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"The More I See You" is a popular song composed by Harry Warren, with lyrics by Mack Gordon. The song was first published in 1945.
| "The More I See You" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Published | 1945 by Bregman, Vocco and Conn |
| Songwriter(s) | Mack Gordon |
| Composer(s) | Harry Warren |
The song was introduced by Dick Haymes in the 1945 film Diamond Horseshoe, and also played as an overture under the opening credits and incidental music throughout.
Other recordings edit
"The More I See You" has been subsequently recorded by many artists, notably by:
- Chet Baker sings the song on his 1958 LP (Chet Baker Sings) It Could Happen to You.[1]
- Chris Montez released the most commercially successful and well-known recording of the song in 1966. His version went to number sixteen on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent four weeks at number two on the Easy Listening chart.[2] It also went to number three on the UK Singles Chart.[3]
- Bing Crosby recorded a version of the song on his 1977 album Beautiful Memories.[4]
- Nancy Sinatra recorded a version of the song on her 1966 album Nancy in London.[5]
- Andy Williams recorded a version of the song on his 1967 album Love, Andy.[6]
- Joy Marshall recorded a version in 1966.[7] This recording went to #34 in the UK.[8]
- Ella Fitzgerald recorded a live version in 1967, accompanied by the Jimmy Jones Trio, which was released on Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur.[9]
- Peter Allen recorded a version of the song on his 1976 album Taught by Experts.[10]
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark recorded a version of the song on their 1980 album Organisation.[11]
- Mocedades recorded a version on their 1980 album Amor.[12]
- Frederica von Stade recorded a version on her 1991 album Flicka: Another Side of Frederica von Stade.[13]
- Nina Simone included the song on her 1993 album, A Single Woman.[14]
- Eliane Elias sang and played a Brazilian jazz version of the song on her 2008 album Bossa Nova Stories.[15]
Popular culture edit
- An instrumental version is played in full as radio background music during a dialog scene in the 1946 film noir The Dark Corner, also from 20th Century Fox.
- The Chris Montez recording has been used many times in films, notably at the beginning of the club scene in Roman Polanski's Frantic, starring Harrison Ford.
References edit
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