The Things We Did Last Summer
"The Things We Did Last Summer" is a popular song from 1946. The words were written by Sammy Cahn, with the composition by Jule Styne. The most well known version is the 1946 Top ten hit by Jo Stafford. Versions by Frank Sinatra and by Vaughn Monroe also charted that year. Shelley Fabares had a hit cover in 1962 on the pop chart. Several recordings have been made, including versions by Frank Sinatra, Vaughn Monroe, and Dean Martin who recorded different versions for his 1959 and 1966 Christmas LPs.
Jo Stafford version
"The Things We Did Last Summer" | ||||
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Single by Jo Stafford | ||||
Released | 1946 | |||
Format | 10" 78 rpm singles | |||
Recorded | 1946 | |||
Genre | Traditional Pop | |||
Length | 3:02 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne | |||
Jo Stafford singles chronology | ||||
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"The Things We Did Last Summer" was recorded by Jo Stafford, in a single released in 1946 on the Capitol Records label. Stafford's version of the song was a successful hit, peaking at number 10 on the Billboard chart in the United States.[1] Her recording of the song was conducted and arranged by Paul Weston and his Orchestra.
Chart performance
Chart (1946) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard | 10 |
Shelley Fabares version
"The Things We Did Last Summer" | ||||
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Single by Shelley Fabares | ||||
from the album The Things We Did Last Summer | ||||
B-side | "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" | |||
Released | August 1962 | |||
Format | 7" single | |||
Recorded | 1962 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:27 | |||
Label | Colpix | |||
Songwriter(s) | Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne | |||
Producer(s) | Stu Phillips | |||
Shelley Fabares singles chronology | ||||
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Shelley Fabares recorded the song in a single released in August 1962 on the Colpix label. It was the second single taken from her second album The Things We Did Last Summer. It was produced and arranged by Stu Phillips.
Reception
"The Things We Did Last Summer" charted at number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[2]
Track listing
- "The Things We Did Last Summer" - 2:27
- "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" - 2:05
Chart performance
Chart (1962) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 46[3] |
Other versions
- Toshiko Akiyoshi - Toshiko Akiyoshi at Maybeck (1994)
- The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys
- Bing Crosby - recorded August 1, 1946 with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra.[4]
- Vic Damone - included in the album This Game of Love (1959)
- Michael Feinstein - included in the album Michael Feinstein Sings the Jule Styne Songbook (1991).
- A Fine Frenzy - His Songs, Our Way (2009)[5]
- Eydie Gormé - for her album Love Is a Season (1958).[6]
- Ramon Jacinto - Romancing RJ (2016)
- Various Artists - The Jazz We Heard Last Summer (Savoy 1957)
- Beverly Kenney - Snuggled On Your Shoulder reissued in 2008
- The Four Lads - On the Sunny Side (1956)
- The Lettermen - Complete Hits (2006)
- Dean Martin - A Winter Romance (1959) and The Dean Martin Christmas Album (1966)
- Fats Navarro - Jazz at the Philharmonic, Carnegie Hall (1949)[7]
- Jackie Paris - That Paris Mood (1954)
- Freddie Redd - Piano: East / West (Prestige, recorded 1955)
- Bennie Green - Walking Down (Prestige 1956)
- Richard "Groove" Holmes - Soul Message - ballad track - (Prestige 1965)
- George Shearing & Nancy Wilson - The Swingin's Mutual! (1961)
- Frank Sinatra - recorded on July 24, 1946 for Columbia Records.[8]
- Carmen McRae & Sammy Davis Jr. - Boy Meets Girl (Sammy Davis Jr. and Carmen McRae album) (1957)
- Helen Merrill - Merrill at Midnight (1957)
- Dick Farney - "Noite" (1981)
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, Inc. p. 406. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 (10th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 234. ISBN 0-89820-155-1.
- ↑ AllMusic
- ↑ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
- ↑ Harris, Chris (July 7, 2009). "Maroon 5 Hit The Studio for New LP, Take On Sinatra for iTunes". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
- ↑ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
- ↑ Amazon.com
- ↑ "Frank Sinatra Discography". jazzdiscography.com. Retrieved September 11, 2017.