The song of the day for Sunday, August 16, 2026, is “The Shadow of Your Smile.”
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 and 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. Johnny Mandel wrote the arrangement and conducted the orchestra. Tony Bennett said that The Movie Song Album was all-time favorite record.
“The Shadow of Your Smile,” as well as The Movie Sing Album, is available on Apple Music.
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