The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

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Song of the Day: My Heart Tells Me

The song of the day for Friday, July 18, 2025, is “My Heart Tells Me.”

About This Song

“My Heart Tells Me” was written by Harry Warren and Mack Gordon for the 1943 movie Sweet Rosie O’Grady, which starred Betty Grable. The song has been widely recorded by artists including Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Harry James, Glenn Miller, Dorothy Collins, and Charlie Parker.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “My Heart Tells Me” on on December 22, 1954, for his first LP album, Cloud 7. Charles Panely, who played trumpet on the album, wrote the arrangement.

“My Heart Tells Me,” as well as Cloud 7, is available on Apple Music.

I found the clip in Sweet Rosie O’Grady where Betty Grable and Phil Regan sings “My Heart Tells Me.” Click “Watch on YouTube” to view the clip.

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Song of the Day: My Heart Tells Me

The song of the day for Thursday, December 29, 2016 is “My Heart Tells Me.”

About This Song

This ballad was written by Harry Warren and Mack Gordon for the 1943 movie Sweet Rosie O’Grady, which starred Betty Grable. In fact, Grable introduced the song while sitting in bathtub filled with bubbles as part of a performance in a somewhat naughty beer hall show. The song has been widely recorded by artists including Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Harry James, Glenn Miller, Dorothy Collins and Charlie Parker.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “My Heart Tells Me” in 1954 for the album Cloud 7. After five years of recording singles for Mitch Miller at Columbia, Bennett’s first full-length album was, and still is, a major jazz vocal album.

My Heart Tells Me (Should I Believe My Heart?)

Listen to My Heart Tells Me (Should I Believe My Heart?) on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1955


“My Heart Tells Me,” as well as Cloud 7, is available from iTunes.

I found this delightful trailer of Sweet Rosie O’Grady that includes a snippet of Betty Grable singing “My Heart Tells Me” to Robert Young.

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Song of the Day: My Heart Tells Me

The song of the day for Wednesday, January 7, 2015 is “My Heart Tells Me.”

About This Song

“My Heart Tells Me” was written in 1943, with music by Harry Warren and lyrics by Mack Gordon. The ballad was written for the movie Sweet Rosie O’Grady, which starred Betty Grable. In fact, Grable introduced the song while sitting in bathtub filled with bubbles as part of a performance in a somewhat naughty beer hall show. The song has been widely recorded by artists including Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Harry James, Glenn Miller, Dorothy Collins and Charlie Parker.

About This Version

Today’s song is the third cut on our album of the month, Cloud 7. It was recorded on December 22, 1954 and was arranged by the trumpet player, Charles Panely. It’s the first real ballad on the album and Bennett gives a restrained but emotionally complete performance.

My Heart Tells Me (Should I Believe My Heart?)

Listen to My Heart Tells Me (Should I Believe My Heart?) on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1955


“My Heart Tells Me,” as well as Cloud 7, is available from iTunes.

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Song of the Day: My Heart Tells Me

The song of the day for Wednesday, April 9, 2014 is “My Heart Tells Me.”

About This Song

“My Heart Tells Me” was written by Harry Warren, with lyrics by Mack Gordon, for the 1943 movie Sweet Rosie O’Grady. The movie starred Betty Grable, who in fact introduced the song while sitting in bathtub filled with bubbles as part of a performance in a somewhat naughty beer hall show. The song has been widely recorded by artists including Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Harry James, Glenn Miller, Dorothy Collins and Charlie Parker.

About This Version

Tony Bennett selected this song for his first album, Cloud 7, released in 1955. Having spent the first five years of his contract Columbia recording hit singles, Cloud 7 was the album that he had wanted to make — a solid jazz long-playing album with a solid group of jazz musicians. Jazz critic Thom Jurek said that ”The mood is nocturnal, elegant, amorous, hip.” As a first album by a young singer (Bennett was not even 30 when he made Cloud 7), it’s a remarkable album that defined Bennett not only as vastly popular singer, but a jazz artist with impeccable taste and true vision of his own artistry.

“My Heart Tells Me” was arranged by Charles Panely and featured Chuck Wayne on guitar.

http://open.spotify.com/track/7ETUKFxsrPTyVM8MsbcDmj
“My Heart Tells Me,” as well as the album Cloud 7, is available from iTunes.