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{{Short description|Popular 1949 song, recorded by many singers}} |
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"'''Again'''" is a popular song with music by [[Lionel Newman]] and words by [[Dorcas Cochran]]. It first appeared in the film ''[[Road House (1948 film)|Road House]]'' ([[1948 in film|1948]]), sung by [[Ida Lupino]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040740/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd|title=Road House (1948) : Soundtracks |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] |access-date=17 November 2019 }}</ref> An instrumental rendition was used in the movie ''[[Pickup on South Street]]'' ([[1953 in film|1953]]). By 1949, versions by [[Vic Damone]], [[Doris Day]], [[Tommy Dorsey]], [[Gordon Jenkins]], [[Vera Lynn]], [[Art Mooney]], and [[Mel Tormé]] all made the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' charts. |
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==Doris Day cover== |
==Doris Day cover== |
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The recording by [[Doris Day]] was recorded in February 1949 and released by [[Columbia Records]] as catalog number 38467. The flip side was "Everywhere You Go".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://78discography.com/COL38000.htm |title=COLUMBIA 78rpm numerical listing discography: 38000 – 38500 |website=78discography.com |date=2015-09-24 | |
The recording by [[Doris Day]] was recorded in February 1949 and released by [[Columbia Records]] as catalog number 38467. The flip side was "Everywhere You Go".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://78discography.com/COL38000.htm |title=COLUMBIA 78rpm numerical listing discography: 38000 – 38500 |website=78discography.com |date=2015-09-24 |access-date=2016-09-26}}</ref> It first reached the [[Billboard magazine]] Best Seller chart on May 13, 1949, and lasted 19 weeks on the chart, peaking at #2.<ref name=Whitburn> |
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==Vic Damone cover== |
==Vic Damone cover== |
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The recording by [[Vic Damone]] was recorded in February 1949 and released by [[Mercury Records]] as catalog number 5261. The flip side was "I Love You So Much It Hurts".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://78discography.com/Merc050.htm |title=MERCURY 78rpm numerical listing discography: 5000 – 5500 |website=78discography.com |date |
The recording by [[Vic Damone]] was recorded in February 1949 and released by [[Mercury Records]] as catalog number 5261. The flip side was "[[I Love You So Much It Hurts]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://78discography.com/Merc050.htm |title=MERCURY 78rpm numerical listing discography: 5000 – 5500 |website=78discography.com |access-date=2016-09-26}}</ref> It first reached the [[Billboard magazine]] Best Seller chart on April 8, 1949, and lasted 15 weeks on the chart, peaking at #11.<ref name=Whitburn/> Other sources give the highest chart position as #6. |
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==Tommy Dorsey cover== |
==Tommy Dorsey cover== |
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The recording by [[Tommy Dorsey]] and his orchestra was released by [[RCA Victor Records]] as catalog number 20-3427. It first reached the [[Billboard magazine]] Best Seller chart on June 10, 1949, and lasted 9 weeks on the chart, peaking at #22.<ref name=Whitburn/> Other sources give the highest chart position as #6. The flip side, "[[The Hucklebuck]]",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://78discography.com/RCA203000.htm |title=RCA Victor 78rpm numerical listing discography: 20-3000 through 20-3500 |website=78discography.com |date |
The recording by [[Tommy Dorsey]] and his orchestra was released by [[RCA Victor Records]] as catalog number 20-3427. It first reached the [[Billboard magazine]] Best Seller chart on June 10, 1949, and lasted 9 weeks on the chart, peaking at #22.<ref name=Whitburn/> Other sources give the highest chart position as #6. The flip side, "[[The Hucklebuck]]",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://78discography.com/RCA203000.htm |title=RCA Victor 78rpm numerical listing discography: 20-3000 through 20-3500 |website=78discography.com |access-date=2016-09-26}}</ref> also charted. |
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==Gordon Jenkins cover== |
==Gordon Jenkins cover== |
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The recording by [[Gordon Jenkins]] and his orchestra was made on February 17, 1949, and released by [[Decca Records]] as catalog number 24602. The flip side was "[[Skip to My Lou]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://78discography.com/Dec24500.htm |title=DECCA (USA) numerical listing discography: 24500 – 24999 |website=78discography.com |date |
The recording by [[Gordon Jenkins]] and his orchestra was made on February 17, 1949, and released by [[Decca Records]] as catalog number 24602. The flip side was "[[Skip to My Lou]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://78discography.com/Dec24500.htm |title=DECCA (USA) numerical listing discography: 24500 – 24999 |website=78discography.com |access-date=2016-09-26}}</ref> It first reached the [[Billboard magazine]] Best Seller chart on April 15, 1949, and lasted 23 weeks on the chart, peaking at #2.<ref name=Whitburn/> |
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==Vera Lynn== |
==Vera Lynn== |
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The recording by [[Vera Lynn]] was released by [[London Records]] November, 1948 as catalog number 310. It first reached the [[Billboard magazine]] Best Seller chart on January 21, 1949, and lasted 3 weeks on the chart, peaking at #23.<ref name=Whitburn/> |
The recording by [[Vera Lynn]], backed by [[Bob Farnon]]'s orchestra, was released by [[London Records]] November, 1948 as catalog number 310. It first reached the [[Billboard magazine]] Best Seller chart on January 21, 1949, and lasted 3 weeks on the chart, peaking at #23. The B side was ''[[Lavender's Blue]]''.<ref name=Whitburn/><ref name=VeraLynn>{{cite web |url=https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/550467/versions |title=Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly) by Vera Lynn |work=Second Hand Songs |accessdate=April 11, 2021}}</ref> |
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==Art Mooney cover== |
==Art Mooney cover== |
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The recording by [[Art Mooney]] and his orchestra was made on March 7, 1949, and released by [[MGM Records]] as catalog number 10398. The flip side was "[[Five Foot Two]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://78discography.com/MGM10000.htm |title=MGM 78rpm numerical listing discography: 10000 – 10500 |website=78discography.com |date |
The recording by [[Art Mooney]] and his orchestra was made on March 7, 1949, and released by [[MGM Records]] as catalog number 10398. The flip side was "[[Five Foot Two]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://78discography.com/MGM10000.htm |title=MGM 78rpm numerical listing discography: 10000 – 10500 |website=78discography.com |access-date=2016-09-26}}</ref> It first reached the [[Billboard magazine]] Best Seller chart on July 15, 1949, at #28, its only week on the chart.<ref name=Whitburn/> Other sources give the highest chart position as #7. |
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==Mel Tormé cover== |
==Mel Tormé cover== |
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| B-side = Blue Moon |
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| genre = [[Jazz]] |
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| length = 3:13 |
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| label = [[Capitol Records| |
| label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]] |
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| writer = [[Lionel Newman]], [[Dorcas Cochran]] |
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The recording by [[Mel Tormé]] was released by [[Capitol Records]] as catalog number 15428. It first reached the [[Billboard magazine]] Best Seller chart on April 8, 1949, and lasted 18 weeks on the chart, peaking at #7.<ref name=Whitburn/> Other sources give the highest chart position as #3.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ruhlmann |first=William |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mel-torm-p7700/biography |title=Mel Tormé |publisher=AllMusic |date |
The recording by [[Mel Tormé]] was released by [[Capitol Records]] as catalog number 15428. It first reached the [[Billboard magazine]] Best Seller chart on April 8, 1949, and lasted 18 weeks on the chart, peaking at #7.<ref name=Whitburn/> Other sources give the highest chart position as #3.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ruhlmann |first=William |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mel-torm-p7700/biography |title=Mel Tormé |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2011-11-03}}</ref> The flip side, "[[Blue Moon (1934 song)|Blue Moon]]",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://78discography.com/Capitol15000.htm |title=Capitol 15000 series numerical listing discography |website=78discography.com |access-date=2016-09-26}}</ref> also charted. |
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==Other recorded versions== |
==Other recorded versions== |
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*[[Ricky Nelson]] from the album ''[[More Songs by Ricky]]'' (1960). |
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*[[Dinah Washington]] from the album ''The Two of Us'' (1960).<ref>{{cite web |title=Discogs.com |url=https://www.discogs.com/Dinah-Washington-And-Brook-Benton-The-Two-Of-Us/master/306474 |website=Discogs.com |access-date=September 3, 2018}}</ref> |
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*[[Erroll Garner]] from the album ''Erroll Garner Plays Misty'' (1955).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Discogs Erroll Garner Plays Misty |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/271540-Erroll-Garner-Erroll-Garner-Plays-Misty}}</ref> |
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*[[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]] and [[Sondra Locke]] (duet) ([[The Tom Jones Show]] TV, 1981, and past – "Tom Jones – Duets" 1999, CD Album, UK Label: Point Entertainment) |
*[[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]] and [[Sondra Locke]] (duet) ([[The Tom Jones Show]] TV, 1981, and past – "Tom Jones – Duets" 1999, CD Album, UK Label: Point Entertainment) |
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*[[The Lettermen]] |
*[[The Lettermen]] – included on the album ''Jim, Tony and Bob''. (1962).<ref>{{cite web |title=Discogs.com |url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Lettermen-Jim-Tony-And-Bob/master/418761 |website=Discogs.com |access-date=September 3, 2018}}</ref> |
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*[[Nat King Cole]] (1958) |
*[[Nat King Cole]] (1958) – appears on the compilation album ''Looking Back'' (1965)<ref>{{cite web |title=Discogs.com |url=https://www.discogs.com/Nat-King-Cole-Looking-Back/master/344753 |website=Discogs.com |access-date=September 3, 2018}}</ref> and on the compilation album ''Stardust: The Complete Capitol Recordings 1955-1959'' (2006).<ref>{{cite web |title=Discogs.com |url=https://www.discogs.com/Nat-King-Cole-Stardust-The-Complete-Capitol-Recordings-1955-1959/release/1932792 |website=Discogs.com |access-date=September 3, 2018}}</ref> |
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*[[James Brown]] and [[The Famous Flames]] Released by [[King Records (United States)|King Records]] in 1964, catalog number 45-K11422 |
*[[James Brown]] and [[The Famous Flames]] Released by [[King Records (United States)|King Records]] in 1964, catalog number 45-K11422 |
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*[[Ida Lupino]] ([[1948 in music|1948]], in movie soundtrack) |
*[[Ida Lupino]] ([[1948 in music|1948]], in movie soundtrack) |
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*[[Vera Lynn]] (new version, released as a single) ([[1960 in music|1960]])<ref>{{cite web |title=45cat.com |url=http://www.45cat.com/record/mgm1104 |website=45cat.com | |
*[[Vera Lynn]] (new version, released as a single) ([[1960 in music|1960]])<ref>{{cite web |title=45cat.com |url=http://www.45cat.com/record/mgm1104 |website=45cat.com |access-date=September 3, 2018}}</ref> |
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*[[Frank Sinatra]] – CD boxed set "[[A Voice in Time: 1939–1952|A Voice in Time]]" features a live 1949 recording from his radio show.<ref>{{cite web|author=Bruce Eder |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-voice-in-time-1939-1952-mw0000485181 |title=A Voice in Time: 1939-1952 - Frank Sinatra | Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |date |
*[[Frank Sinatra]] – CD boxed set "[[A Voice in Time: 1939–1952|A Voice in Time]]" features a live 1949 recording from his radio show.<ref>{{cite web|author=Bruce Eder |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-voice-in-time-1939-1952-mw0000485181 |title=A Voice in Time: 1939-1952 - Frank Sinatra | Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=2016-09-26}}</ref> |
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*Clive Wayne, song with orchestra Conductor: Bruce Campbell. Recorded in London on July 7, 1949. It was released by [[EMI]] on the [[His Master's Voice]] label as catalog number B 9802. |
*Clive Wayne, song with orchestra Conductor: Bruce Campbell. Recorded in London on July 7, 1949. It was released by [[EMI]] on the [[His Master's Voice]] label as catalog number B 9802. |
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*[[Pat Boone]] |
*[[Pat Boone]] – for his album ''Moonglow'' (1960).<ref>{{cite web |title=Discogs.com |url=https://www.discogs.com/Pat-Boone-Moonglow/master/553488 |website=Discogs.com |access-date=September 3, 2018}}</ref> |
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*[[Arthur Prysock]] (1965) |
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*[[Cliff Richard]] Album ''[[Cliff Richard (1965 album)|Cliff Richard]]'' (1965) |
*[[Cliff Richard]] Album ''[[Cliff Richard (1965 album)|Cliff Richard]]'' (1965) |
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* Higgs & Wilson single, Clan Disc (Jamaica), 1970. |
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* [[Pom Pom Squad]], on ''[[Death of a Cheerleader (album)|Death of a Cheerleader]]'' (2021). Listed as "This Couldn't Happen" |
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==References== |
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[[Category:The Lettermen songs]] |
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Latest revision as of 02:41, 31 March 2024
"Again" | |
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Released | 1949 |
Genre | Popular |
Composer(s) | Lionel Newman |
Lyricist(s) | Dorcas Cochran |
"Again" is a popular song with music by Lionel Newman and words by Dorcas Cochran. It first appeared in the film Road House (1948), sung by Ida Lupino.[1] An instrumental rendition was used in the movie Pickup on South Street (1953). By 1949, versions by Vic Damone, Doris Day, Tommy Dorsey, Gordon Jenkins, Vera Lynn, Art Mooney, and Mel Tormé all made the Billboard charts.
Doris Day cover
[edit]The recording by Doris Day was recorded in February 1949 and released by Columbia Records as catalog number 38467. The flip side was "Everywhere You Go".[2] It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on May 13, 1949, and lasted 19 weeks on the chart, peaking at #2.[3]
Vic Damone cover
[edit]The recording by Vic Damone was recorded in February 1949 and released by Mercury Records as catalog number 5261. The flip side was "I Love You So Much It Hurts".[4] It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on April 8, 1949, and lasted 15 weeks on the chart, peaking at #11.[3] Other sources give the highest chart position as #6.
Tommy Dorsey cover
[edit]The recording by Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-3427. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on June 10, 1949, and lasted 9 weeks on the chart, peaking at #22.[3] Other sources give the highest chart position as #6. The flip side, "The Hucklebuck",[5] also charted.
Gordon Jenkins cover
[edit]The recording by Gordon Jenkins and his orchestra was made on February 17, 1949, and released by Decca Records as catalog number 24602. The flip side was "Skip to My Lou".[6] It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on April 15, 1949, and lasted 23 weeks on the chart, peaking at #2.[3]
Vera Lynn
[edit]The recording by Vera Lynn, backed by Bob Farnon's orchestra, was released by London Records November, 1948 as catalog number 310. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on January 21, 1949, and lasted 3 weeks on the chart, peaking at #23. The B side was Lavender's Blue.[3][7]
Art Mooney cover
[edit]The recording by Art Mooney and his orchestra was made on March 7, 1949, and released by MGM Records as catalog number 10398. The flip side was "Five Foot Two".[8] It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on July 15, 1949, at #28, its only week on the chart.[3] Other sources give the highest chart position as #7.
Mel Tormé cover
[edit]"Again" | ||||
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Single by Mel Tormé | ||||
B-side | "Blue Moon" | |||
Released | 1949 | |||
Recorded | 1949 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 3:13 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | Lionel Newman, Dorcas Cochran | |||
Mel Tormé singles chronology | ||||
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The recording by Mel Tormé was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 15428. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on April 8, 1949, and lasted 18 weeks on the chart, peaking at #7.[3] Other sources give the highest chart position as #3.[9] The flip side, "Blue Moon",[10] also charted.
Other recorded versions
[edit]- Ricky Nelson from the album More Songs by Ricky (1960).
- Dinah Washington from the album The Two of Us (1960).[11]
- Erroll Garner from the album Erroll Garner Plays Misty (1955).[12]
- The Four Freshmen – Voices In Latin (1958).[13]
- Tom Jones and Sondra Locke (duet) (The Tom Jones Show TV, 1981, and past – "Tom Jones – Duets" 1999, CD Album, UK Label: Point Entertainment)
- The Lettermen – included on the album Jim, Tony and Bob. (1962).[14]
- Nat King Cole (1958) – appears on the compilation album Looking Back (1965)[15] and on the compilation album Stardust: The Complete Capitol Recordings 1955-1959 (2006).[16]
- James Brown and The Famous Flames Released by King Records in 1964, catalog number 45-K11422
- Ida Lupino (1948, in movie soundtrack)
- Vera Lynn (new version, released as a single) (1960)[17]
- Frank Sinatra – CD boxed set "A Voice in Time" features a live 1949 recording from his radio show.[18]
- Clive Wayne, song with orchestra Conductor: Bruce Campbell. Recorded in London on July 7, 1949. It was released by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number B 9802.
- Pat Boone – for his album Moonglow (1960).[19]
- Arthur Prysock (1965)
- Cliff Richard Album Cliff Richard (1965)
- Higgs & Wilson single, Clan Disc (Jamaica), 1970.
- Pom Pom Squad, on Death of a Cheerleader (2021). Listed as "This Couldn't Happen"
References
[edit]- ^ "Road House (1948) : Soundtracks". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ "COLUMBIA 78rpm numerical listing discography: 38000 – 38500". 78discography.com. 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
- ^ a b c d e f g Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Record Research.
- ^ "MERCURY 78rpm numerical listing discography: 5000 – 5500". 78discography.com. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
- ^ "RCA Victor 78rpm numerical listing discography: 20-3000 through 20-3500". 78discography.com. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
- ^ "DECCA (USA) numerical listing discography: 24500 – 24999". 78discography.com. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
- ^ "Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly) by Vera Lynn". Second Hand Songs. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ "MGM 78rpm numerical listing discography: 10000 – 10500". 78discography.com. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Mel Tormé". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
- ^ "Capitol 15000 series numerical listing discography". 78discography.com. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
- ^ "Discogs Erroll Garner Plays Misty".
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
- ^ "45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
- ^ Bruce Eder. "A Voice in Time: 1939-1952 - Frank Sinatra | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved September 3, 2018.