You Showed Me The Way

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PROFILE
Songwriters Ella Fitzgerald, Chick Webb, Teddy McRae, Bud Green
Year Written 1937
About You Showed Me The Way
Ella Fitzgerald co-wrote this song when she was just 18 years old and singing with Chick Webb at the Savoy Ballroom. The song eloquently describes her joy and thanks for working with Webb.

Lyrics

You showed me the way
You showed me the way
When I was someone in distress
A heart in search of happiness
You showed me the way
My sky was so grey
I never knew I’d feel a thrill
I couldn’t dream a dream until
You showed me the way

The moment you found me
The shadows around me
Just disappeared from view
The world became rosy
Each corner so cosy
Darling, all because of you
You showed me the way
And if I’ve learned that love can be a paradise
For you and me
Here’s all I can say
You showed me the way

Session / Album Information

1995

“You Showed Me The Way” was recorded in July 1995 and released that year on Here’s To The Ladies.  The song is in tribute to Ella Fitzgerald. It was arranged and conducted by Jorge Calandrelli.

You Showed Me the Way

Listen to You Showed Me the Way on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1995

This recording released on:

  • 1995: Columbia CD: CK 67349 — Here’s To The Ladies   (1995)
  • 1996: Columbia CD: SRCS-7936 — Here’s To The Ladies [Japan]
  • 2011: Disc #62 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK60) Here’s To The Ladies

With Plenty Of Money and You

With Plenty Of Money And You
PROFILE
Composer Harry Warren
Lyricist Al Dubin
Year Written 1937
About With Plenty Of Money and You
“With Plenty of Money and You” was written for the Gold Diggers of 1937, starring Dick Powell and Joan Blondell and choreographed by Busby Berkeley. Interestingly, the score for the film was to have been written by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg, but Berkeley didn’t like what they had written and brought in Warren and Dubin for this song and several other songs. Some Arlen and Harburg songs were used in the film as well.

Lyrics

Well, baby, what I couldn’t do
With plenty of money and you
In spite of the worry that money brings
Just a little filthy lucre buys a lot of things
And I could take you to places that you would like to go
But outside of that, I’ve no use for dough

It’s the root of all evil
Of strife and upheaval
But I’m certain, honey, that life would be sunny
With plenty of money and you

It’s the root of all evil
Of strife and upheaval
But I’m certain, honey, that life would be sunny
With plenty of money and you

Session / Album Information

1959

With Plenty of Money and You was recorded on January 5, 1959 and was released in 1959 on Basie/Bennett. The song was arranged by Ralph Sharon.

With Plenty of Money and You - 1990 Remix / Remaster

Listen to With Plenty of Money and You - 1990 Remix / Remaster on Spotify. Song · Count Basie, Tony Bennett, Tristan Powell · 1959

This recording also released on:

  • 1959:  Emus Records LP 12″: ES-12026 — Strike Up The Band
  • 1961:   Roulette LP 12″: R/SR-25072 — Basie Swings, Bennett Sings
  • 1961:  Roulette LP 12″: SR 25231 — Bennett & Basie – Strike Up The Band
  • 1963:  Roulette LP 12″: R/SR-25231 — Strike Up the Band
  • 1966:  Bravo! EP: BRR 378 — Tony Bennett & Count Basie
  • Capitol CD: CDP 8 53411 2 — Wild, Cool & Swingin’ Too! Ultra-Lounge Vol. 15
  • 1969:  Saga Eros LP 12″: EROS 8076 — Tony Bennett and Count Basie
  • 1981:  Reactivation LP 12″: JR 149 — Bennett & Basie [UK]
  • 1987:  Roulette CD: RCD 59021 — Strike Up the Band
  • 1987:  Pickwick CD: PWK 032 — Count Basie Featuring Tony Bennett
  • 1990:  Roulette Jazz CD: CDP 7 93899 2 — Basie/Bennett
  • 1990:  Roulette CD: B2-93899 — Basie Swings, Bennett Sings
  • 1995:  DCC CD: DZS 004 — Chicago
  • 1995:  Garland CD: 21 — Chicago
  • 1999:  St.Clair CD: 5731 — Forever Gold
  • 2002: Prestige Elite CD: 220 — Chicago
  • 2007: Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony
  • 2007: St.Clair CD: STCR 52282 — Forever Gold: Tony Bennett & Friends
  • 2008:  Jasmine CD: JASCD482 — Together At Last/A Perfect Combination
  • 2011: Disc #13 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK13) Basie/Bennett
  • 2012:  Essential Media Group: Bennett & Basie Strike Up The Band (Digitally Remastered)

Where Or When

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PROFILE
Composer Richard Rodgers
Lyricist Lorenz Hart
Year Written 1937
About Where Or When
“Where or When”, by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, was written for the 1937 musical Babes in Arms. Benny Goodman recorded “Where or When” in 1941 with a very young Peggy Lee. It is a favorite song of many vocalists and has had many fine recordings.

Lyrics

It seems we stood and talked like this, before
We looked at each other in the same way then
But I can’t remember where or when

The clothes you’re wearing are the close, you wore
The smile you are smiling you were smiling then
But I can’t remember where or when

Some things that happened for the first time
Seem to be happening again

And so it seems that we have met before
And that we laughed before, also loved before
But who knows where or when

Session / Album Information

1959

Where Or When was recorded on October 28, 1959 and released in 1961 on the album Tony Sings For Two. It was arranged by Ralph Sharon.

Where or When

Listen to Where or When 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
  • 1969: Columbia LP 12″: CS 9891 — Love Story: 20 All-Time Great Recordings
  • 1971:  CBS LP 12″: 66297 — Love Songs (UK)
  • 1995: Sony Music CD: SMSP A 8242 — Tony Sings For Two
  • 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

They All Laughed

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PROFILE
Composer George Gershwin
Lyricist Ira Gershwin
Year Written 1937
About They All Laughed
George and Ira Gershwin wrote “They All Laughed” in 1937 for the Fred Astaire film Shall We Dance. Mr. Bennett often performs this song in concert.

Lyrics

The odds were a hundred to one against me
The world thought the heights were too high to climb
But people from Missouri never incensed me
Oh, I wasn’t a bit concerned
For from hist’ry I had learned
How many, many times the worm had turned

They all laughed at Christopher Columbus
When he said the world was round
They all laughed when Edison recorded sound
They all laughed at Wilbur and his brother
When they said that man could fly

They told Marconi
Wireless was a phony
It’s the same old cry
They laughed at me wanting you
Said I was reaching for the moon
But oh, you came through
Now they’ll have to change their tune

They all said we never could be happy
They laughed at us and how!
But ho, ho, ho!
Who’s got the last laugh now?

They all laughed at Rockefeller Center
Now they’re fighting to get in
They all laughed at Whitney and his cotton gin
They all laughed Fulton and his steamboat
Hershey and his chocolate bar

Ford and his Lizzie
Kept the laughers busy
That’s how people are
They laughed at me wanting you
Said it would be, “Hello, Goodbye.”
But oh, you came through
Now they’re eating humble pie

They all said we’d never get together
Darling, let’s take a bow
For ho, ho, ho!
Who’s got the last laugh?
Hee, hee, hee!
Let’s at the past laugh
Ha, ha, ha!
Who’s got the last laugh now?

Session / Album Information

1968

“They All Laughed” was recorded on November 25, 1968 and released the following year on the album I’ve Gotta Be Me. It was arranged by Torrie Zito.

They All Laughed

Listen to They All Laughed on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1969

This recording released on:

  • 1969: Columbia LP 12″: CS 9882 — I’ve Gotta Be Me
  • 1969: Columbia 45: 4-44755
  • 2009: Beat Goes On CD: 886 — For Once In My Life/I’ve Gotta Be Me [UK
  • 2011: Disc #38 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK37) I’ve Gotta Be Me

1993

“They All Laughed” was recorded in July 1993 and was released that year on Steppin’ Out. It was arranged by Tony Bennett and Ralph Sharon.

They All Laughed

Listen to They All Laughed on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1993

This recording released on:

  • 1993: Columbia CD: CK 57424 — Steppin’ Out
  • 2004: Columbia/Legacy CD: C5K 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett
  • 2011: Disc #59 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK58) Steppin’ Out
  • 2013: Columbia/Legacy – Sixty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett

2014

“They All Laughed” was recorded in 2014 with Lady Gaga and released that year on Cheek To Cheek. It was arranged by Marion Evans.

They All Laughed

Listen to They All Laughed on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga · 2014

This recording released on:

  • 2014: Columbia/RPM/Streamline/Intercept Records: B0021494-02 – Cheek To Cheek (deluxe edition)
  • 2014: Columbia/RPM/Streamline/Intercept Records: B0021861-03 – Cheek To Cheek (Target edition)
  • 2014: Columbia/RPM/Streamline/Intercept Records: B0021688-02 – Cheek To Cheek (HSN edition)
  • 2014: Columbia/RPM/Streamline/Intercept Records: Cheek To Cheek (iTunes edition)

There’s A Lull In My Life

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PROFILE
Composer Harry Revel
Lyricist Mack Gordon
Year Written 1937
About There’s a Lull In My Life
“There’s a Lull In My Life” was written for the 1937 film Wake Up and Live, where it was introduced by Alice Faye. The song is considered somewhat experimental for its time.

Lyrics

Oh, there’s a lull in my life
Its just a void, an empty space
When you are not in my embrace

Oh, there’s a lull in my life
The moment that you go away
There is no night, there is no day

The clock stops ticking
The world stops turning
Everything stops but that flame in my heart
That keeps burning, burning oh, oh

Oh, there’s a lull in my life
No matter how I may pretend
I know that you alone can end

The ache in my heart
The call of my arms
The lull in my life

Session / Album Information

1964

“There’s a Lull in My Life” was recorded on October 14, 1964 and released in 1964 on the album Who Can I Turn To. It was arranged by George Siravo.

There"s a Lull In My Life

Listen to There"s a Lull In My Life on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1964

This recording released on:

  • 1964: Columbia LP 12″: CS 9085 — Who Can I Turn To
  • 1964: Columbia LP 12″ (Mono): CL 2285 — Who Can I Turn To
  • 1965:  Columbia 45: 3-39085
  • 1973: Harmony LP 12″: KH 32171 — Tony!
  • 1995: Columbia CD: CK 66503 — Who Can I Turn To
  • 2011: Disc #30 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK29) Who Can I Turn To

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