Lover, Come Back to Me

For the unrelated song by Dead or Alive, see Lover Come Back To Me (Dead Or Alive song).

"Lover, Come Back to Me" is a popular song. The music was written by Sigmund Romberg with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II for the Broadway show The New Moon, where the song was introduced by Evelyn Herbert and Robert Halliday (as Robert Misson). The song was published in 1928.

Film versions

The song was performed by Lawrence Tibbett and Grace Moore in New Moon, the 1930 film adaptation of The New Moon, and by Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy in the 1940 adaptation, also titled New Moon.

Barbra Streisand version

"My Coloring Book / Lover, Come Back To Me"
Single by Barbra Streisand
from the album The Second Barbra Streisand Album
Released	November 1962
Format	Vinyl single
Recorded	1962
Genre	Pop
Label	Columbia
Writer(s)	Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
Producer	Mike Berniker
Barbra Streisand singles chronology
"Happy Days Are Here Again" / "When the Sun Comes Out" "My Coloring Book" / "Lover, Come Back To Me" "People" / "I Am Woman"

Arranged and conducted by George Williams, the song was released as Barbra Streisand's second single release in November 1962, as a double single with "My Coloring Book".

Produced by Mike Berniker, and recorded before Streisand's first album sessions, the single was sent to radio.

In 1963, Streisand later re-recorded the song for her second album "The Second Barbra Streisand Album", which later appeared on the compilation "The Essential Barbra Streisand". In her first television special, "My Name is Barbra", she performs a bitterly jubilant version of the song, showcasing her versatility. In 2000, she performed the song on her "Timeless Tour" and a live recording was included on the live album "Timeless: Live in Concert", and the accompanying DVD release.

Official Versions

• "Lover, Come Back To Me" (1962 Version)
• "Lover, Come Back To Me" (1963 Version) / (Album Version) - 2:18
• "Lover, Come Back To Me" (live from "Timeless: Live in Concert", 2000)
• "Medley: Hooray For Love / After You've Gone / By Myself / S'Wonderful / (I Like New York In June) How About You? / Lover, Come Back To Me / You And The Night And The Music / It All Depends On You" (Live from "The Judy Garland Show" - 4:34

Notable Recordings

• Gordon MacRae and Dorothy Kirsten
• Barbra Streisand
• Tore Faye's Quartet. Recorded in Oslo on December 6, 1954. It was released on the 78 rpm record His Master's Voice A.L. 3468.
• Billie Holiday
• Ella Fitzgerald
• Jane Powell (1949)
• Bobby Darin
• Peggy Lee
• Anna Moffo and Sergio Franchi for their popular 1963 RCA Victor Red Seal album The Dream Duet
• Earl Wrightson with Percy Faith & His Orchestra
• Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy
• Aretha Franklin for her album "The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin" (1962).
• Rudy Vallee
• Annette Hanshaw
• Liza Minnelli
• Mario Lanza
• Arthur Schutt
• Frank Sinatra
• Nat King Cole
• Brenda Lee
• Thomas Hayward
• Tony Martin and Joan Weldon
• Bryan Ferry (1999)
• The performance featured in the 2004 Encores! revival of The New Moon, recorded on Ghostlight Records. It is sung first by Christiane Noll and later by Rodney Gilfry and a male chorus.
• Mildred Bailey with Benny Goodman on the Camel Caravan broadcast of Oct. 28, 1939 and for Columbia records with a small group in 1938.
• Anita O'Day
• Artie Shaw
• Al Bowlly
• The Cleftones
• The Four Evers
• Chet Atkins & Les Paul
• Smith Ballew with the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra 1929
• Ben Webster
• Lester Young
• Benny Golson
• Coleman Hawkins
• John Coltrane
• Dinah Washington
• Cassandra Wilson on Loverly and Silver Pony

Appearances in Popular Culture

• Barbra Streisand's recording appeared in episode #7.02 of "Dancing With The Stars".
• Barbra Streisand and Judy Garland performed a chorus of the song as part as a medley on Judy Garland Show.
• The Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy duet appeared in the film "That's Entertainment, Part II".
• The Tony Martin and Joan Weldon duet appeared in the 1954 biopic "Deep In My Heart".
• The song appeared in the 1930 short film "An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee".
• The song performed in the film "U-571" at the wedding reception while Dahlgreen is talking to Tyler.
• The Annette Hanshaw rendition of this song was also use in the animated movie Sita Sings The Blues

See also

• List of 1920s jazz standards

External links

• Lover Come Back to Me at jazzstandards.com