31-01-2015

The Originals of Bob Dylans "Shadows in the Night".



1.I'm a fool to want you - Frank Sinatra (1951) Columbia


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2. The night we called a day - Johnny Long and his orchestra 15-12-1941 Decca
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A review from "Turntable Previews" Ferbuary 1942


Frank Sinatra recorded it 19-01-1942 Jo Stafford in March
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3. Stay with me - Frank Sinatra (1963) Columbia
written by Jerome Moross &  Caroly Leigh


2003 recorded byJackie Richardson



4. Autumn Leaves. Original: "Les feuilles mortes" by Cora Vaucaire (1948)
Written by  Jacques PrĂ©vert.
Recorded by: Look here
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5. Why Try to Change Me Now - Cy Coleman 1950 on Album with the same name
 written by Cy Coleman and Joseph Allan McCarthy



This is not the original song. This video is from 1957.

Covered by Fiona Apple 2009, Nancy Wilson 1968, Sammy Davis Jr. (with the Count Basie Orchestra) 1965 and many others. 

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6.  Some Enchanted Evening - Ezio Pinza (1949) Columbia)
 Written by Rodgers ans Hammerstein



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7. Full Moon and Empty Arms - Ray Noble and his Orchestra (1945)  Columbia
written by Buddy Kaye / Ted Mossman - based on Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2.






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8. Where Are You - Gertrude Niesen (1937) Brunswick
Written by Jimmy McHugh and Harold Adamson  The song was written for the 1937 film Top of the Town and was originally performed by Gertrude Niesen







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9. What'll I Do - Paul Whiteman & His Orchester 1924
written by Irving Berlin 1923.


First recording with vocals by Frances Alda?  1924



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10. That Lucky Old Sun - Vaughn Monroe & his Orchestra (1949) RCA
Written by: Beasley Smith/ Haven Gillespie



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