Someone Turned The Moon Upside Down

PROFILE
Songwriter	K.C. Rogan
Year Written	1953
About Someone Turned The Moon Upside Down
This song was based on a composition by Franz Liszt. It is rumored that K.C. Rogan is a pseudonym for the lyricist Johnny Burke, though no documentation of this has been found in the research for this site. However, some songs attributed to Rogan were published by Burke and Van Heusen in the 1950s.

Lyrics

Someone turned the moon upside down
It’s shining on the wrong side of town
And what can I do
Your with someone new
I wish the moon were right side up
Oh how I miss you

All the tales I hear round about
They nearly turn my heart inside out
I try so hard to smile, but nothing seems worthwhile
Why even sun wears a frown
Since someone turned the moon upside down

Session / Album Information

1953

“Someone Turned The Moon Upside Down” was recorded on March 17, 1953 and released that year as a single. It was arranged by Percy Faith.

Someone Turned The Moon Upside Down
Listen to Someone Turned The Moon Upside Down on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 2011

This recording released on:

1953: Columbia 78: 40004
1953: Columbia 45: 4-40004
2004: Sepia Records CD: SEPIA 1028 — The Young Tony Bennett
2007: Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony
2011: Disc #5 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK5) The Columbia Singles, Volume 3

Rags To Riches

PROFILE
Composer	Richard Adler
Lyricist	Jerry Ross
Year Written	1953
About Rags To Riches
When Tony Bennett first heard “Rags to Riches,” he hated the song and was forced by Mitch Miller to record it. With a very nice arrangement by Percy Faith, the recording was huge hit for Bennett and earned him a gold record. Thankfully, Bennett grew to enjoy singing the song. Martin Scorcese used the 1953 recording in the opening of Goodfellas, which helped find a new audience for this song.

Lyrics

I know I’d go from rags to riches
If you would only say you care
And though my pocket may be empty
I’d be a millionaire

My clothes may still be torn and tattered
But in my heart I’d be a king
Your love is all that ever mattered
It’s everything

So open your arms and you’ll open the door
To every treasure that I’m hoping for
Hold me and kiss me and tell me you’re mine evermore

Must I forever be a begger
Whose golden dreams will not come true
Or will I go from rags to riches
My fate is up to you

Session / Album Information

1953

“Rags to Riches” was recorded on March 17, 1953; it was released as a single the same year. It was arranged by Percy Faith.

Rags to Riches
Listen to Rags to Riches on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 2011

This recording released on:

1953: Columbia 78: 40048
1953: Columbia 45: 4-40048
1955: Columbia LP 12″: CL 688 — Music for Baby-Sitters
1958: Columbia LP 12″: CS 8652 — Tony’s Greatest Hits
1958: Columbia LP 12″ (Mono): CL 1229 — Greatest Hits
1966: CBS LP 12″: DP 66010 — A String Of Tony’s Hits (UK)
1970: Columbia LP 12″: C 30240 — Sings His All-Time Hall Of Fame Hits
1972: CBS LP 12″: CBS 68200 — All-Time Greatest Hits [UK]
1972: Columbia LP 12″: KG 31494 — All-Time Greatest Hits
1986: Columbia CD: — 16 Most Requested Songs
1986: CBS/Sony CD: 32DP-558 — 16 Most Requested Songs [Japan]
1989: BMG CD: TCD-120 — Your Hit Parade – 1953
1990: Columbia/Legacy CD: CK-40215 — 16 Most Requested Songs
1990: Columbia/Legacy CD: 40215 — 16 Most Requested Songs
1990: Columbia CD: 40215 — 16 Most Requested Songs
1991: Columbia CD: C4K 46843 — Forty Years – The Artistry Of Tony Bennett
1992: Sony Mid-Price CD: 4724182 — 16 Most Requested Songs
1993: CBS/Sony CD: SRCS-6641 — Forty Years: The Artistry Of Tony Bennett
1997: Columbia CD: CK 65405 — Sings His All-Time Hall of Fame Hits
1997: Columbia CD: CK 65316 — All-Time Greatest Hits
1999: Sony International CD: 91207 — The Essential Tony Bennett: A Retrospective
1999: Columbia/Legacy CD: CK 63570 — The Ultimate Tony Bennett
2000: Columbia/Legacy CD: CK 63570 — The Ultimate Tony Bennett
2000: Blue Jackel CD: 8427328030137 — Blue Velvet and Other Early Hits
2000: Sony Music CD: 63570 — The Ultimate Tony Bennett
2001: Blue Moon CD: BMCD 8001 — Blue Velvet and Other Early Hits [Spain]
2001: Sony Music CD: SRCS-9093 — 16 Most Requested Songs
2002: Columbia/Legacy CD: 86634 — The Essential Tony Bennett
2004: Solo CD: 1214 — Blue Velvet And Other Early Hits
2004: Columbia/Legacy CD: C5K 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett
2004: Blue Moon CD: BMCD 3013 — Blue Velvet And Other Early Hits [Spain]
2005: Sony Music CD: 4721952 — 16 Most Requested Songs
2005: ASV/Living Era CD: 5512 — Take My Hand…
2006: RPM/Columbia/Legacy CD: 84786 — Tony Bennett’s Greatest Hits Of The ’50s
2006: Naxos Nostalgia CD: 8120803 — While We’re Young: Original Recordings 1950-1955
2008: Impact CD: 11105 — Purely
2008: Columbia/RPM/Legacy CD: 731397 — The Essential Tony Bennett [Limited Edition 3.0]
2011: Disc #4 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK4) The Columbia Singles, Volume 2

1962-1

“Rags to Riches” was recorded live at Tony Bennett’s concert at Carnegie Hall on June 9, 1962 and was initially released in 1962 on the album Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall. Ralph Sharon arranged the song.

Rags To Riches - Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - June 1962
Listen to Rags To Riches - Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - June 1962 on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett, Ralph Sharon & His Orchestra · 1962

This recording released on:

1962: CBS LP 12″: BPG62116 — At Carnegie Hall – Part 2 (UK)
1962: Columbia LP 12″: C2L 23 — Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall
1962: Columbia LP 12″: C2S 823 — Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall
1993: Sony Music Special Products CD: 15056 — Tony Bennett Sings for You
1995: Sony Music CD: WK 75012 — Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall
1997: Columbia CD: C2K 64609 — At Carnegie Hall June 9, 1962: Complete Concert
2011: Disc #25 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK24) Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall

1962-2

“Rags to Riches” was recorded on August 28, 1962 and released in 2013 on the album Bennett/Brubeck: The White House Sessions Live 1962.

Rags To Riches - Live at the Washington Monument, Washington, D.C. - August 1962
Listen to Rags To Riches - Live at the Washington Monument, Washington, D.C. - August 1962 on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 2013

This recording released on:

2013: Bennett/Brubeck: The White House Sessions Live 1962 (88883718042)

1964

“Rags To Riches” was recorded on April 8, 1964 and released in 2011 on Tony Bennett Live at the Sahara: From This Moment On, as part of the 2011 Complete Collection. This is a parody version by Ralph Sharon.

Parody: Rags To Riches - Live at the Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, NV - April 1964
Listen to Parody: Rags To Riches - Live at the Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, NV - April 1964 on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1964

This recording released on:

2011: Disc #74 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK72) Tony Bennett Live at the Sahara: From This Moment On

1994

“Rags To Riches” was recorded and televised live on April 12, 1994 on MTV. The MTV Unplugged album was released in June of that year. The songs from the televised concert were arranged by Tony Bennett and the Ralph Sharon Trio.

Rags To Riches - Live Version
Listen to Rags To Riches - Live Version on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1994

This recording released on:

1993: Columbia CD: CK 66214 — MTV Unplugged
2011: Discs #60/61 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK59) MTV Unplugged

2006

“Rags to Riches” was recorded was recorded on February 9, 2006 with Elton John and was released that same year on Duets: An American Classic. It was arranged by Jorge Calandrelli.

Rags to Riches (with Elton John)
Listen to Rags to Riches (with Elton John) on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett, Elton John · 2006

This recording released on:

2006: RPM Records/Columbia CD: 82876809792 — Duets: An American Classic
2006: RPM Records/Columbia CD: 82876887352 — Duets: An American Classic [Target Stores]
2006: Sony BMG CD: 828768858721 — Duets: An American Classic [Australia]
2006: Sony BMG CD: 82876885862 — Duets: An American Classic [UK, Singapore]
2011: Disc #70 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK68) Duets: An American Classic

2012

“Rags to Riches” was recorded in 2012 with Romeo Santos and released on Viva Duets.

Rags to Riches (with Romeo Santos)
Listen to Rags to Riches (with Romeo Santos) on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett, Romeo Santos · 2012

This recording released on:

2012: RPM Records/Columbia CD: 88725473102 – Viva Duets
2012: RPM Records/Columbia CD: 88765400972 – Viva Duets (Target Release)
2012: RPM Records/Columbia CD: 88765402412 – Viva Duets (Deluxe edition)

My Heart Won’t Say Goodbye

PROFILE
Composer	Sigmund Romberg
Lyricist	Leo Robin
Year Written	1953
About My Heart Won’t Say Goodbye
“My Heart Won’t Say Goodbye” was written for the 1954 Broadway musical The Girl In Pink Tights by Sigmund Romberg and Leo Robin. Romberg is best known for his work on operettas, though he did write a fair bit of more contemporary American music for Broadway musicals and was quite active as a film composer as well. Leo Robin was a noted Broadway lyricist, whose credits also include Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Lorelei.

Lyrics

My heart won’t say goodbye
Won’t say goodbye to you
We think a dream fell through
But a heart doesn’t think as we do

Though we might say goodbye
No phrases of farewell
Could free me from your spell
And so, if you go, love it’s your love unknown
And come what may, my heart won’t say goodbye

And so, if you go, love it’s your love unknown
And come what may, my heart won’t say goodbye
Love, if we part my hopeful heart
Will sigh but it won’t say goodbye

Session / Album Information

1953

“My Heart Won’t Say Goodbye” was recorded on December 27, 1953 and released the following year as a single.

My Heart Won"t Say Goodbye
Listen to My Heart Won"t Say Goodbye on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 2011

This recording released on:

1954: Columbia 78: 40169
1954: Columbia 45: 4-40169
1959: Columbia LP 12″ (Mono): CL 1292 — Blue Velvet
1994: Columbia House Music Collection CD: C22 8430 — The Great American Composers: Leo Robin
2005: ASV/Living Era CD: 5512 — Take My Hand…
2007: Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony
2011: Disc #5 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK5) The Columbia Singles, Volume 3

The Man That Got Away

PROFILE
Composer	Harold Arlen
Lyricist	Ira Gershwin
Year Written	1953
About The Man That Got Away
“The Man That Got Away” was written for Judy Garland for the 1954 version of A Star Is Born, with James Mason. Her performance of the song is legendary in film history, with 27 takes in three days, three separate sessions, and two different directors. The filmed scene is brilliant and made the song a huge hit for Garland, who sang it in most of her concerts.

Lyrics

The night is bitter,
The stars have lost their glitter;
The winds grow colder
And suddenly you’re older
And all because of the man that got away.

No more his eager call,
The writing’s on the wall;
The dreams you dreamed have all
Gone astray.

The man that won you
Has gone off and undone you.
That great beginning
Has seen the final inning.
Don’t know what happened. It’s all a crazy game!

No more that all-time thrill,
For you’ve been through the mill
And never a new love will
Be the same.

Good riddance, good-bye!
Ev’ry trick of his you’re on to.
But, fools will be fools
And where’s he gone to?

The road gets rougher,
It’s lonelier and tougher.
With hope you burn up
Tomorrow he may turn up.
There’s just no letup the live-long night and day!

Ever since this world began
There is nothing sadder than
A one-man woman looking for
The man that got away
The man that got away.

Session / Album Information

1959

The Man That Got Away was recorded on October 28, 1959 and released in 1961 on the album Tony Sings For Two. It was arranged by Ralph Sharon.

The Man That Got Away
Listen to The Man That Got Away on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1961

This recording released on:

1961: Columbia LP 12″: CS 8242 — Tony Sings For Two
1961: Columbia LP 12″ (Mono): CL 1446 — Tony Sings For Two
1961: Philips LP 12″ (Mono): BBL 7479 — Tony Sings For Two
1991: Columbia CD: C4K 46843 — Forty Years – The Artistry Of Tony Bennett
1993: CBS/Sony CD: SRCS-6641 — Forty Years: The Artistry Of Tony Bennett
1995: Sony Music CD: SMSP A 8242 — Tony Sings For Two
2004: Columbia/Legacy CD: C5K 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett
2006: RPM/Columbia/Legacy CD: 82876 87234 — Tony Sings For Two
2011: Disc #19 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK19) Tony Sings For Two

I Left My Heart in San Francisco

PROFILE
Composer	George Cory
Lyricist	Douglass Cross
Year Written	1953
About I Left My Heart in San Francisco
This song is, of course, Tony Bennett’s signature song. It actually became that quite by accident. As Bennett’s musical director, songwriters were constantly giving Ralph Sharon copies of their songs. Cross and Cory had done that and Sharon had stuck the song in a drawer and forgotten all about it. In 1961, he and Bennett were heading out on tour, which included a stop in San Francisco at The Venetian Room at the Fairmont Hotel on Nob Hill. Sharon came across the music and thought it might be a nice local number for the San Francisco audience. After a performance in Hot Springs, Arkansas, they found a piano and started to work on the song a bit. An early fan was the bartender, who said that he’d buy the first copy if they ever decided to record it. Of course, I Left My Heart in San Francisco was a huge hit at the performance and in January, 1962, Bennett recorded it and released it on a 45 RPM record on the B-side to Once Upon a Time. But gradually, I Left My Heart in San Francisco started getting all the airplay and it became a major hit for Bennett, winning him his first Grammy Award. It is his signature song and is beloved by all of his fans.

Lyrics

The loveliness of Paris seems somehow sadly gay
The glory that was Rome is of another day
I’ve been terribly alone and forgotten in Manhattan
I’m going home to my city by the Bay

I left my heart in San Francisco
High on a hill, it calls to me
To be where little cable cars climb halfway to the stars
The morning fog may chill the air, I don’t care

My love waits there in San Francisco
Above the blue and windy sea
When I come home to you, San Francisco
Your golden sun will shine for me

Session / Album Information

1962-1

“I Left My Heart in San Francisco” was recorded on January 23, 1962 and released in 1962 on the album I Left My Heart in San Francisco. It was arranged by Marty Manning.

(I Left My Heart) In San Francisco
Listen to (I Left My Heart) In San Francisco on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1962

This recording released on:

1962: CBS 45: AAG 121
1962: Columbia 45: 13-33062
1962: Columbia 45: 4-42332
1962: Columbia LP 12″: CS 8669 — I Left My Heart In San Francisco
1962: Columbia LP 12″ (Mono): CL 1869 — I Left My Heart In San Francisco
1962: CBS LP 12″: SBPG 62201 — I Left My Heart In San Francisco [UK]
2011: Disc #23 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK23) I Left My Heart in San Francisco

This recording of “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” has been included in 56 albums and single releases. Please refer to I Left My Heart in San Francisco – Additional Releases for additional release information.

1962-2

“I Left My Heart in San Francisco” was recorded live at Tony Bennett’s concert at Carnegie Hall on June 9, 1962 and was initially released in 1962 on the album Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall. Ralph Sharon arranged the song.

(I Left My Heart) In San Francisco (with Ralph Sharon & his Orchestra) - Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - June 1962
Listen to (I Left My Heart) In San Francisco (with Ralph Sharon & his Orchestra) - Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - June 1962 on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett, Ralph Sharon & His Orchestra · 1962

This recording released on:

1962: CBS LP 12″: BPG62116 — At Carnegie Hall – Part 1 (UK)
1962: Columbia LP 12″: CS 8705 — At Carnegie Hall – vol.1
1962: Columbia LP 12″: C2L 23 — Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall
1962: Columbia LP 12″: C2S 823 — Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall
1993: Sony Music Special Products CD: 15056 — Tony Bennett Sings for You
1995: Sony Music CD: WK 75012 — Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall
1997: Columbia CD: C2K 64609 — At Carnegie Hall June 9, 1962: Complete Concert
2011: Disc #25 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK24) Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall

1962-3

“I Left My Heart in San Francisco” was recorded on August 28, 1962 and released in 2013 on the album Bennett/Brubeck: The White House Sessions Live 1962.

I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Live at the Washington Monument, Washington, D.C. - August 1962
Listen to I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Live at the Washington Monument, Washington, D.C. - August 1962 on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 2013

This recording released on:

2013: Bennett/Brubeck: The White House Sessions Live 1962 (88883718042)

1963

“I Left My Heart in San Francisco” was recorded on July 30, 1963 with Judy Garland and was released in 2006 on Duets: An American Classic.

I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Live
Listen to I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Live on Spotify. Song · Judy Garland · 2009

This recording released on:

2006: RPM Records/Columbia CD: 82876887352 — Duets: An American Classic [Target Stores]
2007: Savoy: Romance (Judy Garland: Music From Her Celebrated TV Series
2011: RPM Records/Columbia CD — Duets II

1964-1

“I Left My Heart in San Francisco” was recorded on April 8, 1964 and released in 2011 on Tony Bennett Live at the Sahara: From This Moment On, as part of the 2011 Complete Collection. It was arranged by Ralph Sharon.

I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Live at the Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, NV - April 1964
Listen to I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Live at the Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, NV - April 1964 on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1964

This recording released on:

2011: Disc #74 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK72) Tony Bennett Live at the Sahara: From This Moment On

1964-2

“I Left My Heart in San Francisco (reprise)” was recorded on April 8, 1964 and released in 2011 on Tony Bennett Live at the Sahara: From This Moment On, as part of the 2011 Complete Collection. It was arranged by Ralph Sharon.

I Left My Heart In San Francisco (reprise) - Live at the Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, NV - April 1964
Listen to I Left My Heart In San Francisco (reprise) - Live at the Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, NV - April 1964 on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1964

This recording released on:

2011: Disc #74 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK72) Tony Bennett Live at the Sahara: From This Moment On

1971

“I Left My Heart In San Francisco” was recorded on January 31, 1971 and released that year on the album Get Happy with The London Philharmonic Orchestra. It was arranged by Marty Manning.

“I Left My Heart in San Francisco” was used in three different medleys in this concert.

The first medley was sung with “I Want To Be Happy”

I Left My Heart In San Francisco/I Want To Be Happy - Live at the Royal Albert Hall, London, England - January 1971
Listen to I Left My Heart In San Francisco/I Want To Be Happy - Live at the Royal Albert Hall, London, England - January 1971 on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1971

The second medley was sung with “I Wanna Be Around.”

I Left My Heart In San Francisco/I Wanna Be Around - Live at the Royal Albert Hall, London, England - January 1971
Listen to I Left My Heart In San Francisco/I Wanna Be Around - Live at the Royal Albert Hall, London, England - January 1971 on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1971

The third medley was sung with “I’ll Begin Again.”

I"ll Begin Again/I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Live at the Royal Albert Hall, London, England - January 1971
Listen to I"ll Begin Again/I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Live at the Royal Albert Hall, London, England - January 1971 on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1971

This recording released on:

1971: Columbia LP 12″: C 30953 — Get Happy with The London Philharmonic Orchestra
2011: Disc #42 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK41) Get Happy with The London Philharmonic Orchestra

1977

“I Left My Heart In San Francisco” was recorded in May, 1977 and released that year on Tony Bennett/The McPartlands and Friends Make Magnificent Music.

I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Live
Listen to I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Live on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 2004

This recording released on:

1977: Improv IMP-7123:Tony Bennett/The McPartlands and Friends Make Magnificent Music
2004: Concord CD: CCD4-2255 — The Complete Improv Recordings
2011: Concord CRE-32955-02 – The Best of the Improv Recordings
2011: Disc #54 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK53) Tony Bennett/The McPartlands and Friends Make Magnificent Music

1994

“I Left My Heart In San Francisco” was recorded and televised live on April 12, 1994 on MTV. The MTV Unplugged album was released in June of that year. The songs from the televised concert were arranged by Tony Bennett and the Ralph Sharon Trio.

I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Live Version
Listen to I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Live Version on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1994

This recording released on:

1993: Columbia CD: CK 66214 — MTV Unplugged
2011: Discs #60/61 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK59) MTV Unplugged

2006

“I Left My Heart In San Francisco” was recorded in 2006 with Bill Charlap on piano and was released in 2006 on Duets: An American Classic. It was arranged by Jorge Calandrelli.

I Left My Heart in San Francisco
Listen to I Left My Heart in San Francisco on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 2006

This recording released on:

2006: RPM Records/Columbia CD: 82876809792 — Duets: An American Classic
2006: RPM Records/Columbia CD: 82876887352 — Duets: An American Classic [Target Stores]
2006: Sony BMG CD: 828768858721 — Duets: An American Classic [Australia]
2006: Sony BMG CD: 82876885862 — Duets: An American Classic [UK, Singapore]
2011: Disc #70 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK68) Duets: An American Classic

2016

“I Left My Heart In San Francisco” was recorded on September 15, 2016, live at the Radio City Music Hall and was released that year on Tony Bennett Celebrates 90.

I Left My Heart in San Francisco
Listen to I Left My Heart in San Francisco on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 2016

This recording released on:

2016: Columbia/Sony/RPM CD, LP: 88985 39248 2 — Tony Bennett Celebrates 90