In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening
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| "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening" | ||||
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| Single by Bing Crosby and Jane Wyman with Matty Matlock's All Stars and the Four Hits and a Miss | ||||
| B-side | "Misto Cristofo Columbo" | |||
| Released | 1951 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:24 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1981), Johnny Mercer (1909-1976) | |||
| Bing Crosby singles chronology | ||||
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"In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening" is a popular song with music by Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1981), and lyrics by Johnny Mercer (1909-1976).[1] It was originally planned to feature it in a Paramount Pictures film written for Betty Hutton (1921-2007), that never took off, which was to be called The Mack Sennett Girl (a.k.a. Keystone Girl). The song was buried in Paramount's files until it was rediscovered[2] and then used in the 1951 film Here Comes the Groom and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.[1]
The recording by Bing Crosby (1904-1977), and Jane Wyman (1917-2007), with Matty Matlock's All Stars (1907-1978), and the Four Hits and a Miss was recorded on June 20, 1951,[3] and released by Decca Records as catalog number 27678.[4] It first reached the Billboard entertainment trade magazine's "Best Seller" chart on September 21, 1951, and lasted six weeks on the chart, peaking at number 11.[5]
Other recordings
[edit]- Dean Martin recorded the song on April 9, 1951, for Capitol Records.[6]
- Harry James released a recording on the album Hollywood's Best (Columbia B-319 and CL-6224) (1952) with Rosemary Clooney on vocals.[7]
- Mavis Rivers included the song on her album The Simple Life[8] (1960)
- Frankie Laine and Jo Stafford recorded the song as a duet in 1951 for Columbia Records.[9][10]
- Frank Sinatra included the song on his album Sinatra Sings Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River, and Other Academy Award Winners (1964).
- Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire included the song on their album A Couple of Song and Dance Men (1975).
- Crystal Gayle included the song on her album Crystal Gayle Sings the Heart and Soul of Hoagy Carmichael (1999).
- Bette Midler included the song on her album Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook (2003).
References
[edit]- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 134. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Funnell, John (2005). Best Songs of the Movies. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 195. ISBN 0-7864-2193-2.
- ^ "A Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
- ^ "DECCA (USA) numerical listing discography: 27500 - 27999". 78discography.com. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 112. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ Tosches, Nick (1992). Dino - Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams. New York: Dell Publishing. p. 582. ISBN 0-440-21412-2.
- ^ Crossland, Ken (2013). Late Life Jazz. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 191. ISBN 978-0-19-979857-5.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. 1960. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
- ^ "45worlds.com". 45worlds.com. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
- ^ "In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening (1951) - Jo Stafford and Frankie Laine". YouTube. 24 November 2018.
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