I Concentrate on You

"I Concentrate on You" is a song written by Cole Porter for the 1940 film Broadway Melody of 1940, where it was introduced by Douglas McPhail.

Notable recordings

Frank Sinatra - Songs by Sinatra (1950), Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!! (1961), Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim (1967)
Fred Astaire - The Astaire Story (1952)
Perry Como - TV Favorites (1952), Easy Listening (1970)
Dinah Washington - released as a single in 1955, peaking at #11 on the Best Sellers in Stores chart^[1] and included on I Concentrate on You (1960)
Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook (1956), Ella Loves Cole (1972)
Judy Garland - Judy in Love (1958)
Stan Kenton - Back to Balboa (1958)
Joanie Sommers - The "Voice" of the Sixties! (1958)
Mel Tormé - Mel Tormé Sings About Love (1958), A Day in the Life of Bonnie and Clyde (1968)
Carmen McRae - When You're Away (1959), Recorded Live at Bubba's (1981)
Oscar Peterson - Oscar Peterson Plays the Cole Porter Songbook (1959)
Tito Puente - Revolving Bandstand (1960)
Ray Conniff - Rhapsody in Rhythm (1962), The very best of Ray Conniff (2017)
Grant Green – Nigeria (1962)
Lena Horne - Lena...Lovely and Alive (1962)^[2]
Dionne Warwick - Dionne Warwick Sings Cole Porter (1990)^[3]
Bunky Green - Healing the Pain (1990)
Tony Bennett - Steppin' Out (1993)
Russell Malone - Wholly Cats (1996)
Jeri Southern - Meets Cole Porter/at the Crescendo (1997)
Johnny Hartman - Thank You for Everything (1998), rec. 1976
The Four Freshmen - Live in the New Millennium (2002)
Dianne Reeves - A Little Moonlight (2003)
Franck Amsallem - Amsallem Sings (2009)
Freddy Cole - Rio de Janeiro Blue (2009)
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga recorded a version of the song for their 2021 collaborative album Love for Sale.^[4]

External links

Song Search Results for: I CONCENTRATE ON YOU - allmusic, retrieved June 26, 2010
Jazzstandards.com - I Concentrate on You, retrieved June 26, 2010

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 612.
^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
^ Wilman, Chris (August 3, 2021). "Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga Reveal 'Love for Sale,' Cole Porter Tribute Album Said to Be Bennett's Last". Variety. Archived from the original on August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.

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[1] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 612.

[2] "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

[3] "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 31, 2023.

[4] Wilman, Chris (August 3, 2021). "Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga Reveal 'Love for Sale,' Cole Porter Tribute Album Said to Be Bennett's Last". Variety. Archived from the original on August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.

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