Where Are You? (1937 song)
"Where Are You?" is a popular song composed by Jimmy McHugh, with lyrics by Harold Adamson. The song was written for the 1937 film Top of the Town and was originally performed by Gertrude Niesen.[1] Niesen also made a commercial recording of the song for Brunswick Records and this was popular.[2]
"Where Are You?" has been recorded by many performers.
Notable versions
[edit]- Mildred Bailey - very popular in 1937[3] – this version is a crucial piece of music in Love Streams, a 1984 American film by John Cassavetes
- Adelaide Hall's recording of the song reached #28 in the U.K. singles chart in December 1941.
- Arthur Tracy Decca F. 6465 (1937).[4]
- Connee Boswell - recorded February 15, 1937 for Decca Records (catalog No. 1160).[5]
- The Hi-Lo's – Listen! (1954).[6]
- Chris Connor – Chris Connor (1956)[7]
- Vera Lynn - for her album If I Am Dreaming (1956).[8]
- Patti Page - Page 3 - A Collection of Her Most Famous Songs (1957).[9]
- Frank Sinatra – Where Are You? (1957)[10]
- Ben Webster – Soulville (1957)[11]
- Kenny Dorham – This Is the Moment! (1958)[12]
- Jaye P. Morgan - Just You, Just Me (1958).[13]
- Johnny Mathis - Faithfully (1959)[14]
- Shirley Bassey - Shirley Bassey (1961)[15]
- Dexter Gordon – Go (1962)[16]
- Sonny Rollins – The Bridge (1962)[17]
- Dinah Washington – Dinah '62 (1962).[18]
- Aretha Franklin – Laughing on the Outside (1963)[19]
- Bill Henderson with the Oscar Peterson Trio – Bill Henderson with the Oscar Peterson Trio (1963)[20]
- Brenda Lee – ..."Let Me Sing" (1963)[21]
- Julie London – Love on the Rocks (1963)[22]
- Vikki Carr Discovery! Miss Vikki Carr (1964).[23]
- Arthur Prysock – Arthur Prysock and Count Basie (1965)
- Ella Fitzgerald – 30 by Ella (1968)[24]
- Mal Waldron – Where Are You? (1989)[25]
- Vic Damone - Signature Collection Vol.1 (2000)
- Kurt Elling – Nightmoves (2007)[26]
- Bob Dylan – Shadows in the Night (2015)[27]
- Ahmad Jamal - Chicago Revisited: Live at Joe Segal's Jazz Showcase (1992)[28]
References
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