Since I Fell for You
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"Since I Fell for You" is a jazz and pop standard. The blues ballad was composed by Buddy Johnson in 1945 and was first popularized by his sister, Ella Johnson, with Buddy Johnson and His Orchestra. The biggest hit version was recorded by Lenny Welch in 1963, reaching number four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart [1].
[edit] Other recorded versions
- Annie Laurie with Paul Gayten and His Trio (1947) - this version peaked at number three on the Race Records chart and number twenty on the pop chart[2].
- Eartha Kitt (1950)
- Lee Morgan (Nov. 1957 session) - from the Blue Note album "Candy" (1958)
- Earl Grant (1958) - from the album "The Versatile Earl Grant"
- Stanley Turrentine and The Three Sounds on the album Blue Hour (1960)
- Dinah Washington (1961 sessions with Quincy Jones Orchestra; Verve)
- Vince Guaraldi (1962)
- Doris Day (1963)
- Lenny Welch (1963) - peak at #4 on Billboard Hot 100
- Ramsey Lewis (1965)
- Fontella Bass (1966)
- The Sonics (1966) - from the album "Sonic Boom"
- The Rascals (1967) - from the album "Collections"
- The Heptones (1971) - from the album, "Freedom Line"
- Barbra Streisand (1971)
- David Wiffen (1971)
- Bonnie Raitt (1971)
- Laura Lee (1972)
- Count Basie & Joe Turner (1974)
- Renée Geyer (1974; 1982)
- Charlie Rich (1976)
- Andy Williams (1976)
- Con Hunley (1979)
- Tom Waits (various live shows, circa 1979)
- Al Jarreau, Bob James, and David Sanborn (1986) - This version peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.[3]
- Nina Simone(1967)
- Cathy Miller(1988)
- Johnny Diesel and the Injectors (1989)
- Michael Bolton (1992)
- Natalie Cole and Reba McEntire (1993)
- Steve Turre (1995)
- Amandah Jantzen (1998) - jazz album: "Some Other Time"
- B.B. King (2000) - from the album Makin' Love Is Good for You
- Ronnie Milsap (2004) from the album Just for a Thrill
- Katharine McPhee (2006) (American Idol)
- Gladys Knight (2006) from the album Before Me
- Paul Michael & The Blues Recruits (2008)
- Glen Campbell
- Roy Hamilton
- James Booker
- Van Morrison
- Dr. John
- Nicole Henry from the album Embraceable (2011)
[edit] References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 672.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 226.
- ^ "allmusic ((( Moonlighiting > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r116573/charts-awards/billboard-single. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
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