Come Rain or Come Shine
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"Come Rain or Come Shine" is a popular song written by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The song was written for the musical "St. Louis Woman", and was published in 1946.
A number of recordings were made in 1946: by Sy Oliver (with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, by Dinah Shore, by Helen Forrest, Dick Haymes, and Margaret Whiting) Although the song did not actually make the charts in the period following its publication, it has become a standard.
The Sy Oliver/Tommy Dorsey version was recorded on January 31, 1946. The recording was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-1819.
The Dinah Shore version was recorded on March 18, 1946. The recording was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 36971.
The Helen Forrest/Dick Haymes version was recorded on April 14, 1946. The recording was released by Decca Records as catalog number 23548.
The Margaret Whiting version was recorded on February 17, 1946. The recording was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 247.
[edit] Recordings after 1946
Claire Austin recorded a version on her album When Your Lover has Gone.
Jo Stafford recorded the song for two different albums. A recording on Columbia Records was made on June 27, 1952 and released as catalog number CL 6238, and a recording on Capitol Records was made on January 4, 1963 and released as an LP entitled The Hits Of Jo Stafford (catalog number ST 1921).
Georgia Gibbs recorded a torchy version of it in 1955.
Judy Garland recorded the song on March 3, 1956 for her album Judy, conducted by Nelson Riddle and released the same year. It also appears on her legendary concert album Judy at Carnegie Hall.
The Bill Evans trio recorded a jazz instrumental version of the song on December 28, 1959 for inclusion on his LP Portrait in Jazz. Three other versions are also on his posthumously released "Live at Birdland" sessions performed by the same trio in early 1960, recorded from a radio broadcast.
The song appears on the 1959 Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers album Moanin'.
Art Pepper recorded an instrumental version of the song for his 1960 album Intensity.
Jack Kerouac recorded the song, which can be found on his album of selected readings and songs, "Jack Kerouac Reads 'On the Road'."
Frank Sinatra recorded the song on November 22, 1961 for inclusion on his 1962 LP Sinatra And Strings. It was released on Reprise Records as catalog number 27020. This recording is best known for its soaring strings and horn section in the bridge, courtesy of arranger Don Costa.
Johnny Mercer recorded the song for his 1974 album, My Huckleberry Friend.
Diane Schuur recorded a version arranged by Dave Grusin and Johnny Mandel for her "Timeless" album of Jazz standards in 1986. This album was awarded a Grammy for "Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female."
Bette Midler recorded a version for her film For the Boys (1991) sountrack.
Frank Sinatra re-recorded the song in 1993 with Latin Superstar Gloria Estefan, for his album Duets.
Don Henley recorded a version of this song for the 1995 soundtrack to Leaving Las Vegas.
Eric Clapton recorded a version of this song with B.B. King for the album Riding with the King released on December 6, 2000.
Katharine McPhee sung a version (similar to Ella Fitzgerald's) on Season 5 of American Idol.
TARRIII reggae recording with Njoa pining down the romantic styling of Billie Holiday's version.
Idina Menzel and Ray Charles have each done a recording of this as well.
One of the most recent movie versions was by Alison Eastwood in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. The film was set in Savannah, Georgia and the soundtrack was dedicated to songs by Johnny Mercer, a Savannah native.
