana Ross)
- New York, New York (1977, Liza Minnelli, Robert De Niro dubbed on sax by Georgie Auld)
- Rhapsody in Blue (1945, performed by Hazel Scott)
- Sincerely Yours (1955, Liberace)
- The Helen Morgan Story (1958, Ann Blyth dubbed by Gogi Grant)
- The Man I Love (1947) starring Ida Lupino and Bruce Bennett in which it was performed by Ida Lupino (dubbed by Peg La Centra).
- Young Indiana Jones and the Scandal of 1920 (1993, Jennifer Stevens dubbed by Linda Ronstadt)
- Westworld (2018, Season Two)
- Young Man with a Horn (1950, Doris Day, Harry James Orchestra)
Notable recordings
- Kate Bush with Larry Adler on harmonica - on the tribute album, The Glory of Gershwin (1994)
- Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book (1959)
- Benny Goodman & His Orchestra (vocal by Helen Forrest) (1940)
- Benny Goodman Quartet - recorded for Victor Records on July 30, 1937[4]
- Eydie Gormé - Eydie Swings the Blues (1957)
- Billie Holiday - recorded for Conqueror Records on December 13, 1939,[5] and (1946)
- Lena Horne - recorded for Victor Records on December 15, 1941,[6] (1947), and Lena Horne at the Sands (1961)
- Dorothy Lamour - recorded for Bluebird Records on April 26, 1939[7]
- Julie London - Easy Does It (1968)
- Kathy Kirby - Kathy Kirby Sings Sixteen Hits from Stars & Garters (1963)
- Peggy Lee - The Man I Love (1957)
- Vera Lynn - recorded on September 9, 1943 and issued by Decca
- Anita O'Day - An Evening with Anita O'Day (1955)
- Patti Page - I've Heard That Song Before (1958)
- Diana Ross - Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
- Dinah Shore - Dinah Sings, Previn Plays (1960)
- Artie Shaw & His Orchestra - (1939), (1945), and a recording for Columbia Records in 1949[8]
- Keely Smith - Swingin' Pretty (1959)
- Barbra Streisand - Back to Broadway (1993)
- Sarah Vaughan - recorded for MGM Recordsin 1948,[9] and Sarah Vaughan Sings George Gershwin (1958)
Further reading
- Philip Furia, Ira Gershwin: The Art of the Lyricist Oxford University Press: Oxford 1996, ISBN 0-19-508299-0
- Ira Gershwin, Lyrics on Several Occasions Limelight Editions: New York City 1973.
- Ted Gioia, The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire Oxford University Press: Oxford 2012, ISBN 978-0199937394
- Alec Wilder, American Popular Song: The Great Innovators, 1900-1950 Oxford University Press: Oxford 1972, ISBN 0-19-501445-6
See also
References
- ↑ "Jazz Standards". jazzstandards.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 546. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ↑ An American in Paris (2015 Broadway) - song list
- ↑ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com/. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ↑ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ↑ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ↑ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ↑ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ↑ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.