A Fine Romance (song)
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"A Fine Romance" is a popular song composed by Jerome Kern with lyrics by Dorothy Fields, published in 1936.
The song was written for the musical film, Swing Time, where it was co-introduced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Astaire had a major record hit on Brunswick records.
In Hollywood, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald recorded their version of the song in the summer of 1957. In 1963, Ella Fitzgerald included her rendition on her Verve Records album, Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook, produced by Norman Granz.
In a version sung by Judi Dench it also became the theme song of A Fine Romance, a British television series starring Judi Dench and her husband Michael Williams.
A recording by Lena Horne features in the film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1993). The song also features in the stage musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert – the Musical.
[edit] Notable recordings
- Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald
- Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
- Judi Dench
- Billie Holiday Quintessential Billie Holiday: Vol. II
- Lena Horne
- Stacey Kent - Let Yourself Go (2000)
- Marian McPartland - Live At Maybeck Recital Hall [Vol. 9] (2008)
- Marilyn Monroe [1]
- Frank Sinatra (1964)
- Margaret Whiting - Margaret Whiting Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook (1960)
[edit] References
- ^ RCA Records Recording date: September 3, 1954 Label: RCA Records, Italy 1974 LP: Marilyn Monroe - La Voce, Le Musiche E I Films Number: TPL1 of 7025 (e)
[edit] See also
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