A Woman in Love

This article is about the song from Guys and Dolls. For the song by Ronnie Milsap, see A Woman in Love (Ronnie Milsap song). For the song by Bonnie Guitar, see A Woman in Love (Bonnie Guitar song). For the song by Barbra Streisand, see Woman in Love.
"A Woman in Love"
from Guys and Dolls
Song
Published 1955
Writer(s) Frank Loesser
Language English

"A Woman in Love" is a popular song. It was written by Frank Loesser[1] and was published in 1955, introduced in Samuel Goldwyn's 1955 cinematic adaptation of the Broadway musical Guys and Dolls.

Recorded versions

The biggest hit version of the song was recorded by The Four Aces, backed by the Jack Pleis Orchestra.[2] It was recorded on October 18, 1955 and released in the United States by Decca Records as catalog number 29725 (as a 78 rpm record)[3] and 9-29275 (as a 45 rpm record). The quartet's version went to number 20 on The Best Seller List. [4] Frankie Laine also recorded a version that scored a big success in the United Kingdom, reaching number 1 on the UK Singles Chart for four weeks.[1][5] In the UK, Ronnie Hilton also charted, at number 30, with another version of the song.[6]

The recorded versions include those by:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 27–8. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
  2. ↑ Recordings by 'The Four Aces ( Jack Pleis Orch ) '
  3. ↑ Decca records in the 29500 to 29999 series
  4. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 235.
  5. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 64–5. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  6. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 253. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  7. ↑ "Sergio Franchi - Live At The Cocoanut Grove (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2014-01-29. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
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