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"The Nearness of You" is a popular song written in 1938 by Hoagy Carmichael with lyrics by Ned Washington. The song debuted in the 1938 movie Romance in the Dark.[1]

"The Nearness of You"
Single by Glenn Miller
A-side"The Nearness of You"
B-side"Mister Meadowlark"
Published1940 by Famous Music
Released1940 (1940)
RecordedApril 28, 1940
GenreJazz
LabelBluebird
Songwriter(s)Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington

It is also heard in the 1940 recording In the Mood by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, with vocals by Ray Eberle,[2] and by many others.

The song is on the Grammy-Award-winning album Come Away with Me by Norah Jones, at Track 14.


Lyrics


It's not the pale moon that excites me
That thrills and delights me, oh no
It's just the nearness of you

It isn't your sweet conversation
That brings this sensation, oh no
It's just the nearness of you

When you're in my arms and I feel you so close to me
All my wildest dreams come true

I need no soft lights to enchant me
If you'll only grant me the right
To hold you ever so tight
And to feel in the night the nearness of you


Covers


The first big-selling version was recorded on April 28, 1940, by the Glenn Miller Orchestra, with a vocal by Ray Eberle (Bluebird).[3][4] This recording first reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on July 20, 1940, and lasted eight weeks on the chart, peaking at No. 5.[5]

Other popular versions around that time were recorded by Kay Kyser's orchestra (vocal: Harry Babbitt, Columbia catalog number 35488),[3][6] by Dinah Shore with Paul Weston's orchestra (Bluebird),[3][4] and by Eddy Howard with Lou Adrian's orchestra (Columbia).[3][7]

In 1953, Bob Manning reached No. 16 on the pop charts with this song[8][9]

The 1956 Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong album of duets, Ella & Louis, included a version of this song with Fitzgerald soloing vocally while Armstrong soloed both vocally and on trumpet. Accompaniment was provided by the small combo of the Oscar Peterson Trio featuring Peterson on piano, Ray Brown on bass, and Herb Ellis on guitar, joined by Buddy Rich on drums. The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard magazine jazz chart and the top 10 of its pop chart.[10]

German musician Marc Secara recorded the song with the Berlin Jazz Orchestra for the album You're Everything (2008). This was arranged for big band by Steve Gray.[11]


Other versions



See also



References


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  8. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Pop Memories 1890–1954. Record Research. p. 293. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
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  10. "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media. 24 November 1956.
  11. Secara, Marc & Berlin Jazz Orchestra & Gray, Steve (arr.). You're Everything (CD).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link) Track #2.
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