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In the Gloaming (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'In the Gloaming'" is an 1877 British song composed by Annie Fortescue Harrison with lyrics taken from a poem by Meta Orred. Orred's poem (of the same title as the song) appeared in her 1874 book 'Poems'. "Gloaming" is a regional dialect term of Scots origin denoting "twilight".
The 1877 song, a lament of romantic regret, was very popular in the United States that year and was again popularized in America in the 1910s by a recording made by The American Quartet with Will Oakland.
Versions
*The American Quartet with Will Oakland released a recorded version in 1910.
*John Lovering released a recorded version in 1914.
*Fats Waller recorded a version in 1938. The song was a staple of Waller's live act.
*Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven recorded the song in 1941. It was released as the B side of "Everything's Been Done Before".
*Bunk Johnson (trumpet), Don Ewell (piano) and Alphonse Steele (drums) recorded a trio version of this in June 1946.
*Jo Stafford and Gordon MacRae released the song on their 'Songs for Sunday Evening' album in 1950.
*Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his album '101 Gang Songs' (1961)
*The Story recorded a version, released on their 1993 album 'The Angel in the House'.
*The Celtic Tenors included the song on their eponymous 2002 debut album.
References
Further reading and listening
*[https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200009268/B-9161-In_the_gloaming 1910 recording] Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix B-9161. In the gloaming / American Quartet ; Will Oakland."
Category:1877 songs
Category:American popular music
Category:Songs based on poems
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