Love Is Just Around the Corner
"Love Is Just Around the Corner" is a popular song with music by Lewis E. Gensler and lyrics by Leo Robin, published by Famous Music in 1934.[1]
Although it was sung by Bing Crosby in the film Here is My Heart, which was released on December 28, 1934, Cliff Edwards (AKA Ukulele Ike) released a recording on October 19 of that year on the Perfect and Banner labels.[2]
Crosby himself released the song on November 9, 1934, with Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra[3] for Decca Records, which reached No. 8 position in the US charts.[4] He recorded the song again in 1954 for his album Bing: A Musical Autobiography.
The song was also recorded in 1935 by Robert Cummings for the film Millions in the Air, released on December 12 of that year. It became a standard, recorded by other many artists over the decades.
Other recordings
- June Christy - The Uncollected June Christy, Vol II (1957), A Friendly Session, Vol. 2 (1999) with the Johnny Guarnieri Quintet
- Alma Cogan - With Love in Mind (1988)
- Billy Eckstine - Billy Eckstine's Imagination (1958)[5]
- Duke Ellington - Up in Duke's Workshop (1979)[6]
- Jackie Davis - Hammond Gone Cha-Cha (1959):(rereleased on Ultra Lounge/Organs in Orbit) (1996)
- Don Fagerquist - Portrait of a Great Jazz Artist (1957)[7]
- Dave Pell Octet featuring Don Fagerquist - I Had the Craziest Dream (1955)[8]
- Firehouse Five Plus Two - Plays for Lovers (1956)
- The Four Freshmen - 4 Freshmen and 5 Trombones (1955)
- Harry James
- Harry James and His New Jazz Band, Vol. 2 (Mr. Music MMCD 7012, 1956 [2002])[9]
- Swingin' N' Sweet (Giants of Jazz Productions GOJ LP-1009, [1978])
- Vic Damone - Vocals by Vic Damone (1952)
- George Shearing - Jazz Masters 57 (1953)
- Paul Anka - Swings for Young Lovers (1960)
- Frank Sinatra - Sinatra and Swingin' Brass (1962)[10]
- Jo Jones - Smiles (1969)[11]
- Michael Holliday - Mike (1962)
- The Platters - Song for the Lonely (1962)
- Mel Tormé- An Evening at Charlie's (1983)[12]
- Kenny Rogers - Timepiece (1994)[13]
- Michael Feinstein - Such Sweet Sorrow (1995)[14]
- Charlie Ventura - Bop for the People (2002)
References
- ^ Furia, Philip; Lasser, Michael (2006). America's Songs: The Stories Behind the Songs of Broadway, Hollywood, and Tin Pan Alley. New York (NY): Routledge. pp. 121–2. ISBN 0-415-97246-9. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
- ^ "Banner Records recording by Cliff Edwards".
- ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 105. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
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- ^ "Harry James and His New Jazz Band, Vol. 2". AllMusic. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
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