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The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

March 13, 2013 By Suzanne 2 Comments

Song of the Day: Taking a Chance on Love

The song of the day for Wednesday, March 13, 2013 is Taking a Chance on Love.

About This Song

Taking a Chance on Love was written by Vernon Duke, with lyrics by John LaTouche and Ted Fetter. It was introduced in the 1940 Broadway show Cabin in the Sky and was sung by Ethel Waters and Dooley Wilson. The song was recorded by Benny Goodman with vocals by Helen Forrest and reached #1 on the charts in 1943. The song has remained popular and has been performed by many jazz and popular singers, ranging from Ruby Braff to Dave Brubeck to Nat King Cole and many, many more singers and instrumentalists.

About This Version

Today’s version comes from Tony Bennett’s second album, Tony, released in 1957. This version was arranged and conducted by Ray Conniff. I’ve been listening to Tony Bennett’s albums recorded in the 1950s this week. There are some wonderful recordings there and this number is definitely one of my favorites.

http://open.spotify.com/track/4mXklW7Ibzp1qetGMq1Uw3
Taking a Chance on Love, as well as the full Tony album, is available from iTunes.

Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: Cabin in the Sky, John Latouche, Ted Fetter, Vernon Duke

Comments

  1. Nick Riggio says

    March 13, 2013 at 2:37 am

    I absolutely love this recording by Benedetto. It’s so light and full of love! Benedetto was at his absolute best!

    Reply
  2. Anonymous says

    March 13, 2013 at 6:07 am

    Do you know that there is an alterante version of this recording on the monaural edition of the “In San Francisco” LP?

    Reply

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