The song of the day for Sunday, March 17, 2019, is “More Than You Know.”
About This Song
“More Than You Know” was written in 1929 by Vincent Youmans (music) with Billy Rose and Edward Eliscu (lyrics). It was written for the Broadway musical Great Day, which only ran for 36 performances. In spite of its poor run on Broadway, the score was considered very good and so it got sold to Hollywood, where it was to be a starring vehicle for Joan Crawford. Eight weeks into production, the film was shut down and was never released. Thankfully, this song remained popular, in many ways thanks to Fanny Brice, who was married to Billy Rose and sang the song in her performances with the Ziegfeld Follies. It has been widely recorded by jazz and popular artists since it was written.
About This Version
Tony Bennett recorded “More Than You Know” for his 1961 album My Heart Sings, featuring an arrangement by Ralph Burns, who had previously arranged Hometown, My Town, released in 1959.
More Than You Know – Remastered
More Than You Know – Remastered, a song by Tony Bennett on Spotify
“More Than You Know,” as well as My Heart Sings, is available from iTunes