- When I Fall in Love
Infobox Single
Name = When I Fall in Love
Artist =The Lettermen
from Album = A Song for Young Love
B-side = "Smile"
Released = 1961
Format = 7" single
Recorded =
Genre =Pop standard
Length = 2:28
Label = Capitol
Writer =Victor Young (music)Edward Heyman (lyrics)
Producer =
Certification =
Last single = "The Way You Look Tonight "
(1961)
This single = "When I Fall in Love"
(1961)
Next single = "Come Back Silly Girl "
(1962)"When I Fall in Love" is a popular song, written by
Victor Young (music) andEdward Heyman (lyrics). It was introduced in the film "One Minute to Zero". The song has become a standard, with many artists recording it, though the original hit version was byDoris Day .Doris Day's recording was made on
June 5 1952 . The recording was released byColumbia Records as catalog number 39786. It was issued with the flip side "Take Me in Your Arms." It reached #20 on the "Billboard" chart. [cite book
last = Whitburn
first = Joel
authorlink = Joel Whitburn
title = Top Pop Records 1940-1955
publisher = Record Research
year = 1973 ]A version was recorded by
Nat King Cole onDecember 28 1956 . It was issued byCapitol Records on an LP album, "Love Is the Thing," catalog number SW824. The single was released in the UK in 1957, and reached number 2 in the UK charts. It was re-released in 1987, reaching number 4 on that occasion. It competed with a version byRick Astley released at the same time. Astley's version reached number 2.A version by
The Lettermen issued as a single in 1961 also became quite popular. (Billboard #7 pop, #1 easy listening.)The Carpenters recorded this song for their last television special, "Music, Music, Music! ". Richard Carpenter officially released the song on their album, "Lovelines" in 1989, six years after his sister's death. He re-released the song on their second compilation, in 1994. He released a VHS tape also called Interpretations, which held the "When I Fall in Love" music video.Country singer
Kenny Rogers included his version on the multi-million selling collection of love songs, "Always and Forever".Recorded versions
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Lesley Garrett
*Andy Abraham
*Ray Anthony
*Rick Astley
*Chet Baker
*Tony Bennett
*Brook Benton
*Bob Berg
*Cilla Black
*Chris Botti
*Ruby Braff
*Deborah Brown
*Karen Carpenter
*Betty Carter
*Chang Fei
*Alma Cogan
*Natalie Cole
*Nat King Cole
*Perry Como
*Sam Cooke
*Kevin Covais
*Michael Crawford
*Miles Davis
*Doris Day
*Céline Dion andClive Griffin
*Duane Eddy
*Esthero and Abacus
*Bill Evans
*The Flamingos
*The Four Preps
*Janie Fricke
*Bill Frisell
*Stan Getz
*Tiziana Ghiglioni
*Kathie Lee Gifford
*Eydie Gormé
*Jim Hall
*Pat Healy
*Lena Horne
*Engelbert Humperdinck
*Bobby Hutcherson
*Brian Hyland
*Julio Iglesias
*Willis "Gator" Jackson
*Joni James
*Keith Jarrett
*Tom Jones
*Stan Kenton
*Krokodil
*Gary Lemel
*The Lettermen
*Julie London
*John Lytle
*Mike Mainieri
*Barry Manilow
*Johnny Mathis
*Les McCann
*Jack McDuff
*Jackie McLean
*Carmen McRae
*Marcus Miller
*Hank Mobley
*Matt Monro
*Marilyn Monroe
*Nana Mouskouri
*Anne Murray
*Siti Nurhaliza
*Bob Parton
*Peter & Gordon
*Peter and the Test Tube Babies
*Russ Peterson
*The Platters
*Arthur Prysock
*Donny Osmond
*Lou Rawls
*The Real Group
*Kenny Rogers
*Linda Ronstadt
*Diane Schuur
*Sandie Shaw
*Brent Spiner
*Toots Thielemans
*Dinah Washington
*Grover Washington, Jr.
*Russell Watson
*Ben Webster
*Westlife
*Joe Williams
*Wynonna
*Jaclyn Victor
*Bobby Vinton
*Faron Young
*Echo and the Bunnymen Céline Dion and Clive Griffin version
Infobox Single
Name = When I Fall in Love
Artist = Céline Dion andClive Griffin
from Album =The Colour of My Love " and "Sleepless in Seattle
Released =June 28 1993
Format =CD single ,cassette single , 3" single, 7" single
Genre = Pop
Length = 4:20
Label = Columbia, Epic
Writer =Edward Heyman ,Victor Young
Producer =David Foster
Misc = Extra chronology
Artist = Céline Dion
Type = singles
Last single = "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy) "
(1993)
This single = "When I Fall in Love"
(1993)
Next single = "Did You Give Enough Love "
(1993)The version by Céline Dion andClive Griffin , released as a single onJune 28 1993 and featured in the romantic comedy "Sleepless in Seattle ", became one of the most acclaimed. It was nominated for aGrammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1994, and won aGrammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) (the award went toDavid Foster and Jeremy Lubbock).The song appears on both the soundtrack to the movie, "Sleepless in Seattle", and later on Dion's album, "
The Colour of My Love " (released November 1993). [ [http://www.celinedion.com/celinedion/english/music.cgi?album_id=5 The Colour of My Love] . Retrieved January 31, 1996.] The music video was directed by Dominic Orlando in Hollywood, Los Angeles.The song reached number 23 on the
Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, number 22 in New Zealand, number 37 in The Netherlands, and number 93 in Australia.In 1998,
Anne Murray performed "When I Fall in Love" with Céline Dion live and included it on her DVD called "An Intimate Evening with Anne Murray...Live". It also appears on Anne Murray`s 2007 album "".Formats and track listings
CD single
#"When I Fall in Love" – 4:20
#"If I Were You" – 5:07UK CD maxi single
#"When I Fall in Love" – 4:20
#"If You Asked Me To" – 3:55
#"An Affair to Remember" (instrumental) – 3:30Charts
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