| Composer | Irving Berlin |
| Lyricist | Irving Berlin |
| Year Written | 1925 |
About This Song
Irving Berlin wrote “Always” in 1925 as a wedding gift to his second wife, Ellin Mackay, including all royalties (his first wife, Dorothy, died of typhoid fever in 1912, which she caught on their honeymoon). The song was to have been used in the Marx Brothers Broadway musical The Cocoanuts, but Berlin cut the song before the show opened. It is a very charming song and has been featured in numerous films over the years.
View lyrics
I’ll be seeing you in all the old, familiar places
That this heart of mine embraces all day through
In that small cafe, the park across the way
The children’s carousel, the chestnut tree, the wishing well
I’ll be seeing you in ev’ry lovely summer’s day
In everything that’s light and gay
I’ll always think of you that way
I’ll find you in the morning sun and when the night is new
I’ll be looking at the moon but I’ll be seeing you
Recordings
1956
Tony Bennett recorded “Always” on December 12, 1956. Ray Conniff wrote the arrangement.
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Release History
| 1957 | Columbia LP 12″: CL 938 — Tony |
| 1989 | Columbia House Music Collection CD: C22-7927 — The Great American Composers: Irving Berlin |
| 2007 | Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony |
| 2008 | Not Now Music CD: NOT3CD010 — Three Original Hit Albums [UK] |
| 2011 | Columbia The Complete Collection — Disc 10 — Tony |
1962
Tony Bennett recorded “Always” live on June 9, 1962, at Carnegie Hall. Ralph Sharon wrote the arrangement and conducted the orchestra.
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Release History
| 1962 | Columbia LP 12″: CS 8705 — At Carnegie Hall – vol.1 |
| 1962 | CBS LP 12″: BPG62116 — At Carnegie Hall – Part 1 (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 C2K 64609 — Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall: The Complete Concert |
| 2011 | Columbia: The Complete Collection — Discs 24 and 25 — Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall |