"It's the Talk of the Town" is a popular song written by Jerry Livingston, the lyrics by Al J. Neiburg and Marty Symes.
The song was published in 1933.
The song is a pop standard, with many versions recorded by many artists. A recording by Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra (vocal by Kenny Sargent) reached number six in the United States charts in 1933[1] and a version by Fletcher Henderson reached No. 20 the same year.[2]
Other notable performances
edit- Connie Boswell (1933)
- Annette Hanshaw (1933)
- Benny Goodman with Art Lund (1942)
- Bing Crosby (recorded August 29, 1945 with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra).[3]
- Harry James (1946)[4]
- Coleman Hawkins (1950)
- Dick Haymes (1952)
- Georgia Gibbs - for her album The Man That Got Away (1953)[5]
- Johnnie Ray (single release 1953)[6]
- Perry Como - for his album So Smooth (1955)
- Joni James - for her EP The Talk of the Town (1955)[7]
- Lester Young Tenor sax, with Oscar Peterson piano, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Buck Clayton. (1955)
- The Four Aces with the Jack Pleis Orchestra (1956)
- Julie London - for her album Lonely Girl (1956)
- Sam Cooke - for his album Encore (1958)
- Joe Williams - for his album A Man Ain't Supposed to Cry (1958).[8]
- Connie Francis for her album Who's Sorry Now? (1958)
- Frankie Laine - for his album Torchin' (1958).[9]
- Ray Conniff Singers - for the album It's the Talk of the Town (1959).[10]
- Anthony Newley - for his album Love Is a Now and Then Thing (1960).[11]
- Fats Domino - for his album ...A Lot of Dominos! (1960).[12]
- Brenda Lee - for her album Sincerely, Brenda Lee (1962)
- Ronnie Dove for his album Cry (1967)
- Boulevard of Broken Dreams Orchestra for their album It's the Talk of the Town - and Other Sad Songs (1985)
References
edit- ^ Jasen, David A. (2002). A Century of American Popular Music. Taylor & Francis. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-415-93700-9.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 575. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
- ^ "One Night Stand With Harry James". 45worlds.com. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
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- ^ "45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
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- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. 1960. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
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