The Man I Love (song)

"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]

"The Man I Love"
Song
Published1927
Composer(s)George Gershwin
Lyricist(s)Ira Gershwin

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]

Other versions

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
  1. "Jazz Standards". jazzstandards.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 546. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  3. An American in Paris (2015 Broadway) - song list
  4. Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. pp. 256–257. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
  5. "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com/. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  6. "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
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  8. "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
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