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I'll Never Smile Again
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Wikipedia article
"'I'll Never Smile Again'" is a 1939 song written by Ruth Lowe.According to Peter Levinson in the Tommy Dorsey biography, 'Livin In A Great Big Way', "I'll Never Smile Again" was recorded May 23, 1940. It has been recorded by many other artists since, becoming a standard.
The most successful and best-known million selling single version of the song was recorded by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra, with vocals provided by Frank Sinatra and The Pied Pipers. This recording was released as a Victor 78, 26628A, in 1940. This version was number one on 'Billboard's first "National List of Best Selling Retail Records"the first official national music charton July 27, 1940, staying at the top spot for 12 weeks until October 12, 1940. The tune was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1982.
Versions
* The Ink Spots recorded the song in August 1940, which was just a few months after the first release of the song.
*The song appears on the 1954 Dave Brubeck Quartet live album 'Jazz at the College of the Pacific.'
* Sarah Vaughan recorded the song on the 1955 'In the Land of Hi-Fi.'
* Billie Holiday recorded the song in 1959, the last year of her life, on the posthumous album 'Last Recording.'
* The Platters brought the song back to the top 40 in 1961, where their version went to #25 on the Hot 100 and #17 on the Hot R&B Sides chart.
* Al Hirt released a version in 1962 on his 'Trumpet and Strings'[http://www.allusic.com/album/trumpet-and-strings-mw0000910613 Al Hirt, 'Trumpet and Strings'] Retrieved April 8, 2013.
* Bill Evans on the 1963 'Interplay'[http://www.allmusic.com/album/interplay-mw0000188120 Bill Evans, 'Interplay']. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
*Frank Sinatra included it on his 1959 'No One Cares' album. He also re-recorded the song in 1965 for the double album 'A Man and His Music', complete with faithful reproduction of the celeste and choral accompaniment which characterized the 1940 recording.
*Italian-American crossover artist, Sergio Franchi covered this song on his 1967 RCA Victor album, 'From Sergio - With Love'.http://www.discogs.com Sergio Franchi
*The song was also covered by popular Australian rock group Daddy Coolthey scored an Australian Top 20 hit with their version, which was released as a single in July 1972, shortly before the group broke up; they also performed it at their farewell concert in Melbourne, Australia in August 1972, which was recorded and subsequently released as a double-album in 1973.
See also
*List of number-one singles of 1940 (U.S.)
References
Sources
*Peter J. Levinson, 'Tommy Dorsey: Livin' in a Great Big Way: a Biography' (Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2005).
*Robert L. Stockdale, 'Tommy Dorsey: On The Side' (Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, 1995).
Category:1940 songs
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