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==Background== |
==Background== |
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In 1931, [[Alberta Nichols]] wrote the music and Mann Holiner wrote the words for a song titled "Till the Read Thing Comes Along" which was featured in a [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] [[revue]] titled ''Rhapsody in Black''. The review, produced by [[Lew Leslie]], was similar to the famous ''[[African-American_musical_theater#Lew_Leslie's_Blackbirds|Blackbirds]]'' reviews of the late 1920s and 1930s, and featured [[Ethel Waters]], who introduced "Till the Read Thing Comes Along". The song was not a hit in its original incarnation, though a sheet music edition was published by [[Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.]]. |
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According to one version of the original sheet music, the songwriting credits read: "Words and Music by [[Sammy Cahn]], [[Saul Chaplin]] and L.E. Freeman". |
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In 1936, the song was substantially rewritten by composer [[Saul Chaplin]], lyricist [[Sammy Cahn]], and saxophonist L.E. Freeman. A completely new [[Thirty-two-bar_form#Sectional_verse|verse]] replaced the original verse, a new melody replaced the original melody of the refrain, and a mostly new set of lyrics replaced the original lyric of the refrain. What was retained from the 1931 composition was the recurring lyric motif of the song's title title. In it's original form, this motif was "If that isn't love, I guess it'll do / Till the real thing comes along". In the 1936 song, it was revised slightly to "If that isn't love, it will have to do / Until the real thing comes along." |
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Another version has, immediately below the title, the words: "with Piano Accordion". According to this version, the songwriting credits read: Words and Music by Mann Holiner, [[Alberta Nichols]], [[Sammy Cahn]], [[Saul Chaplin]] and L.E. Freeman. |
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The re-written song was published by [[Chappell & Co.]] and quickly became a hit, with recordings in 1936 by [[Andy Kirk (musician)|Andy Kirk and His 12 Clouds of Joy]], [[Fats Waller]], [[Jan Garber]] & His Orchestra (vocal by Russell Brown) and by [[Erskine Hawkins]] & His Orchestra (vocal by [[Billy Daniels]]).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Whitburn |first1=Joel |title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 |date=1986 |publisher=Record Research Inc. |location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin |isbn=0-89820-083-0 |page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/601 601] |url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/601 }}</ref>. While at least one early sheet music edition of the 1936 song omitted Nichols and Holiner from the credits, ASCAP and most sheet music editions list five writers (Nichols, Holiner, Chaplin, Cahn, and Freeman). [http://ruggles.scripts.mit.edu/AlbertaNichols/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/The-Paper.pdf Research Paper on the topic] |
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Otherwise, graphically, the two versions are identical. |
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ASCAP lists all five as co-writers. [http://ruggles.scripts.mit.edu/AlbertaNichols/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/The-Paper.pdf Research Paper on the topic] |
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==First recordings== |
==First recordings== |
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Revision as of 00:55, 31 January 2022
| "(It Will Have to Do) Until the Real Thing Comes Along" | |
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| Song | |
| Published | 1936 by Chappell & Co. |
| Songwriter(s) | Mann Holiner, Alberta Nichols, Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin and L.E. Freeman |
"(It Will Have to Do) Until the Real Thing Comes Along" is a popular song first published in 1936.
Background
In 1931, Alberta Nichols wrote the music and Mann Holiner wrote the words for a song titled "Till the Read Thing Comes Along" which was featured in a Broadway revue titled Rhapsody in Black. The review, produced by Lew Leslie, was similar to the famous Blackbirds reviews of the late 1920s and 1930s, and featured Ethel Waters, who introduced "Till the Read Thing Comes Along". The song was not a hit in its original incarnation, though a sheet music edition was published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co..
In 1936, the song was substantially rewritten by composer Saul Chaplin, lyricist Sammy Cahn, and saxophonist L.E. Freeman. A completely new verse replaced the original verse, a new melody replaced the original melody of the refrain, and a mostly new set of lyrics replaced the original lyric of the refrain. What was retained from the 1931 composition was the recurring lyric motif of the song's title title. In it's original form, this motif was "If that isn't love, I guess it'll do / Till the real thing comes along". In the 1936 song, it was revised slightly to "If that isn't love, it will have to do / Until the real thing comes along."
The re-written song was published by Chappell & Co. and quickly became a hit, with recordings in 1936 by Andy Kirk and His 12 Clouds of Joy, Fats Waller, Jan Garber & His Orchestra (vocal by Russell Brown) and by Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra (vocal by Billy Daniels).[1]. While at least one early sheet music edition of the 1936 song omitted Nichols and Holiner from the credits, ASCAP and most sheet music editions list five writers (Nichols, Holiner, Chaplin, Cahn, and Freeman). Research Paper on the topic
First recordings
Hit versions in 1936 were by Andy Kirk and His 12 Clouds of Joy, Fats Waller, Jan Garber & His Orchestra (vocal by Russell Brown) and by Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra (vocal by Billy Daniels).[2]
Other notable recordings
- The Ink Spots feat. Bill Kenny, this reached No. 24 in the Billboard charts in 1941.[3]
- Billie Holiday (1942) Columbia Record 78rpm; re-issued on the Columbia release Lady Day: the Best of Billie Holiday (2001)
- The Ravens (1947) [4]
- Ella Fitzgerald and Ellis Larkins on the Decca album release Songs in a Mellow Mood (1954), re-released as part of the album, Pure Ella (1994).
- Frankie Laine and Buck Clayton - on their album Jazz Spectacular (1956)
- Carmen McRae - Blue Moon (1956)
- June Christy - included in the album This Is June Christy (1956).[5]
- Nat King Cole - on his album Tell Me All About Yourself (1960)
- Dean Martin - on his album This Time I'm Swingin'! (1960)
- Dexter Gordon - on his album A Swingin' Affair (1962).
- Aretha Franklin for her album Laughing on the Outside (1962).
- Judy Henske for her album High Flying Bird (1963).
- Ernie K-Doe (1967)
- Sandy Denny - Like an Old Fashioned Waltz (1974)
- James Booker - Junco Partner (1976)
- Frank Sinatra - L.A. Is My Lady (1984)
- Coleman Hawkins - material together from sessions dating between 1958 and 1962 in the In a Mellow Tone (1988).
- Rod Stewart - As Time Goes By: The Great American Songbook, Volume II (2003)
- Noah Preminger - Before The Rain (2011)
- The Hot Sardines - French Fries and Champagne (2016)
- A French version was adapted by Maxime Le Forestier and performed by Julien Clerc.
- It was also performed in French by the famous group "The Neighbours" during a concert in Le New Cactus in Kigali, Rwanda.
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 601. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 601. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 223. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ "Marv Goldberg's R&B Notebooks - the Ravens - Part 1".
- ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
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