The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

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Song of the Day: I Remember You

The song of the day for Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2018 is “I Remember You.”

About This Song

“I Remember You” was written by Victor Schertzinger and Johnny Mercer for the 1942 movie The Fleet’s In (directed by the composer Schertzinger), where it was introduced by Dorothy Lamour. It is said that Mercer wrote the lyric for Judy Garland, with whom he was said to be in love. The song has been widely recorded over the decades and remains popular today. Notable recordings include those by Tony Bennett, Chet Baker, Doris Day, Ella Fitzgerald, Diana Krall and Dinah Washington.

About This Version

Your author has real love affair with Tony Bennett’s 2004 album The Art of Romance; I really can’t think of a finer and more wonderful album with songs about the mysterious and wonderful state of love. Today’s song, “I Remember You,” is one of my favorites. Johnny Mandel wrote the arrangement and conducted the orchestra.

Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone.

I Remember You

I Remember You, a song by Tony Bennett on Spotify


“I Remember You,” as well as The Art of Romance, is available from iTunes.

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Song of the Day: I Remember You

The song of the day for Sunday, October 23, 2016 is “I Remember You.”

About This Song

” I Remember You” was written by Victor Schertzinger, with lyrics by Johnny Mercer, in 1941 for the 1942 movie The Fleet’s In (directed by the composer Schertzinger), where it was introduced by Dorothy Lamour. It is said that Mercer wrote the lyric for Judy Garland, with whom he was deeply in love. The song has been widely recorded over the decades and remains popular today. Notable recordings include those by Tony Bennett, Chet Baker, Doris Day, Ella Fitzgerald, Diana Krall and Dinah Washington.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “I Remember You” in 2004 for The Art of Romance. The beautiful arrangement is by Johnny Mandel.

I must confess that The Art of Romance has a very special place in my heart. It’s the first Tony Bennett album that I obsessed over. It’s because of that album I bought my first iPod, because I had to take the album with me everywhere I went. There was a period of several months when I listened to The Art of Romance at least once a day, often times more. It’s still my favorite album of all. It’s also the album I give to people who I want to introduce Tony Bennett to — I’ve probably purchased this album a dozen times since it came out and will probably purchase at least that many more in the future.

I Remember You

I Remember You, a song by Tony Bennett on Spotify


“I Remember You,” as well as The Art of Romance, is available from iTunes.

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Song of the Day: I Remember You

The song of the day for Monday, November 17, 2014 is “I Remember You.”

About This Song

“I Remember You” was written in 1941, with music by Victor Schertzinger and lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The song was first used in the 1942 movie The Fleet’s In (directed by the composer Schertzinger), where it was introduced by Dorothy Lamour. It is said that Mercer wrote the lyric for Judy Garland, with whom he was believed to be in love. The song has been widely recorded over the decades and remains popular today. Notable recordings include those by Tony Bennett, Chet Baker, Doris Day, Ella Fitzgerald, Diana Krall and Dinah Washington.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded this song 2004 for his album The Art of Romance. It was arranged by Johnny Mandel.

About This Week

Tomorrow marks the anniversary of the birth of John Herndon Mercer, who was born on November 18, 1909 in Savannah, Georgia. Because he wrote so many wonderful songs, which are well-represented in the recordings of Tony Bennett, this week is Johnny Mercer Week at The Year of Tony Bennett.

I Remember You

I Remember You, a song by Tony Bennett on Spotify


“I Remember You,” as well as The Art of Romance, is available from iTunes.

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Song of the Day: I Remember You

The song of the day for Wednesday, May 28, 2013 is “I Remember You.”

About This Song

“I Remember You” was written by Victor Schertzinger and Johnny Mercer in 1942 for the movie The Fleet’s In, where it was introduced by Dorothy Lamour and later reprised by Bob Eberle, Helen O’Connell and the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra. It is said that Mercer wrote the lyric for Judy Garland, with whom he was said to be in love. The song has been widely recorded over the decades and remains popular today. Notable recordings include those by Tony Bennett, Chet Baker, Doris Day, Ella Fitzgerald, Diana Krall and Dinah Washington.

About This Version

I know I featured this song not too long ago, but a special person requested it and I always honor requests. In her request, she said “I love the way Tony sings this song.” So do I … so do I. The beautiful arrangement is by Johnny Mandel.

I Remember You

I Remember You, a song by Tony Bennett on Spotify


“I Remember You,” as well as The Art of Romance, is available from iTunes.

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Song of the Day: I Remember You

The song of the day for Friday, April 4, 2014 is “I Remember You.”

About This Song

“I Remember You” was written in 1941 for the movie The Fleet’s In. The music is by Victor Schertzinger and lyrics by Johnny Mercer. In the film, the song was introduced by Dorothy Lamour, with Bob Eberly, Helen O’Connell and the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra. It is said that Johnny Mercer wrote the song for Judy Garland, who he was in love with, and presented it to her the day after her marriage to David Rose. True or not, this beautiful song does put one in mind of loves that are lost, but always remembered.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded this song for his wonderful 2004 album The Art of Romance, which is (to this writer anyway), one of his finest albums. The wonderful arrangement is by Johnny Mandel. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Album.

I Remember You

I Remember You, a song by Tony Bennett on Spotify


“I Remember You,” as well as the album The Art of Romance, is available from iTunes.

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