Blue Gardenia (song)

Blue Gardenia is the title of a torch song composed by Lester Lee and Bob Russell,[1] for the 1953 movie The Blue Gardenia in which a recording of the song serves as a crucial plot point.[2] The song was recorded for The Blue Gardenia by Nat King Cole who also performs the song in the film as a lounge singer. Cole recorded "Blue Gardenia" in a 20 January 1953 session at the Capitol Records Recording Studio in Hollywood, featuring the Nelson Riddle orchestra. The track was issued as the B-side of Cole's number 16 hit, "Can't I".[3]

  1. ^ "Blue Gardenia". Secondhandsongs.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  2. ^ Gabbard, Krin (2014). Kiss the Blood Off My Hands: classic film noir. Chicago: University of Illinois Press. pp. 72–76. ISBN 978-0-252-09651-8.
  3. ^ "Record a Day: Record #0559: Can't I / Blue Gardenia – NAT "KING" COLE". T-recs-recordaday.blogspot.com. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2021.