I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
"I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" is a popular song copyrighted in 1937 by its composer, Irving Berlin,[1] and first recorded by (i) Ray Noble (January 5, 1937), Howard Barrie, vocalist;[2][lower-alpha 1] (ii) Red Norvo (January 8, 1937), Mildred Bailey, vocalist;[3] (iii) and Billie Holiday with her orchestra (January 12, 1937).[4] The song – sung by Dick Powell and Alice Faye – debuted on film February 12, 1937, in the musical, On the Avenue.[5][6][7]
"I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" | |
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Published | 1937 by Irving Berlin, Inc. |
Songwriter(s) | Irving Berlin |
Background
The Noble, Norvo, and film renditions were successful that year, as well as the other 1937 recordings that included Billie Holiday and Glen Gray (vocal by Kenny Sargent).[8]
Les Brown's instrumental version, arranged by Skip Martin and recorded in 1946 as Columbia #38324, became a million-seller and Billboard top ten song in 1949.[9] Brown said that he got a call from Columbia Records after he performed the song telling him to record it, only to respond that he had recorded it three years earlier.[10] That same year, vocal group The Mills Brothers also had a chart hit with their version on Decca #24550.[11]
Other recordings
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Although not strictly a Christmas song as the lyrics make no mention of the holiday, it has been recorded for many artists' Christmas albums and is a standard part of the holiday song repertoire in the U.S. Artists such as Rosemary Clooney, Doris Day, Dean Martin, Bette Midler, Rod Stewart, Dinah Washington and Idina Menzel (in a duet with Billy Porter) are among those who have covered it. Ella Fitzgerald recorded this for her 1958 Verve release Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook.[12]
During the Big Band era, the song was also recorded by several leading "sweet jazz bands" including Shep Fields and his Rippling Rhythm Orchestra in 1937.[13]
Bibliography
Annotations
- Howard Phillips, aka Howard Barrie (né Howard Baron Phillips; 1909–1985), a baritone, began singing for Ray Noble in December 1936, succeeding Al Bowlly, who after six years with Noble, returned to England to start his own band. Phillips – on June 9, 1953, in Bedford, New York – married actress Kay Linaker.
Notes
- Copyrights, 1938, p. 40.
- Rust, 1975, p. 1311.
- Rust, 1975, p. 1314.
- "Billie Holiday Discography". March 23, 2023.
- Rust & Debus, 1973, pp. 269, 530.
- Powell & Faye, 1937.
- Micucci 2018.
- Whitburn, 1986, p. 525.
- Whitburn, 1986, p. 63.
- Gilliland, 1940s, #22.
- Whitburn, 1986, p. 316.
- SecondHandSongs.
- "I've Got My Love To keep Me Warm" and Shep Fields on archive.org
References
- Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 3 – "Musical Compositions" – New Series. Vol. 32, No. 1. Library of Congress, Copyright Office. 1938 – via Internet Archive
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- "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" (©8 January 13, 1937; Class E (musical composition) Published 59842; Irving Berlin, Inc.). from On the Avenue, w & m Irving Berlin; with arrangement for guitar, etc. p. 40 – via Internet Archive
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- Gilliland, John Sanford Jr. (1935–1998) (197X). "1940s, Program #22". Pop Chronicles (4 audo cassetts). See Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via UNT Digital Library (all tracks)
. ISBN 978-1-5593-5147-8, 1-5593-5147-0; OCLC 31611854 (all editions).
Micucci, Matt (30 November 2018). "A Short History of … "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" (Irving Berlin, 1937) - JAZZIZ Magazine". Jazziz. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- Dick Powell (vocalist); Alice Faye (vocalist) (February 12, 1937). "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm". On The Avenue (film). 20th Century Fox Film Corporation – via YouTube. (alternate link – via YouTube.)
- Rust, Brian Arthur Lovell (1922–2011) (1975). The American Dance Band Discography, 1917–1942. Arlington House Publishers – via Google Books (University of Michigan Library)
. LCCN 75-33689; ISBN 978-0-8700-0248-9, 0-8700-0248-1; OCLC 1818389 (all editions).
- "Ray Noble" "HP" (Howard Phillips, vocalist). Vol. 2. p. 1311.
- "Red Norvo" "MB" (Mildred Bailey, vocalist). Vol. 2. p. 1314.
- "Roy Ross" "DR" (Don Rodney, vocalist). Vol. 2. p. 1544.
- "Sterling Young" "BM" (Billy Mozet, vocalist). Vol. 2. p. 1994.
- Rust, Brian Arthur Lovell (1922–2011) (1973). Debus, Allen George (1926–2009) (ed.). The Complete Entertainment Discography, From the Mid-1890s to 1942. Arlington House Publishers – via Google Books
. LCCN 73-13239; ISBN 978-0-8700-0150-5, 0-8700-0150-7; OCLC 700684 (all editions).
- "Alice Faye". p. 269.
- "Dick Powell". p. 530.
- "Aileen Stanley". p. 530.
- SecondHandSongs. "Cover versions of 'I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm'". Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories, 1890–1954. Menomonie, Wisconsin: Record Research, Inc. p. 525 – via Internet Archive (ARChive of Contemporary Music). LCCN 86-225626; ISBN 0-8982-0083-0, 978-0-8982-0083-6; OCLC 15252908 (all editions).
- "The Songs" → "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm". p. 525.
- "The Artists" → "Les Brown". p. 62.
- "The Artists" → "Mills Brothers". p. 316.
- "The Artists" → "Art Lund". p. 285.
- "The Artists" → "Billie Holiday". p. 215.
- "The Artists" → "Glen Gray". p. 184.
- "The Artists" → "Ray Noble". p. 337.
- "The Artists" → "Red Norvo". p. 338.
- "The Artists" → "Starlighters". p. 410.
- "Billboard Discjockey Polls". p. 638.