Somebody Loves Me

"Somebody Loves Me"
Song
Published	1924
Writer	Ballard MacDonald Buddy DeSylva
Composer	George Gershwin

"Somebody Loves Me" is a popular song, with music written by George Gershwin, and lyrics by Ballard MacDonald and Buddy DeSylva. This is not to be confused with the Southern gospel song written by W.F. & Marjorie Crumley. The song was published in 1924 and featured in George White's Scandals of 1924.

One of the better-known versions was by The Four Lads. This recording was made on August 18, 1952 and released by Columbia Records as catalog number 39865. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on October 18, 1952. It peaked at #22 on the charts.^[1]

Recorded versions

Tex Beneke
Dave Brubeck
Benny Carter
Sonny Clark
Alma Cogan
Nat King Cole
Perry Como
Ray Conniff
Bing Crosby - rec. June 14, 1939 - released as Brunswick 02807, matrix DLA 1777
Vic Damone
Doris Day
Tommy Dorsey
Cliff Edwards -Also known as "Ukulele Ike"
Roy Eldridge
Duke Ellington
Herb Ellis
Percy Faith and his orchestra
Eddie Fisher
Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook (1959) and her Verve/Polygram release: "Jazz at the Philharmonic, the Ella Fitzgerald Sets".
Helen Forrest
The Four Freshmen - 4 Freshmen and 5 Trombones (1955)
The Four Lads
Erroll Garner
George Gershwin
Banu Gibson
Dizzy Gillespie
Jackie Gleason
Benny Goodman and his orchestra - rec. May 11, 1936 - released as Victor 25497, matrix 02458-1
Lionel Hampton
Ted Heath
Fletcher Henderson and his orchestra
Woody Herman and his orchestra
Lena Horne - rec. June 4, 1943 - from the movie "Broadway Rhythm" (1944)
Dick Hyman
Harry James and his orchestra
Joni James
Bert Kaempfert and his orchestra
Peggy Lee
Oscar Levant
Oscar Peterson
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians
Julie London
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers
Maureen McGovern
The McGuire Sisters
Don McLean
Ralph Marterie
Meat Loaf
Melanie
Johnny Mercer
Red Norvo Trio
Isabelle & Tom Patricola - rec. August 1924 - released as Vocalion B 14866, matrix 13513
Les Paul
Johnny Paycheck
Oscar Peterson - rec. November or December 1952 - released on the LP "Oscar Peterson Plays Gershwin"
The Platters
Django Reinhardt
Buddy Rich
Maurice Rocco
Dinah Shore - rec. December 10, 1940 - released as Bluebird B10978, matrix BS 058246-1
Frank Sinatra
Stuff Smith
Aileen Stanley - rec. September 9, 1924 - released as Victor 19454, matrix B-30807-3
Art Tatum
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
Jack Teagarden with Eddie Condon and His Orchestra - rec. December 14, 1944 - released as Decca 23430, matrix 72633
Dinah Washington
Paul Weston and his orchestra
Paul Whiteman orchestra
Alberta Hunter

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Record Research.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

The Four Lads

Don Farrar Aaron Bruce Frank Busseri Alan Sokoloff James F. Arnold Corrado Codarini Johnny D'Arc Sid Edwards John Bernard Toorish

Studio albums	On the Sunny Side (1956) Breezin' Along (1958) Swing Along (1959) Everything Goes!!! (1960)

Singles	"The Mocking Bird" "Somebody Loves Me" "Faith Can Move Mountains" [with Johnnie Ray] "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" "Gilly, Gilly, Ossenfeffer, Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea" "Skokiaan" "Moments to Remember" "No, Not Much!" "Standing On the Corner" "My Little Angel" "A House with Love in It" "The Bus Stop Song" "Who Needs You?" "I Just Don't Know" "Put a Light in the Window" "There's Only One of You" "Enchanted Island" "My Heart's Symphony"

George Gershwin

Albums	Gershwin Plays Gershwin: The Piano Rolls

Ballets	An American in Paris Gershwin Piano Concerto Three Preludes Who Cares? List of stagings

Operas	Blue Monday (1922) Porgy and Bess (1935)

Orchestral works	Rhapsody in Blue (1924) Concerto in F (1925) An American in Paris (1928) Second Rhapsody (1931) Cuban Overture (1932) Strike Up the Band (1934) Hoctor's Ballet (1937)

Piano compositions	Three Preludes (1926) French Ballet Class (1937)

Songs	"Aren't You Kind Of Glad We Did?" "(I've Got) Beginner's Luck" "Bidin' My Time" "Blah Blah Blah" "Boy Wanted" "Boy! What Love Has Done To Me!" "But Not for Me" "By Strauss" "Clap Yo' Hands" "Do It Again" "Doin' Time" "Embraceable You" "Fascinating Rhythm" "A Foggy Day" "For You, For Me, For Evermore" "Funny Face" "'The Half of It, Dearie' Blues" "He Loves and She Loves" "How Long Has This Been Going On?" "I Can't Be Bothered Now" "I Got Rhythm" "I Was Doing All Right" "I've Got a Crush on You" "Isn't It a Pity?" "Just Another Rhumba" "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" "Let's Kiss and Make Up" "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" "Looking for a Boy" "Lorelei" "Love Is Here to Stay" "Love is Sweeping the Country" "Love Walked In" "The Man I Love" "My Cousin in Milwaukee" "My One and Only" "Nice Work If You Can Get It" "Of Thee I Sing" "Oh, Lady Be Good!" "Oh, So Nice!" "The Real American Folk Song (is a Rag)" "'S Wonderful" "Sam and Delilah" "Slap That Bass" "Somebody from Somewhere" "Somebody Loves Me" "Someone to Watch Over Me" "Soon" "Stairway to Paradise" "Stiff Upper Lip" "Strike Up the Band" "Swanee" "That Certain Feeling" "They All Laughed" "They Can't Take That Away from Me" "Things Are Looking Up" "Tra-la-la" "Treat Me Rough" "Walking the Dog" "Who Cares?" "You've Got What Gets Me"

Tribute albums	Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin By George Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book Ella Sings Gershwin Gershwin Live! Gershwin's World The Glory of Gershwin Ira, George and Joe Nice Work If You Can Get It Oscar Peterson Plays the George Gershwin Songbook Red Hot + Rhapsody: The Gershwin Groove Rosemary Clooney Sings the Lyrics of Ira Gershwin

Related articles	List of compositions Gershwin Prize Arthur Gershwin Frances Gershwin Ira Gershwin Gershwin Theatre

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Somebody Loves Me

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