Midnight, the Stars and You

"Midnight with the Stars and You"
Single by Ray Noble's Mayfair Dance Orchestra, vocal Al Bowlly
B-side"An Hour Ago This Minute"
PublishedFebruary 6, 1934 (1934-02-06) by Cinephonic Music Company, Ltd.[1]
ReleasedAugust 1934 (1934-08)
RecordedFebruary 16, 1934 (1934-02-16)[2]
StudioAbbey Road Studios 2, London, UK
GenrePopular Music, British dance band
Length3:23
LabelVictor 24700[2]
Songwriter(s)Harry M. Woods, Jimmy Campbell and Reginald Connelly

"Midnight, the Stars and You" is a British-American popular foxtrot song written by Harry M. Woods, Jimmy Campbell and Reg Connelly and published in 1934.

The most famous recorded version was performed in 1934 by Ray Noble and his Orchestra with an uncredited Al Bowlly on vocals. A foxtrot-tempo ballad, the song is considered one of Bowlly's "outstanding" vocal efforts.[3]

Other recordings of this song contemporary to the Noble version are by Hal Kemp, Roy Fox, Harry Leader, Fred Hartley, and Maurice Elwin.

It is notable for appearing in Stanley Kubrick's 1980 horror film The Shining.

  1. ^ Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1934). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1934 Musical Compositions New Series Vol 29 Pt 3 For the Year 1934. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
  2. ^ a b "VICTOR 78rpm Numerical Listing Discography: 24500 - 25000". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  3. ^ Will Friedwald "Al Bowlly." A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers. Pantheon Books, 2010. p. 57. ISBN 9780375421495