| "Someone to Watch Over Me" | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Someone_to_Watch_Over_Me.jpg) 1926 "Someone to Watch Over Me" sheet music | |
| Single by Gertrude Lawrence | |
| B-side | "Do, Do, Do" |
| Published | November 3, 1926 Harms, Inc.[1] Warner Bros, Inc. |
| Released | February 1927[2] |
| Recorded | October 29, 1926[3] |
| Studio | Trinity Church Studio, Camden, New Jersey[4] |
| Venue | Oh Kay! Broadway musical |
| Genre | Popular Music, vocal jazz |
| Length | 3.25 |
| Label | Victor 20331 |
| Composer(s) | George Gershwin |
| Lyricist(s) | Ira Gershwin, Howard Dietz |
"Someone to Watch Over Me" is a 1926 song composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, assisted by Howard Dietz who penned the title.[5] It was written for the musical Oh, Kay! (1926), with the part originally sung on Broadway by English actress Gertrude Lawrence while holding a rag doll in a sentimental solo scene.[6] The musical ran for more than 200 performances in New York and then saw equivalent acclaim in London in 1927, all with the song as its centerpiece. Lawrence released the song as a medium-tempo single which rose to number 2 on the charts in 1927.[7]
- ^ Gershwin, George; Ira Gershwin; P. G. Wodehouse (1926). "Someone to watch over me". YorkSpace | Sheet Music Collections.
- ^ "Victor 20331 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ^ "Victor matrix BVE-36654. Someone to watch over me / Gertrude Lawrence - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ^ Kragting Jr, Ben; Harry Coster. "Victor's Church Studio, Camden (1918 — 1935): Lost and Found?". www.vjm.biz. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Sullivanwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "'Someone To Watch Over Me': Song History, Commentary, Discography, Performances on Video". greatamericansongbook.net. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
- ^ Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. Oxford University Press. p. 382. ISBN 9780199769155.