| "Come Rain or Come Shine" | |
|---|---|
| Single | |
| from the album St. Louis Woman | |
| Released | 1946 |
| Composer(s) | Harold Arlen |
| Lyricist(s) | Johnny Mercer |
"Come Rain or Come Shine" is a popular music song, with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Johnny Mercer.[1] It was written for the musical St. Louis Woman, which opened on March 30, 1946, and closed after 113 performances.[1]
Chart performance
It "became a modest hit during the show's run, making the pop charts with a Margaret Whiting (Paul Weston and His Orchestra) recording rising to number seventeen, and, shortly after, a Helen Forrest and Dick Haymes recording rising to number twenty-three."[1]
Other recordings
The song has subsequently been recorded by a host of artists, including:
- In 1955, Billie Holiday included it on her Music for Torching LP.
- In 1956, Judy Garland included it on her Judy LP, as well her 1961 live album, Judy at Carnegie Hall.
- In 1956, Fran Warren included it on her album Mood Indigo.
- In 1958, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers recorded it for their album released in 1959, Moanin.
- In 1959, Connie Francis included it on her The Exciting Connie Francis LP.
- In 1959, Ray Charles included it on his The Genius of Ray Charles LP.
- In 1959, Oscar Peterson included it on his 1960 album Oscar Peterson Plays the Harold Arlen Songbook.[2]
- In 1959, Bill Evans opened his 1960 album Portrait in Jazz with this song.
- In 1961, Ella Fitzgerald included it on her Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook LP.
- In 1962, Frank Sinatra included it on his Sinatra and Strings LP.
- In 1973, Joe Pass included it on his 1983 album Virtuoso No. 4.[3]
- In 1977, Return To Forever included it on their live 4LP Live
- In 1979, Barbra Streisand included it on her Wet LP.
- In 1991, Bette Midler sings the song in her film For the Boys and it is also featured in the movie's soundtrack.
- In 1995, Don Henley for the Leaving Las Vegas soundtrack, and The Unplugged Collection, Volume One
- In 2000, B.B. King and Eric Clapton recorded it for their collaborative album Riding with the King.
- In 2001, Etta James included it on her Blue Gardenia album.
- In 2003, Steve Lawrence included it on his Steve Lawrence Sings Sinatra album.[4]
- In 2007, Rufus Wainwright included on his tribute CD, Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall.
- In 2009, Willie Nelson included it on his American Classic CD.
- In 2014, Michelle Dowdy included it on her A Brass Act album in a mash-up with Shaking the Blues Away.
- In 2018, Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa included as a bonus track on their Black Coffee CD.
References
- ^ a b c "Come Rain or Come Shine (1946)". jazzstandards.com. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/steve-lawrence-sings-sinatra-mw0000592962