I Should Care

"I Should Care" is a popular song by Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston and Sammy Cahn, published in 1944. The original recording by Ralph Flanagan and His Orchestra, with vocalists: Harry Prime and The Singing Winds was made at Manhattan Center, New York City, on July 18, 1952. It was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-4885 (in USA)[1] and by EMI on the His Master's Voice labels as catalog number B 10389.

The song has become a popular standard, with recordings by many artists.

Notable Recordings

• Bing Crosby
• Jeff Chandler single 45 recording 1953
• The Four Freshmen - Love Lost (1959)
• Modern Jazz Quartet - Dedicated to Connie (1960)
• Bill Evans Trio - How My Heart Sings! (1962)
• Thelonious Monk - Solo Monk (1965)
• Sergio Franchi - There Goes My Heart (RCA Victor, 1967)
• Marian McPartland - Live At Maybeck Recital Hall [Vol. 9] (1991)
• Nat King Cole - The Billy May Sessions (1993)
• Abbey Lincoln and Hank Jones – When There Is Love (1994)
• Barry Manilow - Singin' with the Big Bands (1994)
• Dizzy Gillespie - The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (1995)
• Johnny Hartman - And I Thought About You (1997)
• Kay Starr - I Cry By Night/Losers Weepers (1997)
• Ralph Flanagan - Big Band Sounds of Ralph Flanagan (1998)
• Frank Sinatra - The Best of the Columbia Years (1998)
• Joe Pass - Unforgettable (1999)
• Nat Adderley - Introducing Nat Adderley (2001)
• June Christy - Something Cool (2001)
• The Four Freshmen - Voices In Love / Love Lost (2001)
• Stan Kenton - At The Rendezvous: Vol 2 (2000)
• Richard Doron Johnson - Battle Grounds (2010)
• Julie London - Julie Is Her Name (2009)
• Jane Monheit - Taking a Chance on Love (2004)
• Bud Powell - Bud's Bubble: 1944/1947 (2000)
• Mel Tormé - Tormé (2003)

More recently, the song has been performed live by Amy Winehouse.

Literature

• I Should Care (Transcription). Jazz Research News 6
• Stephan Richter: The Beauty of Building, Dwelling, and Monk: Aesthetics, Religion, and the Architectural Qualities of Jazz. African American Review, Vol. 29, No. 2 (1995), S. 259-268