In the Still of the Night (Cole Porter song)

"In the Still of the Night" is a popular song written by Cole Porter for the MGM film Rosalie sung by Nelson Eddy and published in 1937.

Two popular early recordings were by Tommy Dorsey and Leo Reisman. Dorsey's charted on October 16, 1937 and peaked at #3. Reisman's charted on December 25, 1937 and peaked at #9. ^[1]

Notable recordings

• Roy Fox and His Orchestra - (1938)
• David Rose and His Orchestra - (1946)
• Jo Stafford - Autumn in New York (1950)
• Django Reinhardt - Integrale Vol 5 (1936)
• Charlie Parker - Big Band (1952)
• Della Reese - Released as a single for Jubilee Records (1954)
• Perry Como - (1955)
• Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook (1956)
• Joni James - In the Still of the Night album and title song (1956)
• Doris Day - Hooray For Hollywood (1958)
• The Four Freshmen - Voices in Love (1958)
• Johnny Mathis - (1959)
• Dion & The Belmonts - (1960) (this IS Cole Porter's song)
• Billy Eckstine - From the Album The Cole Porter Songbook - Night And Day
• Frank Sinatra - Ring-A-Ding-Ding (1961), Sinatra 80th: Live in Concert (1995), Sinatra/Vegas (2006)
• Shirley Bassey - Shirley (1961)
• The Lettermen - (1962)
• Sammy Davis, Jr. - Sammy Davis Jr. at the Cocoanut Grove (1963)
• Eartha Kitt - The Romantic Eartha (1964)
• Bobby Vinton - (1965)
• Sergio Franchi - RCA Victor album, Live at the Coconut Grove (1965)^[2]
• Rosemary Clooney - Rosemary Clooney Sings the Music of Cole Porter (1982)
• Michael Crawford - Songs from the Stage and Screen (1987)
• Neville Brothers - Red Hot + Blue (1990)
• Michael Nesmith - Tropical Campfires (1992)
• Neil Diamond - The Movie Album: As Time Goes By (1998)
• Aaron Neville - Nature Boy: The Standards Album (2003)
• Carly Simon - Moonlight Serenade (2005)

References

1. Archived October 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
2. http://www.discogs.com Sergio Franchi

External links

• "In The Still of the Night" at JazzStandards.com
• "In The Still of the Night" at SecondHandSongs.com