If I Loved You
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"If I Loved You" is a show tune from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel.
The song was introduced by John Raitt and Jan Clayton. It was performed in the film version by Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones.
In the show, the characters of Billy Bigelow and Julie Jordan sing this song as they hesitantly declare their love for one another, but yet they are too shy to express their true feelings.
The song was in turn inspired by lines of dialogue from Ferenc Molnar's original Liliom, the source material for the musical.
[edit] Recorded versions
- Ronnie Aldrich
- Thomas Allen
- Ernie Andrews
- Julie Andrews (1994) - Broadway: The Music of Richard Rodgers
- Barbra Streisand (1985) The Broadway Album
- P._J._Proby (1965)
- Dave Apollon
- Michael Ballam
- Jimmy Beaumont
- Isabel Bigley
- Paul Bley
- Bob Brookmeyer
- Ray Brown Trio
- Artie Butler
- José Carreras
- Benny Carter
- Carmen Cavallaro
- Chad & Jeremy
- Chung-Oo
- Charlotte Church (2001) - Enchantment
- Victoria Clark
- Richard Clayderman
- Jan Clayton and John Raitt (1945) for the Carousel Original Broadway Cast Recording
- Perry Como
- Ray Conniff
- Van Craven
- Michael Crawford
- Henri Crolla
- Bing Crosby
- Czech Symphony Orchestra
- Art Garfunkel
- Annie Haslam
- Michael Hayden and Sally Murphy on the 1994 Broadway Revival Cast Recording
- Mario Lanza
- Eileen Farrell
- Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones on the film soundtrack
- Jo Stafford
- The Vogues
- Bryn Terfel (1996) - Something Wonderful: Bryn Terfel Sings Rodgers and Hammerstein
- Amel Larrieux
