The song of the day for Sunday, November 23, 2025, is “The Shadow of Your Smile.”
About Today
We are celebrating Johnny Mandel, who was born 100 years ago on November 23, 1925. Mandel was a noted composer and arranger of popular songs, film music, and jazz.
About This Song
“The Shadow of Your Smile” was written by Johnny Mandel and Paul Francis Webster for the 1965 film The Sandpiper, starring Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. It was filmed, beautifully, in Big Sur on the California coastline. The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Tony Bennett’s 1965 recording won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year.
About This Version
Tony Bennett recorded “The Shadow of Your Smile” on September 26, 1965, for The Movie Song Album, released in 1966. Mandel wrote hte arrangement and conducted the orchestra.
“The Shadow of Your Smile,” as well as The Movie Song Album, is available on Apple Music.
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