I REMEMBER YOU
Music: Victor Schertzinger- Lyrics: Johnny Mercer
Year: 1942
Origin of the song
The song ‘I Remember You’ belongs to the film The Fleet’s In´s soundtrack, produced by Paramount Pictures, directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Dorothy Lamour, William Holden, and Eddie Bracken. It was released on 24 January 1942 in the US and, in the film, Jimmy Dorsey’s orchestra and the singers Helen O’Connell and Bob Eberly’s performance stood out.
Victor Schertzinger was a man with many talents, in the field of music as well as the cinematographic arts. For The Fleet’s In (which would be his last film), he associated the songwriter Johnny Mercer and they wrote ‘I Remember You’, ‘Tangerine’, and ‘Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing in a Hurry’, which became Jimmy Dorsey’s band’s great hits.
Johnny Mercer and Judy Garland had sporadic love affairs, even if both were married. Many Mercer’s songs were clearly inspired by Garland, ‘Skylark’, ‘That Old Black Magic’, and ‘I Remember You’ among them.
Other Schertzinger’s songs that became very popular are: ‘Paris, Stay the Same’ (1929), ‘Dream Lover’ (1929), ‘Close to Me’ (1931), ‘One Night of Love’ (1934), ‘Love Me Forever’ (1934), ‘The Moon and the Willow Tree’ (1940), ‘I Don't Want To Cry Anymore’ (1940), ‘Kiss the Boys Goodbye’ (1941), and ‘Sand in My Shoes’ (1941).
Versions in the top charts
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PERFORMERS |
DATE OF RECORDING |
DAY OF
ENTRANCE |
PERMANENCE WEEKS |
HIGH POSITION REACHED |
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1941.12.10 |
1942.04.25 |
10 |
9 |
Bob Eberly (voc) |
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Harry James Orchestra |
1942.01.29 |
1942.05.16 |
1 |
24 |
Helen Forrest (voc) |
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1962.05.27 |
1962.09.08 |
11 |
5 |
Frank Ifield (voc), Norrie
Paramor Orchestra |
Jazz. Outstanding performances
Instrumental
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PERFORMERS |
DATE OF RECORDING |
MUSICIANS WHO TOOK PART IN THE RECORDING
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1953.07.28 |
Charlie Parker (as), Al Haig (p), Percy Heath (b), Max Roach (d) |
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1953.11.23 |
Horace Silver (p), Percy Heath (b), Art Blakey (d) |
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1953.12.14 |
Paul Desmond (as), Dave Brubeck (p), Ron Crotty (b), Joe Dodge (d) |
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1954.07.09 |
Lennie Niehaus (as), Jack Montrose (ts), Bob Gordon (bars), Monty Budwig (b), Shelly Manne (d) |
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Tal Farlow Quartet |
1955.01.17 |
Claude Williamson (p), Tal Farlow (g), Red Mitchell (b), Stan Levey (d) |
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Chet Baker Quartet |
1955.03.07 |
Chet Baker (tp), Russ Freeman (p), Carson Smith (b), Bob Neal (d) |
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Marian McPartland Trio |
1957.01.16 |
Marian McPartland (p), Bill Britto (b), James Campbell or
James Johnson (d), string section |
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1957.10.23 |
Johnny Griffin (ts), Sonny Clark (p), Paul Chambers (b), Kenny Dennis (d) |
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1960.10.11 |
James Clay (fl), Victor Feldman (vib), Gene Harris (p), Sam Jones (b), Louis Hayes (d) |
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1961.08.29 |
Lee Konitz (as), Sonny Dallas (b), Elvin Jones (d) |
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Kenny Burrell Trio |
1977.03.23 |
Kenny Burrell (g), Reggie Johnson (b), Carl Burnett (d) |
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1987.07.06 |
Stan Getz (ts), Kenny Barron (p), Rufus Reid (b), Victor Lewis (d) |
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1991.??.?? |
Marcus Roberts (p) |
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Gene Harris Quartet |
1995.08.04 |
Gene Harris (p), Ron Eschete (g), Luther Hughes (b), Paul Humphrey (d) |
Vocal
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PERFORMERS |
DATE OF RECORDING |
MUSICIANS WHO TOOK PART IN THE RECORDING
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1942.01.29 |
Harry James (tp, dir), Claude Bowen, Nick Buono, Alexander Cuozzo (tp), Hoyt Bohannon, Dalton Rizzotto, Barry Rodgers (tb), Claude Lakey, Sam Marowitz (as), Gene 'Corky' Corcoran (ts), Clint Davis (bars), Al Lerner (p), Ben Heller (g), Thurman Teague (b), Mickey Scrima (d), string section, Helen Forrest (voc) |
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1956.??.?? |
Jeri Southern (voc), Toots Camarata Orchestra |
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1957.12.18 |
Helen Merrill (voc), Mike Simpson (fl, cl, ts), Dick Marx (p), Freddy Rundquist (g), John Frigo (b), Jerry Slosberg (d) |
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1958.08.15 |
June Christy (voc), Pete Rugolo Orchestra |
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1959.06.?? |
Dinah Washington (voc), Belford Hendricks Orchestra |
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1962.07.23 |
Sarah Vaughan (voc), Don Costa Orchestra |
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1964.10.21 |
Ella Fitzgerald (voc), Paul Smith (p), Barney Kessel (g), Joe Comfort (b), Irving Cottler (d), Nelson Riddle Orchestra |
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1986.08.?? |
Rosemary Clooney (voc), Warren Vaché (cn), Dan Barrett (tb), Scott Hamilton (ts), John Oddo (p), Ed Bickert (g), Michael Moore (b), Joe Cocuzzo (d) |
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2001.06.04 |
Diana Krall (p, voc), John Pisano (g), Christian McBride (b), Paulinho Da Costa (per), Jeff Hamilton (d), Los Angeles session orchestra, Claus Ogerman (dir) |
On cinemas
The song 'I Remember You' is included in the soundtrack of the following movies:
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ORIGINAL
TITLE |
TITLE IN
SPAIN |
YEAR OF
PRODCUTION |
PERFORMERS OF THE SONG IN THE FILM |
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The Fleet's In |
Rivales por un beso |
1942 |
Dorothy Lamour, Bob Eberly, Helen O'Connell & chorus, Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra |
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The Glass Key |
La llave de cristal |
1942 |
Background music |
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I Married a Witch |
Me casé con una bruja |
1942 |
Background music |
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The Conversation |
La conversación |
1974 |
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Star Trek 3: The Search For Spock |
Star Trek III: En busca de Spock |
1984 |
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Hannah And Her Sisters |
Hannah y sus hermanas |
1986 |
Dave Brubeck |
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The Year My Voice Broke |
El año que cambió mi voz |
1987 |
Frank Ifield |
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Alice |
Alice |
1990 |
Jackie Gleason |
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For The Boys |
Ayer, hoy y por siempre |
1991 |
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Backbeat |
Backbeat |
1994 |
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Sabrina |
Sabrina (y sus amores) |
1995 |
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The Majestic |
The Majestic |
2001 |
Nat King Cole |
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Paycheck |
Paycheck |
2003 |
The Steve Venz Quartet |
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House of 1,000 Corpses |
La casa de los 1.000 cadáveres |
2003 |
Slim Whitman |