There Will Never Be Another You Explained

There Will Never Be Another You
Type:song
Artist:Joan Merrill
Published:1942
Genre:Jazz, Swing, Pop
Composer:Harry Warren
Lyricist:Mack Gordon

"There Will Never Be Another You" is a popular song with music by Harry Warren and lyrics by Mack Gordon that was written for the Twentieth Century Fox musical Iceland (1942) starring Sonja Henie and John Payne. The songs in the film featured Joan Merrill accompanied by Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra.[1] The song was published in 1942 [2] and is considered a jazz standard. The most popular version, a 1966 Chris Montez recording, went to #4 on the Easy Listening chart and #33 on the Hot 100.[3]

Recorded versions

Release Performer Vocalist Recording date Album Label Source
1942 Joan Merrill with Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra 1942 Film Iceland [4]
1942 Teddy Powell and His Orchestra July 17, 1942
1942 Woody Herman and His Orchestra instrumental July 24, 1942 single [5]
1942 July 31, 1942 [6]
1942 Victor Silvester & His Ballroom Orchestra Instrumental 1942 [7]
1950 Lionel Hampton Quintet instrumental January 16, 1950 [8] [9]
1951 Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra Gordon JenkinsTime to Dance with Gordon Jenkins [10]
1951 Wynton Kelly Trio instrumental Piano Interpretations [11]
1954 instrumental November 28, 1952 Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio
1954 instrumental December 28, 1953 The Genius of Art Tatum #4 [12]
1954 Chet Baker February 15, 1954 Chet Baker Sings
1955 Nat King Cole August 25, 1955 Nat King Cole Sings for Two in Love
1955 1955 An Evening With Anita O'Day April 15, 1954-August 11, 1955 [13]
1956 instrumental December 15 & 16, 1955 Sonny Stitt Plays
1956 instrumental February 8, 1956 The Jazz Message of Hank Mobley [14]
1957 Stan Getz Quartet instrumental November 24, 1956 The Steamer
1957 Lou Donaldson Quintet instrumental June 9, 1957 Swing and Soul [15]
1958 instrumental January 27, 1958 Four!
1958 Lee Morgan with Curtis Fuller & Hank Mobley instrumental April 21, 1958 Monday Night at Birdland [16]
1958 Max Roach Quintet instrumental September 4, 1958 Deeds, Not Words
1959 Tony Bennett and Count Basie with His Orchestra Tony Bennett December 30, 1958 In Person!
1959 Keely Smith 1959 Swingin' Pretty
1961 instrumental December 17, 1961 A Portrait of Thelonious Columbia
1962Frank SinatraFrank SinatraSeptember 11-12, 1961Point of No ReturnCapitol
1963Joe PassInstrumentalprobably, feb. 1963The Complete Pacific Jazz Joe Pass Quartet Sessions (released 2001)Pacific Jazz Studios[17]
1965 Nancy Wilson January 1965 Gentle Is My Love Capitol [18]
1965 instrumental June 17, 1965 There Will Never Be Another You (album)
1966 Chris Montez The More I See You A&M [19]
1967Andy WilliamsAndy Williams1967Love, AndyColumbia
1967 Julie London 1966 Nice Girls Don't Stay For Breakfast
1971 instrumental 1971 Groove Grease
1987 instrumental March 24, 1986 Solid
1994 Rosemary Clooney [20] [21]
1996 Michel Petrucciani and Stéphane Grappelliinstrumental June 1995 Flamingo
2007 instrumental June 11, 1955 Live at the Confucius Restaurant 1955
2009 Brownman Electryc Trio instrumental January 2008 Juggernaut
2020 instrumental August 2021 John Scofield [22]
2023Rickie Lee JonesRickie Lee JonesApril 28, 2023Pieces of TreasureModern Recordings

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jazzbiographies.com/Biography.aspx?ID=186 Joan Merrill
  2. http://www.jazz standards.com/compositions-0/therewillneverbeanotheryou.htm "There Will Never Be Another You"
  3. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

    . Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Joel Whitburn . 2002 . Record Research . 173.

  4. http://78discography.com/BB11500.htm Bluebird Records in the 11500 to 11590 series
  5. http://78discography.com/Dec18000.htm Decca Records in the 18000 to 18499 series
  6. http://78discography.com/OK6500.htm Okeh Records in the 6500 to 6999 series
  7. https://www.shazam.com/song/202946786/there-will-never-be-another-you
  8. http://78discography.com/Dec27000.htm Decca Records in the 27000 to 27495 series
  9. Book: Gioia . Ted . The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire . 2012 . Oxford University Press . New York City . 978-0-19-993739-4 . 428.
  10. http://78discography.com/Capitol100.htm Capitol Records in the 100 to 499 series
  11. https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/1167324/versions There'll Never Be Another You by Wynton Kelly
  12. https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/590322/ There Will Never Be Another You by Art Tatum
  13. https://www.discogs.com/release/2276793-Anita-ODay-An-Evening-With-Anita-ODay
  14. https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/946762 There'll Never Be Another You by Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Ronnie Ball, Doug Watkins, Kenny Clarke
  15. https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/41045 There Will Never Be Another You by Lou Donaldson
  16. https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/671441 There Will Never Be Another You by Hank Mobley, Billy Root, Curtis Fuller, Lee Morgan, "Specs" Wright, Ray Bryant, Tommy Bryant
  17. Web site: Records . Mosaic . 2021-06-03 . Jazz Guitar: The Complete Pacific Joe Pass Quartet Sessions . 2023-11-21 . Mosaic Records - Home for Jazz fans! . en-US.
  18. Web site: Gentle Is My Love - Nancy Wilson . AllMusic . 12 November 2018.
  19. Web site: The More I See You - Chris Montez . AllMusic . 5 November 2018.
  20. http://www.rosemaryclooney.com/tvshowcd/index.htm 3/7/04 - The Rosemary Clooney: Show Songs from the Classic Television Series
  21. Web site: There Will Never Be Another You - Rosemary Clooney . AllMusic . 5 November 2018.
  22. Web site: Jurek . Thom . John Scofield: John Scofield . . 6 July 2022 . 2022.

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