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The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

July 25, 2022 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Song of the Day: Taking a Chance on Love

The song of the day for Tuesday, July 26, 2022, is “Taking a Chance on Love.”

About This Song

“Taking a Chance on Love” was written by Vernon Duke, John La Touche, and Ted Fetter for the 1940 musical Cabin in the Sky, where it was introduced by Ethel Waters and Dooley Wilson. The song works well for both jazz singers and instrumentalists, with significant recordings by Dave Brubeck, Tony Bennett, Judy Garland, and Dizzy Gillespie.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Taking a Chance on Love” on September 11, 1956, and released in 1957 on the album Tony. It was arranged by Ray Conniff.

“Taking a Chance on Love,” as well as Tony is available on Apple Music.

Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: John La Touche, Ray Coniff, Ted Fetter, Tony, Tony Bennett, Vernon Duke

October 25, 2015 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Song of the Day: One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)

The song of the day for Sunday, October 25, 2015 is “One For My Baby (And One More For The Road).”

About This Song

“One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)” was written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer for the 1943 film The Sky’s The Limit, where it was introduced by Fred Astaire. Harold Arlen called this song one of his “tapeworms” as at 48 bars, it was longer than the standard 32 bar popular song. Alec Wilder, in American Popular Song, says that “the honors must go the lyric. … Just imagine having the acuity and courage to start a song, as Mercer does, with “It’s a quarter to three”!

About These Versions

As today is Sunday, we’re going to look several solo studio versions of today’s song.

Tony Bennett first recorded “One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)” in 1956, arranged by Ray Coniff. The next studio recording is from 1970 with John Bunch (in a lovely medley with “It Had To Be You”). We conclude with my favorite of these recordings today: the 1992 version on Perfectly Frank, arranged by Ralph Sharon. The differences between the 1956 and the 1992 versions is something to behold.

1956

One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)

Listen to One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) on Spotify. Tony Bennett · Song · 2011.


“One For My Baby (And One More For The Road),” as well as the singles collected on The Columbia Singles, Vol. 4, is available from iTunes.

1970

One For My Baby/It Had To Be You

Listen to One For My Baby/It Had To Be You on Spotify. Tony Bennett · Song · 2012.


“One For My Baby (And One More For The Road),” as well as all the songs collected on Outtakes, Rarities and Delights, Vol. 1, is available from iTunes.

1992

One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)

Listen to One for My Baby (And One More for the Road) on Spotify. Tony Bennett · Song · 1992.


“One For My Baby (And One More For The Road),” as well as Perfectly Frank, is available from iTunes.

Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: Harold Arlen, John Bunch, Johnny Mercer, Perfectly Frank, Ralph Sharon, Ray Coniff

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