MY FOOLISH HEART
Music: Victor Young- Lyrics: Ned Washington
Year: 1949
Origin of the song
The compositor Victor Young was the author of My Foolish Heart film’s score, which premiered on 25 December 1949 in Los Angeles, California. It was directed by Mark Robson, with Dana Andrews, Susan Hayward and Ken Smith as the main roles. ‘My Foolish Heart’, with Ned Washington’s lyrics, and interpreted by Martha Mears, was the background theme during the credits and was nominated to the Oscar for Best Song. It was an immediate popular success and, in just three months, six versions of the song got into the hit charts.
Young began to write music for films since he arrived in Hollywood in 1935. Besides, he developed other works such as directing and making arrangements for his own orchestra, acting on the radio or accompanying a big number of great singers at the recording studios. When he died in 1956 at the age of fifty six (according to his relatives it was due to his obsessive eagerness to work hard), the singer and piano player Nat King Cole paid homage to him on his TV show performing some of his songs, among them ‘My Foolish Heart’.
Young and Washington had been collaborating for a long while and created some big successes such as ‘Can’t We Talk It Over’ (1932), ‘Love Me’ (1934) or ‘Stella by Starlight’ (1946).
Versions in the top charts
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PERFORMERS |
DATE OF RECORDING |
DAY OF
ENTRANCE |
PERMANENCE WEEKS |
HIGH POSTION REACHED |
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1949.11.28 |
1950.02.18 |
23 |
3 |
Eileen Wilson (voc) |
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|
Billy Eckstine |
1949.12.14 |
1950.03.11 |
19 |
6 |
Billy Eckstine (voc), Russ Case Orchestra |
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1949.??.?? |
1950.04.29 |
11 |
6 |
Mindy Carson (voc), Henri René Orchestra |
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|
Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra |
1949.12.?? |
1950.05.20 |
1 |
29 |
Instrumental |
|
Margaret Whiting |
1950.??.?? |
1950.05.06 |
8 |
17 |
Margaret Whiting (voc), Frank De Vol Orchestra |
|
Richard Hayes |
1950.??.?? |
1950.05.27 |
2 |
21 |
Richard Hayes (voc), Mitch Miller Orchestra |
Jazz. Outstanding performances
Instrumental
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PERFORMERS |
DATE OF RECORDING |
MUSICIANS WHO TOOK PART IN THE RECORDING
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1950.05.02 |
Gene Ammons (ts), Bill Massey (tp), Matthew Gee (tb), Charlie Bateman (p), Gene Wright (b), Wesley Landers (d) |
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1950.07.21 |
Dodo Marmarosa (p), Thomas Mandrus (b), Joe Wallace (d) |
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André Previn Quartet |
1956.03.30 |
André Previn (p), Al Hendrickson (g), Carson Smith (b), Shelly Manne (d) |
|
Ray Brown Big Band |
1956.11.23 |
Ray Brown (b), Conrad Gozzo, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Ray Linn (tp), Herbie Harper (tb), Jimmy Giuffre (cl, ts, bars), Jack Dulong, Herb Geller (as), Bill Holman (ts), Jimmy Rowles (p), Herb Ellis (g), Mel Lewis (d), Marty Paich (dir) |
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1961.06.25 |
Bill Evans (p), Scott LaFaro (b), Paul Motian (d) |
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1978.02.02 |
John McLaughlin (g) |
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Marc Copland Trio |
1988.06.?? |
Marc Copland (p), Gary Peacock (b), Jeff Hirshfield (d) |
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1992.10.05 |
Scott Hamilton (ts), Alan
Broadbent (p, dir), Bob Maize (b), Roy McCurdy (d), string section |
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Stefon Harris- Jacky Terrasson |
2001.01.10 |
Stefon Harris (vib, mba), Jacky Terrasson (p), Tarus Mateen (b), Terreon Gully (d) |
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Marian McPartland |
2003.03.21 |
Marian McPartland (p), Roy Hargrove (fis) |
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Jazz Arts Trio |
2007.??.?? |
Frederick Moyer (p), Peter Tillotson (b), Peter Fraenkel (d) |
Vocal
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PERFORMERS |
DATE OF RECORDING |
MUSICIANS WHO TOOK PART IN THE RECORDING
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1949.12.14 |
Billy Eckstine (voc), Russ Case Orchestra |
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1956.03.29 |
Carmen McRae (voc), Jimmy Mundy Orchestra |
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1960.12.20 |
Nancy Wilson (voc), Gerald Wilson Orchestra |
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1975.06.10 |
Tony Bennett (voc), Bill Evans (p) |
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Fred Raulston Quartet featuring Martha Burks & Chet Baker |
1985.01.13 |
Fred Raulston (vib), Chet Baker (tp), Floyd Darling (p), Kirby Stuart (b), Paul Guerrero (d), Martha Burks (voc) |
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Mel Tormé & George Shearing |
1985.05.?? |
Mel Tormé (voc), George Shearing (p) |
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1991.09.15 |
Susannah McCorkle (voc), Frank Wess (ts, fl), Allen Farnham (p), Howard Alden (g), Dennis Irwin (b), Keith Copeland (d) |
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1997.03.10 |
Karrin Allyson (voc), Randy Brecker (fis), Rod Fleeman (g), Bob Bowman (b), Todd Strait (d) |
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Kurt Elling |
1999.07.14 |
Kurt Elling (voc), Laurence Hobgood (p), Rob Amster (b), Michael Raynor (d) |
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2000.01.14 |
Jane Monheit (voc), Hank Crawford (as), David 'Fathead' Newman (ts, fl), Kenny Barron (p), Bucky Pizzarelli (g), Ron Carter (b), Lewis Nash (d) |
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2004.??.?? |
Al Jarreau (voc), Larry Williams (tec), Anthony Wilson (g), David Carpenter (b), Peter Erskine (d), Luis Conte (per) |
On cinemas
Teh song 'My Foolish Heart' is included in the soundtrack of the following movies:
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ORIGINAL
TITLE |
TITLE IN
SPAIN |
YEAR OF
PRODUCTION |
PERFORMERS OF THE SONG IN THE FILM |
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My Foolish Heart |
Mi loco corazón |
1949 |
Martha Mears |
|
They All Laughed |
Todos rieron |
1981 |
Scott Hamilton |
|
The Butcher's Wife |
Una bruja en New York |
1991 |
Stéphane Grappelli and Marc Fosset |
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A Good Man in Africa |
Un buen hombre en África |
1994 |
Maucha Adnet |
|
Radio Inside |
Mucho más que amigos |
1994 |
Maucha Adnet |
|
Arbitrage |
El fraude |
2012 |
Robi Botos (p), Morgan Downes (b), Morgan Childs (d) |