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The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

December 6, 2022 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Song of the Day: Time After Time

The song of the day for Wednesday, December 7, 2022, is “Time After Time.”

About This Song

“Time After Time” was written by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn in 1947 for the movie It Happened in Brooklyn. It was introduced by Frank Sinatra and was a major hit for him. This song has been widely recorded by many artists. In his fine book The Jazz Standards, Al Gioia quotes Jule Styne as saying “It’s a man’s song — ‘Time After Time.’ When a woman sings it, it is drained of all its power, so to speak. The girls can’t do it.”Well, tell that to Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Carmen McRae, Anita O’Day, and Cyndi Lauper.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Time After Time” in June 1992 and was released that year on Perfectly Frank. It was arranged by Ralph Sharon.

Perfectly Frank won the 1993 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance.

“Time After Time,” as well as Perfectly Frank is available on Apple Music.

Here’s Sinatra’s version 1957 recording with the Nelson Riddle arrangement:

Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: It Happened in Brooklyn, Jule Stune, Jule Styne, Nelson Riddle, Perfectly Frank, Ralph Sharon, Sammy Cahn, Tony Bennett

October 19, 2015 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Song of the Day: Time After Time

The song of the day for Monday, October 19, 2015 is “Time After Time.”

About This Song

Today’s song, “Time After Time,” was written in 1947 by Jule Styne, with lyrics by Sammy Cahn. It was written in 1947 for the movie It Happened in Brooklyn. The song was introduced by Frank Sinatra and was a major hit for him. This song has been widely recorded by many artists. In his fine book The Jazz Standards, Al Gioia quotes Jule Styne as saying “It’s a man’s song — ‘Time After Time.’ When a woman sings it, it is drained of all its power, so to speak. The girls can’t do it.” Well, tell that to Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Carmen McRae, Anita O’Day and Cyndi Lauper, all of whom have made excellent recordings of “Time After Time.”

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Time After Time” in June 1992 for his tribute album to Frank Sinatra, Perfectly Frank. It was arranged by Ralph Sharon and features the Ralph Sharon Trio, with Paul Langosch on bass and Joe LaBarbera on drums.

Time After Time

Listen to Time After Time on Spotify. Tony Bennett · Song · 1992.


“Time After Time,” as well as Perfectly Frank, is available from iTunes.

Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: 1992, Frank Sinatra, It Happened in Brooklyn, Jule Styne, Perfectly Frank, Ralph Sharon, Sammy Cahn

March 8, 2013 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Song of the Day: Time After Time

The song of the day for Friday, March 8, 2013 is Time After Time.

About This Song

Time After Time was written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne   for the 1947 film It Happened in Brooklyn, where it was introduced by Frank Sinatra. It’s been a jazz standard since that time, starting with the Sarah Vaughan 1946 recording with Teddy Wilson, and other great recordings by Chet Baker (1954), Stan Getz (1957) and Sinatra as well in 1957.

In The Jazz Standards, Al Gioia quotes Jule Styne as saying that “It’s a man’s song … Time After Time. When a woman sings it, it’s drained of all its power, so to speak. The girls can’t do it.”  Gioia disagrees with Styne and feels that Vaughan recording was very good. That said, in the hands of Sinatra and, later, Tony Bennett, the song is superb.

About This Version

Every once in a while, I will sit down to listen to a Tony Bennett album and it’s as if I’m really hearing a song for the first time. This happened today as I sat down to listen to Perfectly Frank. The album starts with Time After Time and I was transported. Was it Tony Bennett’s voice? Robert Farnon’s wonderful arrangement? Ralph Sharon’s subtle and minimalistic and perfect accompaniment?  Or is the recording of Time After Time a perfect example of what Tony Bennett calls “art of intimate singing?” Or that aspect that Whitney Balliett noted in his New Yorker interview with Bennett in 1974 – “that quality that lets you in?“

It’s likely all of these things and these things add up to a sublime and perfect album that starts with Time After Time. I seen and heard Mr. Bennett sing a ballad to an audience of 12,000 people and just about all of them felt that he was singing it just to them: a private and intensely personal conversation between the singer and the listener. I think that’s why he’s such a renowned and honored performer – he connects with his audience. He lets us in and we let him in.  The result here is three minutes and thirty-three seconds of beauty and joy.

Besides, Time After Time is a really good song.

Time After Time

Listen to Time After Time on Spotify. Tony Bennett · Song · 1992.

Time After Time, as well as the full Perfectly Frank album, is available from iTunes.

Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: Frank Sinatra, It Happened in Brooklyn, Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn

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