"You Keep Coming Back Like a Song" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin for the 1946 film Blue Skies, where it was introduced by Bing Crosby.[1] The song was nominated for "Best Song" in 1946 but lost out to "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe".[2] Dinah Shore's version was biggest in the US reaching the No. 5 spot, while Crosby's version (recorded July 18, 1946)[3] peaked at No. 12. Jo Stafford also had chart success with it and her version achieved the No.11 position.[4]
| "You Keep Coming Back Like a Song" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Bing Crosby | |
| from the album Blue Skies | |
| B-side | "Getting Nowhere" |
| Released | 1946 |
| Recorded | July 18, 1946 |
| Genre | Easy listening, pop |
| Label | Decca |
| Songwriter(s) | Irving Berlin |
Other notable recordings
edit- Georgia Gibbs - originally recorded in 1946[5] and later included in her album "Her Nibs!! Miss Georgia Gibbs"[6]
- Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook (1958)[7]
- Red Garland recorded it for his 1969 album Red Garland Revisited! (Prestige).[8]
- Maude Maggart included the song in her 2005 album "Maude Maggart Sings Irving Berlin".[9]
References
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- ^ "Internet Movie Database". imdb.com. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
- ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ "Rocky-52.net". Rocky-52.net. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. 1966. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
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