I'm in the Mood for Love
Song by Frances Langford
"I'm in the Mood for Love" | |
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Song by Frances Langford | |
Published | 1935 by Robbins Music |
Composer(s) | Jimmy McHugh |
Lyricist(s) | Dorothy Fields |
"I'm in the Mood for Love" is a popular song published in 1935. The music was written by Jimmy McHugh, with the lyrics by Dorothy Fields. The song was introduced by Frances Langford in the movie Every Night at Eight released that year.[1]
It became Langford's signature song. Bob Hope, who frequently worked with Langford entertaining troops in World War II, later wrote that her performance of the song was often a show-stopper.[2]
History
Other popular recordings in 1935 were by Little Jack Little, Louis Armstrong[3] and Leo Reisman and his Orchestra with vocals by Frank Luther.[4]
Other notable recordings
- 1946 Billy Eckstine — this single release reached No. 12 in the Billboard charts.[5]
- 1951 Erroll Garner — instrumental (earlier informal recording in 1944)[6][7]
- 1961 The Chimes — reached No. 38 in the Billboard charts.[8]
- 1965 Lord Tanamo recorded a ska version of the song ("I'm in the Mood for Ska") for Ska Beat label. This version reached number 58 on the UK Singles Chart in 1990 for three weeks[9] after being used on the soundtrack of an English tv ad for a brand of food stuffing called Paxo in 1989.[10]
- 1999 Hip-hop artist Prince Paul sampled the song as the basis for the track "Mood for Love" on his album A Prince Among Thieves, with Don Newkirk singing its original lyrics.[11]
- 2000 Jools Holland and His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra feat. Jamiroquai — performed live on Later... with Jools Holland as well as being released as a single as part of the soundtrack for the movie Kevin & Perry Go Large; a music video was released for the song in 2001; it paid tribute to the recently deceased Julie London, who had previously performed the song (albeit in a different arrangement).[12]
References
- ^ "Every Night At Eight Soundtrack". IMDB. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
- ^ photo, Associated Press file. "Singer Frances Langford with Bob Hope During 1943 WWII Tour". nwitimes.com. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
- ^ "Louis Armstrong - Biography". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 523. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 144. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ Toop, D. (2016). Into the Maelstrom: Music, Improvisation and the Dream of Freedom: Before 1970. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-4411-0277-5. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ Project, Jazz Discography (1921-06-15). "Erroll Garner Catalog". Jazz Discography Project. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 125. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.
- ^ "The Official Charts Company - Lord Tanamo - I'm In The Mood For Love". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
- ^ Paxo Advert 1989, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZGz5YdcEnI
- ^ Smith, Dinitia (April 12, 1999). Guiding Hip-Hop Toward Operatic Leaps; Prince Paul Imagines a Movie as He Makes Rap Relevant for the Suburbs. The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Jools Holland / Jamiroquai - I'm In The Mood For Love (Official Video)". YouTube.
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