Lover (Rodgers and Hart song)

"Lover"
"Lover"
Song
Released	1932
Genre	Pop
Composer(s)	Richard Rodgers
Lyricist(s)	Lorenz Hart

"Lover" is a popular song composed by Richard Rodgers with lyrics by Lorenz Hart. It was sung in the movie Love Me Tonight (1932) by Jeanette MacDonald.^[1]

Popular recordings in 1933 were by Paul Whiteman^[1] and His Orchestra (vocal by Jack Fulton), Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians, and Greta Keller.^[2]

Other notable recordings

Stan Kenton – with Kai Winding (1940)^[1]
Gene Krupa – 1945^[1]
Harry James – released three live recordings of the song from the 1940s and 50s
Les Paul – The New Sound (Capitol, 1950)^[1]
Frank Sinatra – Sing and Dance with Frank Sinatra (1950) and Come Swing with Me! (1961)
Peggy Lee – Lover (1952)^[1] and in the movie The Jazz Singer (1952)
Charlie Parker – Big Band (1952)
Yvette Giraud – French-language of the song (lyrics by Henri Contet), under the title "Partout Toi", was a hit in 1954
Dave Brubeck – Jazz: Red Hot and Cool (1955)^[1]
Sonny Stitt – Sonny Stitt Plays Arrangements from the Pen of Quincy Jones (1955)
Johnny Dorelli - Songo Americano (1955)
Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Song Book (1956)
Max Roach – Jazz in 3/4 Time (1957)^[1]
Gerry Mulligan - Paul Desmond Quartet – Gerry Mulligan - Paul Desmond Quartet - bonus track (1957)
Anita O'Day – Anita O'Day and Billy May Swing Rodgers and Hart (1960)^[3]
Cliff Richard – Listen to Cliff! (1961)
Joni James – I'm Your Girl (1962)
Brenda Lee – All Alone Am I(1963)
John Coltrane – The Last Trane (1965)
The Supremes – The Supremes Sing Rodgers & Hart (1967)^[4]
Tony Bennett – Tony Bennett Sings 10 Rodgers and Hart Songs (1976)
Kenny Garrett - Introducing Kenny Garrett (1985)
Wynton Marsalis – Standard Time Vol. 2 (1990)^[1]
Bill Charlap – S Wonderful (1998)^[1]
Keely Smith – Keely Swings Basie-Style with Strings (2002)
Margaret Whiting – recorded the song for Capitol^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. pp. 242–243. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954. Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 544. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
^ "www.allmusic.com". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
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^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018.