STAR EYES
Music an lyrics: Gene De Paul, Don Raye
Year: 1943
Origin of the song
Helen O' Connell and Bob Eberly, accompanied by Jimmy Dorsey's orchestra, sang 'Star Eyes' in the musical film I Dood It. The film, which premiered in the US in September 1943, was directed by Vincente Minnelli and performed by Red Skelton and Eleanor Powell. The cast also featured Lena Horne and Hazel Scott, who appeared as themselves. It was a new version of Spite Marriage, a film directed by Edward Sedgwick and Buster Keaton in 1929.
In Minnelli's opinion, it was the worst job he ever did in his entire career. Part of the problem was that he was hired when shooting had already started and the producer did not allow him to change anything that had been filmed before. The best of the movie were the songs: 'Jericho', 'Taking A Chance On Love', 'One O' Clock Jump' and 'Star Eyes'.
Gene De Paul and Don Raye, in addition to 'Star Eyes', co-authored 'You Don't Know What Love Is' (1941) and 'I'll Remember April' (1941). The lyrics of the latter seem to be based on a poem by Patricia Johnston. For his part, De Paul is the author of the music for 'Irresistible You' (1944), 'Teach Me Tonight' (1954) and 'Namely You' (1956).
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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1943.10.07 |
1943.12.25 |
16 |
3 |
Bob Eberly, Kathy Kallen (voc) |
Jazz. Outstanding performances
Instrumental
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PERFORMERS |
DATE OF RECORDING |
MUSICIANS WHO TOOK PART IN THE RECORDING
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1950.03.?? |
Charlie Parker (as), Hank Jones (p), Ray Brown (b), Buddy Rich (d) |
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1951.01.17 |
Miles Davis (tp), Charlie Parker (as), Walter Bishop Jr. (p), Teddy Kotick (b), Max Roach (d) |
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1954.01.06 |
Bob Brookmeyer (vtb, p), Teddy Charles (vib), Teddy Kotick (b), Ed Shaughnessy (d) |
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1955.03.28 |
Lennie Niehaus (as), Bill Perkins (ts), Bob Gordon (bars), Monty Budwig (b), Shelly Manne (d), string section |
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1956.09.26 |
Lee Konitz (as, ts), Sal Mosca (p), Peter Ind (b), Dick Scott (d) |
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1957.01.19 |
Art Pepper (as), Red Garland (p), Paul Chambers (b), Philly Joe Jones (d) |
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1960.05.15 |
Barry Harris (p), Sam Jones (b), Louis Hayes (d) |
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1961.07.?? |
Ahmad Jamal (p), Israel Crosby (b), Vernel Fournier (d) |
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1962.01.05 |
Chet Baker (tp), Bobby Jaspar (ts, fl), Amadeo Tomasi (p), Rene Thomas (g), Benoit Quersin (b), Daniel Humair (d) |
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Milt Jackson Orchestra |
1962.07.05 |
Milt Jackson (vib), Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Snooky Young (tp), Melba Liston, Tom McIntosh (tb), Willie Ruff (tpa), Earl Warren (as), James Moody (ts), Jerome Richardson (ts, fl), Tate Houston (bars), Hank Jones (p), Ron Carter (b), Connie Kay (d), Ernie Wilkins (dir) |
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1970.08.27 |
Dexter Gordon (ts), Wynton Kelly (p), Sam Jones (b), Roy Brooks (d) |
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1979.07.?? |
Cal Tjader (vib), Roger Glenn (fl, per), Mark Levine (p), Rob Fisher (b), Vince Lateano (d, per), Poncho Sánchez (cng, per) |
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Roy Haynes Quartet |
1992.06.27 |
Craig Handy (ts), David Kikoski (p), Ed Howard (b), Roy Haynes (d) |
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Dave McKenna |
1992.07.15 |
Dave McKenna (p) |
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1995.04.14 |
Roy Hargrove (tp, fis), Stephen Scott (p), Christian McBride (b) |
Vocal
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PERFORMERS |
DATE OF RECORDING |
MUSICIANS WHO TOOK PART IN THE RECORDING
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1958.04.27 |
Anita O'Day (voc), Joe Masters (p), Larry Woods (b), John Poole (d) |
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1977.07.?? |
Irene Kral (voc), Alan Broadbent (p), Kunimitsu Inaba (b), Hajime Ishimatsu (d) |
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Lorenz Alexandria |
1993.06.06 |
Lorez Alexandria (voc), Houston Person (ts), Stan Hope (p), Bruce Forman (g), Peter Weiss (b), Michael Carvin (d) |
On cinemas
The song 'Star Eyes' 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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I Dood It |
No se estrenó en España |
1943 |
Bob Eberly & Helen O’Connell (voc) with Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra |
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Crimes And Misdemeanors |
Delitos y faltas |
1989 |
Lee Musiker |