| Composer | Bernie Wayne |
| Lyricist | Lee Morris |
| Year Written | 1950 |
About This Song
Tony Bennett made the first recording of “Blue Velvet. Bobby Vinton’s 1951 recording was quite popular as well. Other notable recordings include those by Brenda Lee, Roy Orbison, Lana Del Rey, and Tony Bennett and k.d. lang.
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She wore blue velvet
Bluer than velvet was the night
Softer than satin was the light
From the stars
She wore blue velvet
Bluer than velvet were her eyes
Warmer than May her tender sighs
Love was ours
Ours a love I held tightly
Feeling the rapture grow
Like a flame burning brightly
But when she left, gone was the glow
Of blue velvet
But in my heart there’ll always be
Precious and warm a memory through the years
And I still can see blue velvet through my tears
Precious and warm a memory through the years
And I still can see blue velvet through my tears
Recordings
1951
Tony Bennett recorded “Blue Velvet” on July 17, 1951. Percy Faith wrote the arrangement.
CO 45194
Release History
| 1951 | Columbia 78: 39555 |
| 1951 | Columbia 45: 4-39555 |
1959 to current
| 1959 | Columbia LP 12″ (Mono): CL 1292 — Blue Velvet |
| 1963 | CBS EP: AGG 320037 — The Good Life (UK) |
| 1971 | CBS LP 12″: 70115 — The Last Picture Show – Soundtrack |
| 1991 | Columbia CD: C4K 46843 — Forty Years – The Artistry Of Tony Bennett |
| 1992 | MCA CD: MSD-35278 — Your Hit Parade – The Fabulous ’50s |
| 1993 | CBS/Sony CD: SRCS-6641 — Forty Years: The Artistry Of 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] |
| 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 | 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 |
| 2007 | Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony |
| 2008 | Columbia/RPM/Legacy CD: 731397 — The Essential Tony Bennett [Limited Edition 3.0] |
| 2008 | Impact CD: 11105 — Purely |
| 2011 | Columbia The Complete Collection — Disc 3 The Columbia Singles Vol. 1 |
| 2013 | Columbia — Sixty Years: the Artistry of Tony Bennett |