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"'I Concentrate on You'" is a song written by Cole Porter for the 1940 film 'Broadway Melody of 1940', where it was introduced by Douglas McPhail.

Notable recordings



*Franck Amsallem - 'Amsallem Sings' (2009)

*Fred Astaire - 'The Astaire Story' (1952)

*Tony Bennett - 'Steppin' Out' (1993)

*Freddy Cole - 'Rio de Janeiro Blue' (2009)

*Perry Como - 'TV Favorites' (1952), 'Easy Listening' (1970)

*Ray Conniff - 'Rhapsody in Rhythm ' (1962), 'The very best of Ray Conniff ' (2017)

*Ella Fitzgerald - 'Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook' (1956), 'Ella Loves Cole' (1972)

*The Four Freshmen - 'Live in the New Millennium' (2002)

*Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga recorded a version of the song for their 2021 collaborative album 'Love for Sale'.

*Judy Garland - 'Judy in Love' (1958)

*Bunky Green - 'Healing the Pain' (1990)

*Grant Green 'Nigeria' (1962)

*Johnny Hartman - 'Thank You for Everything' (1998), rec. 1976

*Lena Horne - 'Lena...Lovely and Alive' (1962)

*Stan Kenton - 'Back to Balboa' (1958)

*Russell Malone - 'Wholly Cats' (1996)

*Carmen McRae - 'When You're Away' (1959), 'Recorded Live at Bubba's' (1981)

*Oscar Peterson - 'Oscar Peterson Plays the Cole Porter Songbook' (1959)

*Tito Puente - 'Revolving Bandstand' (1960)

*Dianne Reeves - 'A Little Moonlight' (2003)

*Frank Sinatra - 'Songs by Sinatra' (1950), 'Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!!' (1961), 'Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim' (1967)

*Joanie Sommers - 'The "Voice" of the Sixties!' (1958)

*Jeri Southern - 'Meets Cole Porter/at the Crescendo' (1997)

*Mel Torm - 'Mel Torm Sings About Love' (1958), 'A Day in the Life of Bonnie and Clyde' (1968)

*Dinah Washington - released as a single in 1955, peaking at #11 on the Best Sellers in Stores chart and included on 'I Concentrate on You' (1960)

*Kalil Wilson - 'Easy to Love' (2009)

*Dionne Warwick

References



*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100821041324/http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg Song Search Results for: I CONCENTRATE ON YOU] - allmusic, retrieved June 26, 2010

*[http://www.jazzstandards.com/compositions-2/iconcentrateonyou.htm Jazzstandards.com - I Concentrate on You], retrieved June 26, 2010



Category:Songs written by Cole Porter

Category:Frank Sinatra songs

Category:Ella Fitzgerald songs

Category:Judy Garland songs

Category:Lena Horne songs

Category:Carmen McRae songs

Category:1940 songs


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