The Nearness of You

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"The Nearness of You"
Music by Hoagy Carmichael
Lyrics by Ned Washington
Published 1938
Language English
Recorded by Many artists; see #Recorded versions

"The Nearness of You" is a popular song, written in 1938 by Hoagy Carmichael with lyrics by Ned Washington.

The biggest selling 1938 version was recorded by the Glenn Miller orchestra, with a vocal by Ray Eberle (Bluebird catalog number 10745)[1][2]. This recording first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on July 20, 1940 (though this is misleading, as this was Billboard's first chart) and lasted 8 weeks on the chart, peaking at #5. [3] Other popular contemporary versions were recorded by Kay Kyser's orchestra (vocal: Harry Babbitt, Columbia catalog number 35488)[1][4], by Dinah Shore with Paul Weston's orchestra (Bluebird catalog number 10793)[2][1], and by Eddy Howard with Lou Adrian's orchestra (Columbia catalog number 35511)[1][5].

The song was performed by Norah Jones on her album Come Away With Me. It was also performed by Diana Krall on a Geoff Keezer album, Turn Up the Quiet. Sheena Easton released her version from her standards album in 1993 "No Strings" and for the soundtrack of "Indecent Proposal"

A well-known bootleg recording exists featuring the Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards performing a solo version, accompanying himself on piano. Richards performed the song live during the Stones' 2002-2003 Licks Tour. A performance was captured and released on the 2004 live album Live Licks.

[edit] Recorded versions

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Gardner, Edward Foote (2000). Popular Songs of the 20th Century: Chart Detail & Encyclopedia, 1900-1949. St. Paul, Minnesota: Paragon House. ISBN 1-55778-789-1. 
  2. ^ a b c d Bluebird Records in the 10500 to 10999 series
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. 
  4. ^ a b Columbia Records in the 35200 to 35499 series
  5. ^ a b Columbia Records in the 35500 to 35999 series
  6. ^ a b Decca Records in the 3000 to 3499 series
  7. ^ a b Vocalion Records in the 5500 to 5599 series
  8. ^ Victor Records in the 26500 to 26799 series
  9. ^ a b c MGM Records in the 30500 to 30887 series
  10. ^ Brunswick Records (UK) in the 05000 to 05976 series
  11. ^ King Records in the 6000 to 6426 series
  12. ^ King Records in the 4000 to 4997 series
  13. ^ a b Blue Note Records listing
  14. ^ a b c d Philips Records in the 40000 to 40690 series
  15. ^ Capitol Records in the 1000 to 1499 series
  16. ^ Varsity Records in the 8000 to 8419 series
  17. ^ a b Diamond Records listing
  18. ^ a b Apex Records (Canada) in the 76000 to 76999 series
  19. ^ a b Capitol Records in the 2000 to 2499 series
  20. ^ a b Capitol Records (Australia) listing
  21. ^ Capitol Records (UK) in the CL-13200 to CL-13999 series
  22. ^ Brunswick Records in the 80000 to 84032 and 55000 to 55444 series
  23. ^ Mala Records listing
  24. ^ RCA Victor Records in the 20-5000 to 20-5499 series
  25. ^ a b Checker Records listing
  26. ^ a b Alternative Checker Records listing
  27. ^ a b [http://www.globaldogproductions.info/q/quality-ca-k-series.html Quality Records (Canada) in the K1001 to K1999 series]
  28. ^ Discovery Records listing
  29. ^ Planet Records in the PX-001 to PX-040 series
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