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The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

June 6, 2020 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Tony Live! Let There Be Love

The song of the day for Sunday, June 7, 2020, is “Let There Be Love.

About This Song

“Let There Be Love” was written in 1939 by Lionel Rand and Ian Grant. The song is a popular standard, with recordings by Pearl Bailey, George Shearing, Annie Ross, Nat King Cole, and the Andrews Sisters.

About This Version

Today’s version of “Let There Be Love” is Tony’s second recording; the first was for his 1957 album The Beat of My Heart. Today we are featuring his live performance with the London Philharmonic Orchestra at The Royal Albert Hall in London. The concert was recorded and released on the album Get Happy. The arrangement was written by Dick Cone.

“Let There Be Love,” as well as Get Happy, is available from iTunes.

Filed Under: Song of the Day, Tony Live! Tagged With: Get Happy, Ian Grant, Lionel Rand, Tony Bennett

June 7, 2013 By Suzanne 1 Comment

Song of the Day: Let There Be Love

The song of the day for Friday, June 7, 2013 is “Let There Be Love.”

About This Song

“Let There Be Love” was written in 1939 by Lionel Rand with lyrics by Ian Grant. This song has been recorded by singers including Nat “King” Cole, Natalie Cole, Bob Eberly, Pearl Bailey, John Pizzarelli and Annie Ross.

About This Version

Tony Bennett included this song on his third long-playing album, the 1957 The Beat of My Heart. (Note the second chorus contains some updated lyrics, vis-a-vis the reference to Sputnik).  The Beat of My Heart was Bennett’s first album with Ralph Sharon, who both arranged and conducted. The Beat of My Heart featured guest percussionists for every song on the album; “Let There Be Love” featured Candido, Sabu and Billy Exiner.

http://open.spotify.com/track/0LvDzoPdlnu9Am8IzbyyKC
“Let There Be Love,” as well as the entire The Beat of My Heart album, is available from iTunes.

Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: Billy Exiner, Candido, Ian Grant, Lionel Rand, Sabu, The Beat of My Heart

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