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I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm

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"'I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm'" is a popular song written in 1937 by Irving Berlin and introduced in the film 'On the Avenue' when it was sung by Dick Powell and Alice Faye.

Background



Successful recordings in 1937 were by Ray Noble (vocal by Howard Phillips), Billie Holiday, Red Norvo, and Glen Gray (vocal by Kenny Sargent).

Les Brown's instrumental version, arranged by Skip Martin and recorded in 1946 as Columbia #38324, became a million-seller and 'Billboard' top ten song in 1949. Brown said that he got a call from Columbia Records after he performed the song telling him to record it, only to respond that he had recorded it three years earlier. That same year vocal group The Mills Brothers also had a chart hit with their version on Decca #24550.

Other recordings



Although not strictly a Christmas song as the lyrics make no mention of the holiday, it has been recorded for many artists' Christmas albums and is a standard part of the holiday song repertoire in the U.S. Artists such as Rosemary Clooney, Doris Day, Dean Martin, Bette Midler, Rod Stewart, Dinah Washington and Idina Menzel (in a duet with Billy Porter) are among those who have covered it. Ella Fitzgerald recorded this for her 1958 Verve release 'Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook'.

References



Category:1937 songs

Category:Songs written by Irving Berlin

Category:American Christmas songs

Category:Ella Fitzgerald songs

Category:Kimberley Locke songs

Category:Billie Holiday songs

Category:Mildred Bailey songs

Category:1930s jazz standards

Category:Songs written for films

Category:Songs about weather


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