My Romance (song)

This article is about the Rodgers and Hart song. For other songs with the same title, see My Romance (disambiguation).

"My Romance"
Song from Jumbo
Published	1935
Writer	Lorenz Hart
Composer	Richard Rodgers

"My Romance" is a popular song, with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, written for Billy Rose's musical, Jumbo (1935). In the 1962 movie version of Jumbo, Doris Day performed the song.

The song is featured in a commercial for Ralph Lauren's Romance fragrance. Over the years "My Romance" has also become identified as a sort of anthem connected with movie palaces and movie theatre organs.

Recorded versions

It has been covered by many artists, including:

• Claudia Acuña
• Beegie Adair
• Sutton Foster
• Nat Adderley Quintet
• Ron Affif
• Howard Alden
• Jackie Allen
• John Allred
• Gene Ammons
• Ernestine Anderson
• The Andrews Sisters
• Patrick Arena
• Jim Bajor
• Kenny Ball
• Don Bennett
• Tony Bennett
• David Benoit
• Daniel Benzali
• Richard Berman
• Art Blakey
• The Boswell Sisters
• Connee Boswell
• Chris Botti
• Joanne Brackeen
• Ruby Braff
• Hadda Brooks
• Deborah Brown
• Les Brown
• Ray Brown
• Dave Brubeck
• John Bunch
• Gary Burton
• Charlie Byrd Trio
• Mike Campbell
• Royce Campbell
• Cantabile
• Gaylord Carter
• Rosemary Clooney
• Vic Damone
• Sammy Davis, Jr., 1962, Belts the Best of Broadway
• Doris Day, 1962, Jumbo film soundtrack
• Bill Evans
• Ella Fitzgerald
• Roberta Flack
• Sergio Franchi 1965 album The Songs of Richard Rodgers
• Maria Friedman
• Stan Getz
• Hampton Hawes, Album Blues for Bud
• Bruce Hornsby
• Joni James (1956)
• Mario Lanza
• Wynton Marsalis
• Bob Mintzer
• Maureen O'Hara
• Seal
• Carly Simon
• Frank Sinatra
• Jo Stafford
• Enzo Stuarti
• The Supremes
• Ben Taylor (the son of James Taylor and Carly Simon)
• James Taylor
• Mel Tormé
• Tuck & Patti
• Sarah Vaughan & Hal Mooney's Orchestra

See also

• List of 1930s jazz standards