Change Partners
1938 song by Irving Berlin
| "Change Partners" | ||||
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| Song by Fred Astaire | ||||
| B-side | "I Used to Be Color Blind" | |||
| Published | June 13, 1938 (1938-06-13) by Irving Berlin, Inc., New York[1] | |||
| Released | July 1938 | |||
| Recorded | March 24, 1938[2] | |||
| Studio | Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz, Pop Vocal | |||
| Label | Brunswick 8189[3] | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Irving Berlin | |||
| Fred Astaire singles chronology | ||||
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"Change Partners" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin for the 1938 film Carefree, in which it was introduced by Fred Astaire. The song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1938, but lost out to "Thanks for the Memory."
Hit versions in 1938 included those by Astaire, Ozzie Nelson, Jimmy Dorsey and Lawrence Welk.[4] The song reached No. 1 on Billboard's Record Buying Guide.
The song has subsequently been recorded by many artists.[5]
Notable recordings
- Ella Fitzgerald - for her album Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Song Book (1958)[6]
- Steve Lawrence – for his album Academy Award Losers (1964)[7]
- Frank Sinatra - Francis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim (1967)[8]
- Bing Crosby - A Couple of Song and Dance Men (1975)[9]
- Andy Williams - Close Enough for Love (1986)[10]
- Barbara Cook - Live from London (1994) (in medley with "I See Your Face")[11]
- Harry Connick, Jr. - Come By Me (1999)[12]
References
- ^ Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1938). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1938 Musical Compositions New Series Vol 33 Pt3 For the Year 1938. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
- ^ "BRUNSWICK 78rpm numerical listing discography: 8000 - end of series (8517)". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ Fred Astaire With Ray Noble And His Orchestra – Change Partners / I Used To Be Color Blind (1937, Shellac), retrieved 2021-08-04
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 484. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
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- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ "www.discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
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