A Taste of Honey
| PROFILE | |
| Songwriters | Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow |
| Year Written | 1958 |
| About A Taste of Honey | |
| “A Taste of Honey” was written for a 1958 British play by the same name. It has been widely recorded, with recordings by The Beatles, Julie London, Chet Baker, Herb Alpert and Sarah Vaughan, among others. | |
Lyrics
Winds may blow over the icy sea
I’ll take with me the warmth of thee
A taste of honey
A taste much sweeter than wine
I will return
I’ll return
I’ll come back for the honey and you
I’ll leave behind my heart to wear
And may it e’er remind you of
A taste of honey
A taste much sweeter than wine
I will return
I’ll return
I’ll come back for the honey and you
He ne’er came back to his love so fair
And so she died dreaming of his kiss
His kiss of honey
A taste more bitter than wine
I will return
I will return
I’ll come back for the honey and you
I’ll come back for the honey and you!
Session / Album Information
1963
“A Taste of Honey” was recorded on September 11, 1963 and released in 1964 on the album The Many Moods of Tony. It was arranged by Dick Hyman.
This recording released on:
- 1964: Columbia 45: 4-4307
- 1964: Columbia LP 12″: CS 8941 — The Many Moods Of Tony
- 1964: Columbia LP 12″ (Mono): CL 2141 — The Many Moods Of Tony
- 1964: CBS LP 12″: SBPG 62245 — The Many Moods Of Tony [UK]
- 1965: CBS EP: EP 6066 — When Joanna Loved Me
- 1965: Columbia LP 12″: CL 2373 — Tony’s Greatest Hits, Vol. III
- 1965: Columbia LP 12″: CS 9173 — Tony’s Greatest Hits, Vol. III
- 1967: CBS LP 12″: SBPG 62821 — Tony’s Greatest Hits [UK]
- 1971: Columbia LP 12″: C 30558 — Love Story
- 1976: Warwick LP 12″: PR 5021 — The Very Best Of Tony Bennett: 20 Greatest Hits [UK]
- 1976: Warwick/CBS LP 12″: CBS 5021 — The Very Best Of Tony Bennett: 20 Greatest Hits [UK]
- 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
- 2004: Columbia/Legacy CD: C5K 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett
- 2011: Disc #28 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK27) The Many Moods of Tony
- 2011: Disc #41 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK40) Love Story