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"'''From This Moment On'''" is a 1950 [[popular music|popular]] song written by [[Cole Porter]], which has since become a [[jazz standard]]. It was originally written for the 1950 musical ''[[Out of This World (musical)|Out of This World]]'', but director [[George Abbott]] dropped it from the musical before its [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] premiere, possibly due to lackluster singing by cast member [[William Eythe]].<ref>Mordden, Ethan.[https://www.nytimes.com/books/first/m/mordden-roses.html "Chapter One, 'Coming Up Roses:The Broadway Musical in the 1950s', excerpt"] ''The New York Times on the Web'', accessed August 25, 2009.</ref> It was then included in [[MGM]]'s 1953 film ''[[Kiss Me Kate (film)|Kiss Me Kate]]'', an adaptation of Porter's stage musical ''[[Kiss Me, Kate]]''<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ARrfAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA224 | title=America's Songs: The Stories Behind the Songs of Broadway, Hollywood, and Tin Pan Alley | publisher=Routledge |author1=Furia, Philip |author2=Lasser, Michael | year=2006 | pages=224| isbn=9781135471996 }}</ref> when it was sung by [[Ann Miller]], [[Tommy Rall]], [[Bob Fosse]] and [[Bobby Van]]. In theatrical versions of [[Kiss Me, Kate]] it goes now as a duet of Harrison Howell and Lilli Vanessi (since the 1999 revival).
"'''From This Moment On'''" is a 1950 [[popular music|popular]] song written by [[Cole Porter]], which has since become a [[jazz standard]]. It was originally written for the 1950 musical ''[[Out of This World (musical)|Out of This World]]'', but director [[George Abbott]] dropped it from the musical before its [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] premiere, possibly due to lackluster singing by cast member [[William Eythe]].<ref>Mordden, Ethan.[https://www.nytimes.com/books/first/m/mordden-roses.html "Chapter One, 'Coming Up Roses:The Broadway Musical in the 1950s', excerpt"] ''The New York Times on the Web'', accessed August 25, 2009.</ref> It was then included in [[MGM]]'s 1953 film ''[[Kiss Me Kate (film)|Kiss Me Kate]]'', an adaptation of Porter's stage musical ''[[Kiss Me, Kate]]''<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ARrfAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA224 | title=America's Songs: The Stories Behind the Songs of Broadway, Hollywood, and Tin Pan Alley | publisher=Routledge |author1=Furia, Philip |author2=Lasser, Michael | year=2006 | pages=224| isbn=9781135471996 }}</ref> when it was sung by [[Ann Miller]], [[Tommy Rall]], [[Bob Fosse]] and [[Bobby Van]]. In theatrical versions of ''[[Kiss Me, Kate]]'' it goes now as a duet of Harrison Howell and Lilli Vanessi (since the 1999 revival).


Many versions of the song have been recorded, including those by:
Many versions of the song have been recorded, including those by:
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*[[Guy Lombardo]] - a single on 45 and 78 Dec. 1950.<ref>{{cite web|title=Discogs.com |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/12639010-Guy-Lombardo-And-His-Royal-Canadians-Use-Your-Imagination-From-This-Moment-On| website=Discogs.com |access-date=December 27, 2023}}</ref>
*[[Guy Lombardo]] - a single on 45 and 78 Dec. 1950.<ref>{{cite web|title=Discogs.com |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/12639010-Guy-Lombardo-And-His-Royal-Canadians-Use-Your-Imagination-From-This-Moment-On| website=Discogs.com |access-date=December 27, 2023}}</ref>
*[[Les Brown (bandleader)|Les Brown]] – ''Live At The Hollywood Palladium'' (1953)
*[[Les Brown (bandleader)|Les Brown]] – ''Live At The Hollywood Palladium'' (1953)
*[[Anita O'Day]] – for her album ''An Evening with Anita O'Day'' (1955)<ref name=discogs>{{cite web |title=Discogs.com |url=https://www.discogs.com/Anita-ODay-An-Evening-With-Anita-ODay/master/252972 |website=Discogs.com |access-date=May 3, 2020}}</ref>
*[[Ella Fitzgerald]] – for ''[[Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book]]'' (1956)
*[[Ella Fitzgerald]] – for ''[[Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book]]'' (1956)
*[[Frank Sinatra]] – ''[[A Swingin' Affair!]]'' (1957)
*[[Frank Sinatra]] – ''[[A Swingin' Affair!]]'' (1957)
*[[Lena Horne]] – ''[[Stormy Weather (Lena Horne album)|Stormy Weather]]'' (1957)
*[[Lena Horne]] – ''[[Stormy Weather (Lena Horne album)|Stormy Weather]]'' (1957)
*[[Rosemary Clooney]] – from the album ''On Stage'' (1955)<ref>{{cite web |title=Discogs.com |url=https://www.discogs.com/Rosemary-Clooney-On-Stage/master/1076180 |website=Discogs.com |access-date=May 3, 2020}}</ref>
*[[The Supremes]] sang this song for their album ''[[The Supremes at the Copa]]'' (1965); however, it was removed from the official album.
*[[The Carpenters]] on their 1976 live album ''[[Live at the Palladium (The Carpenters album)|Live at the Palladium]]''
*[[The Carpenters]] on their 1976 live album ''[[Live at the Palladium (The Carpenters album)|Live at the Palladium]]''
*[[Jimmy Somerville]] – from the album ''[[Red Hot + Blue]]'' (1990)
*[[Jimmy Somerville]] – from the album ''[[Red Hot + Blue]]'' (1990)
*[[Jazz Orchestra of the Delta]] with Sandra Dudley – from the album ''[[Big Band Reflections of Cole Porter]]'' (2003)
*[[Jazz Orchestra of the Delta]] with Sandra Dudley – from the album ''[[Big Band Reflections of Cole Porter]]'' (2003)
*[[Diana Krall]] – included in the album ''[[From This Moment On (album)|From This Moment On]]'' (2006)
*[[Diana Krall]] – included in the album ''[[From This Moment On (album)|From This Moment On]]'' (2006)
*Brad Meldhau, Live in Tokyo (2004)
*[[Brad Mehldau]], [[Live in Tokyo (Brad Mehldau album)|Live in Tokyo]] (2004)


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 02:08, 10 July 2024

"From This Moment On" is a 1950 popular song written by Cole Porter, which has since become a jazz standard. It was originally written for the 1950 musical Out of This World, but director George Abbott dropped it from the musical before its Broadway premiere, possibly due to lackluster singing by cast member William Eythe.[1] It was then included in MGM's 1953 film Kiss Me Kate, an adaptation of Porter's stage musical Kiss Me, Kate[2] when it was sung by Ann Miller, Tommy Rall, Bob Fosse and Bobby Van. In theatrical versions of Kiss Me, Kate it goes now as a duet of Harrison Howell and Lilli Vanessi (since the 1999 revival).

Many versions of the song have been recorded, including those by:

References

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  1. ^ Mordden, Ethan."Chapter One, 'Coming Up Roses:The Broadway Musical in the 1950s', excerpt" The New York Times on the Web, accessed August 25, 2009.
  2. ^ Furia, Philip; Lasser, Michael (2006). America's Songs: The Stories Behind the Songs of Broadway, Hollywood, and Tin Pan Alley. Routledge. p. 224. ISBN 9781135471996.
  3. ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  4. ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
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