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 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
[edit]- 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)
- Duke Ellington - Up in Duke's Workshop (1979)
- Jackie Davis - Hammond Gone Cha-Cha (1959) (rereleased on Ultra Lounge/Organs in Orbit) (1996)
- Don Fagerquist - I Had the Craziest Dream (1955); Portrait of a Great Jazz Artist (1957)
- Firehouse Five Plus Two - Plays for Lovers (1956)
- The Four Freshmen - 4 Freshmen and 5 Trombones (1955)[5]
- Harry James
- Vic Damone - Vocals by Vic Damone (1952)[8]
- George Shearing - Jazz Masters 57 (1953)
- Paul Anka - Swings for Young Lovers (1960)[9]
- Frank Sinatra - Sinatra and Swingin' Brass (1962)
- Jo Jones - Smiles (1969)
- Michael Holliday - Mike (1962)[10]
- The Platters - Song for the Lonely (1962)[11]
- Mel Tormé- An Evening at Charlie's (1983)
- Kenny Rogers - Timepiece (1994)
- Michael Feinstein - Such Sweet Sorrow (1995)
- Charlie Ventura - Bop for the People (2002)
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "The Four Freshmen - Four Freshmen and 5 Trombones". Discogs. 1955.
- ^ "Harry James and His New Jazz Band, Vol. 2". AllMusic. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ^ "The Great Harry James Octet – Swingin' N' Sweet". Discogs. 1978. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. 1962. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. 1962. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
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