(Where Do I Begin) Love Story

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PROFILE
Composer Francis Lai
Lyricist Carl Sigman
Year Written 1970
About (Where Do I Begin) Love Story
The movie Love Story, released in 1970, was the ultimate romantic weepie for an entire generation. Love Story was about the young Harvard student from a very good (and wealthy) family (Ryan O’Neal) falling in love with a Radcliffe student from a working class family (Ali MacGraw). When Ryan O’Neal marries Ali MacGraw, his father cuts off all financial support and they live the blissful life of a poor young married couple living above the laundromat. (Spoiler alert) Ali MacGraw becomes terminally ill; the movie ends with the deathbed scene of Ali MacGraw and Ryan O’Neal telling his father that  “Love means never having to say you’re sorry.” I guess you had to be there.

Lyrics

Where do I begin
To tell the story of how great a love can be
A sweet love story that is older than the sea
The simple truth about the love she brings to me
Where do I start

With her first hello
She gave new meaning to this empty world of mine
There’d never be another love, another time
She came into my life and made the living fine
She fills my heart

She fills my heart with very special things
With angels’ songs , with wild imaginings
She fills my soul with so much love
That anywhere I go I’m never lonely
With her around, who could be lonely
I reach for her hand it’s always there

How long does it last
Can love be measured by the hours in a day
I have no answers now but this much I can say
I know I’ll need her till the stars all burn away
And she’ll be there

Session / Album Information

1970

“(Where Do I Begin) Love Story” was recorded on December 3, 1970 and released that year on the album Love Story. It was arranged by Peter Matz.

(Where Do I Begin) Love Story

Listen to (Where Do I Begin) Love Story on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1971

This recording released on:

  • 1971: CBS 45: S 7056
  • 1971: Columbia 45: 4-45316
  • 1971: Columbia LP 12″: C 30558 — Love Story
  • 1972: Columbia LP 12″: KG 31494 — All-Time Greatest Hits
  • 1972: CBS LP 12″: CBS 68200 — All-Time Greatest Hits [UK]
  • 1973: Columbia Special Products LP 12″: P2 12361 — Reflections
  • 1973: Columbia LP 12″: C 32239 — Sunrise, Sunset
  • 1978: Columbia Special Products LP 12″: P 14623 — Sentimental Gold
  • 1982: CBS Special Products CD: — My Best To You
  • 1983: CBS Special Products LP 12″: P 16655 — My Best To You
  • 1986: Columbia CD: — 16 Most Requested Songs
  • 1986: CBS/Sony CD: 32DP-558 — 16 Most Requested Songs [Japan]
  • 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
  • 1992: Sony Mid-Price CD: 4724182 — 16 Most Requested Songs
  • 1995: Sony Special Products CD: 16655 — My Best To You
  • 1995: Sony Special Products CD: 58257 — My Best To You
  • 1997: Columbia CD: CK 65316 — All-Time Greatest Hits
  • 1997: Eclipse Music Group CD: 64859 — My Best To You
  • 2001: Sony Music CD: SRCS-9093 — 16 Most Requested Songs
  • 2002: Collectables CD: 9870 — My Best To You
  • 2005: Sony Music CD: 4721952 — 16 Most Requested Songs
  • 2011: Disc #41 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK40) Love Story
  • 2011: Disc #48 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK47) Sunrise, Sunset

1971

“(Where Do I Begin) Love Story” 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.

(Where Do I Begin) Love Story - Live at the Royal Albert Hall, London, England - January 1971

Listen to (Where Do I Begin) Love Story - 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

Think How It’s Gonna Be

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PROFILE
Composer Charles Strouse
Lyricist Lee Adams
Year Written 1970
About Think How It’s Gonna Be
“Think How It’s Gonna Be” is from the 1970 Broadway musical Applause, which starred Lauren Bacall. The show was intended to be based on the film All About Eve, but the studio refused to grant the rights. However, they did purchase the rights to the short story that the film was based on.

Lyrics

Dry your pretty eyes, come on
And let me have a smile
Think how its gonna be
When we’re together again

I don’t wanna go
But planes come back, you know
Think how its gonna be
When we’re together again

Oh, we’ll take a long, long walk
Oh, we’ll make some quiet talk
Then just when the fire’s low
Honey, you know
Where we’ll go

So flash that famous smile
The one that gets ‘em all
Think how its gonna be
No one but you and me
Think how its gonna be
When we’re together again

Session / Album Information

1970

“Think How It’s Gonna Be” was recorded on April 2, 1970 and released that year on the album Tony Bennett’s “Something”. It was arranged by Peter Matz.

Think How It"s Gonna Be

Listen to Think How It"s Gonna Be on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1970

This recording released on:

  • 1970: Columbia 45: 4-45157
  • 1970: Columbia 45: 4-45205
  • 1970: Columbia LP 12″: C 30280 — Tony Bennett’s “Something”
  • 1970: CBS LP 12″: S64217 — Tony Bennett’s “Something” (UK)
  • 1995: Columbia CD: CK 64601 — Tony Bennett’s “Something”
  • 2011: Disc #39 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK38) Tony Sings The Great Hits of Today!

Once in a Garden

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PROFILE
Composer Manuel de Sica
Lyricist Gene Lees
Year Written 1970
About Once in a Garden
“Once in a Garden” was written for the 1970 film In The Garden of the Finzi-Contini, directed by Vittorio de Sica. The film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Lyrics

Where is the path
That leads back to the past
Back to the garden
Lost in the mist
Where we first kissed
As apple blossoms fell
Like silent snow
To settle on your hair
Sometimes I walk that lonely country lane
By statues wet with rain
And search for it in vain
And yet I always know
As the years come and go
Once in a garden
Summer was new
And I was there with you

Session / Album Information

1972

“Once in a Garden” was recorded on September 15, 1972 and released in 1973 on the album “Listen Easy.” It was arranged by Don Costa.

This recording released on:

  • 1972: Philips LP 12″: 6641297 — Spotlight On Tony Bennett (UK)
  • 1973: Verve LP 12″: V6 5094 — Listen Easy
  • 1973: Philips LP 12″: 6308 157 — Listen Easy [UK]
  • 2011: Disc #46 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK45) Listen Easy

I’ll Begin Again

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PROFILE
Composer and Lyricist Leslie Bricusse
Year Written 1970
About I’ll Begin Again
“I’ll Begin Again” is from the 1970 musical version of Dicken’s A Christmas Carol, Scrooge. Leslie Bricusse not only wrote all the music and lyrics, but also was the executive producer. The film starred Albert Finney as Scrooge. Scrooge was nominated for four Oscars, including best score. It is a perennial Christmas favorite.

Lyrics

I’ll begin again
I will build my life
I will live to know
I fulfilled my life
I’ll begin today
Throw away the past
And the future I build
Will be something that will last
I will take the time
That I have left to live
And I’ll give it all
That I have left to give
I will live my days
For my fellow men
And I’ll live in praise
Of that moment when
I was able to begin again

I’ll begin again
I will change my fate
I will show the world
That it is not too late
I will never stop
While I still have time
‘Till I stand at the top
Of the mountain I must climb
I will start anew
I will make amends
And I will make quite certain
That the story ends
On a note of hope
On a strong amen
And I’ll thank the world
And remember when
I was able to begin again
I’ll begin again!

Session / Album Information

1970

“I’ll Begin Again” was recorded on September 30, 1970 and released in 1971 on the album Love Story. It was arranged by Torrie Zito.

I"ll Begin Again

Listen to I"ll Begin Again on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1971

This recording released on:

  • 1971: Columbia 45: 4-45316
  • 1971: Columbia 45: 4-45256
  • 1971: Columbia LP 12″: C 30558 — Love Story
  • 2011: Disc #41 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK40) Love Story

1971

“I’ll Begin Again” was recorded on January 31, 1971 and released that year on the album Get Happy with The London Philharmonic Orchestra. It was arranged by Torrie Zito.

“I’ll Begin Again” was sung as part of a medley with “I Left My Heart In San Francisco.”

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

I Do Not Know a Day I Did Not Love You

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PROFILE
Composer Richard Rodgers
Lyricist Martin Charnin
Year Written 1970
About I Do Not Know A Day I Did Not Love You
This song was written for the 1970 musical Two By Two, which starred Danny Kaye and told the story of Noah and his ark.  The production was troubled: Danny Kaye did not particularly like the book and so began to improvise, which some patrons enjoyed and others felt compelled to write the New York Times about to complain. Somehow, it did manage to run for ten months.

Lyrics

I do not know a day I did not love you
I can’t remember love not being there
The planting when the earth ran through your fingers
The harvest when the sun danced in your hair

I do not know a day I did not need you
For sharing every moment that I spent
I needed you before I ever knew you
Before I knew what needing someone meant

And if we ever were to have tomorrow
One fact alone is full and filled with song
You will not know a day I do not love you
The way that I have loved you all our lives

Session / Album Information

1970

“I Do Not Know A Day I Did Not Love You” was recorded on September 30, 1970 and released in 1971 on the album Love Story. It was arranged by Torrie Zito.

I Do Not Know A Day I Did Not Love You

Listen to I Do Not Know A Day I Did Not Love You on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1971

This recording released on:

  • 1971: Columbia 45: 4-45256
  • 1971: Columbia LP 12″: C 30558 — Love Story
  • 1991: Columbia CD: C4K 46843 — Forty Years – The Artistry Of Tony Bennett
  • 1993: Columbia House Music Collection CD: 2C2 8222 — The Great American Composers: Rodgers & Hammerstein, Vol. 2
  • 1993: CBS/Sony CD: SRCS-6641 — Forty Years: The Artistry Of Tony Bennett
  • 2002: Columbia/Legacy CD: 86634 — The Essential Tony Bennett
  • 2004: Columbia/Legacy CD: C5K 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett
  • 2008: Columbia/RPM/Legacy CD: 731397 — The Essential Tony Bennett [Limited Edition 3.0]
  • 2011: Disc #41 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK40) Love Story

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