The Things We Did Last Summer
"The Things We Did Last Summer" is a popular song from 1946. The words were written by Sammy Cahn, with the composition by Jule Styne. Several recordings have been made, the most well known of which include versions by Jo Stafford, Frank Sinatra, and Vaughn Monroe. Dean Martin recorded different versions in his 1959 and 1966 Christmas LPs.
Jo Stafford version
| "The Things We Did Last Summer" | ||||
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| Single by Jo Stafford | ||||
| Released | 1946 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Recorded | 1946 | |||
| Genre | Traditional Pop | |||
| Length | 3:02 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Writer(s) | Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne | |||
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"The Things We Did Last Summer" was recorded by Jo Stafford, in a single released in 1946 on the Capitol label. Stafford's version of the song peaked at number 10 in the United States.[1] Her cover of the song was conducted and arranged by Paul Weston and his Orchestra.
Shelley Fabares version
| "The Things We Did Last Summer" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Shelley Fabares | ||||
| from the album The Things We Did Last Summer | ||||
| B-side | "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" | |||
| Released | August 1962 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Recorded | 1962 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:27 | |||
| Label | Colpix | |||
| Writer(s) | Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne | |||
| Producer(s) | Stu Phillips | |||
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Shelley Fabares recorded the song in a single released in August 1962 on the Colpix label. It was the second single taken from her second album The Things We Did Last Summer. It was produced and arranged by Stu Phillips.
Reception
"The Things We Did Last Summer" charted at number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[2]
Track listing
- "The Things We Did Last Summer" - 2:27
- "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" - 2:05
Chart performance
| Chart (1962) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 46[3] |
Other versions
- Toshiko Akiyoshi - Toshiko Akiyoshi at Maybeck (1994)
- The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys
- A Fine Frenzy - His Songs, Our Way (2009)[4]
- The Four Lads - On the Sunny Side (1956)
- The Lettermen - Complete Hits (2006)
- Dean Martin - A Winter Romance (1959) and The Dean Martin Christmas Album (1966)
- Fats Navarro - Jazz at the Philharmonic, Carnegie Hall (1949)[5]
- George Shearing & Nancy Wilson - The Swingin's Mutual! (1961)
- Frank Sinatra - 16 Most Requested Songs (1995)
- Jackie Paris - "That Paris Mood" (1954)
- Beverly Kenney - "Snuggled On Your Shoulder" reissued in 2008
In popular culture
The song, performed by Seth MacFarlane, was featured in the 2008 Family Guy episode "Love, Blactually".
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, Inc. p. 406. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 (10th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 234. ISBN 0-89820-155-1.
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/shelley-fabares-p24304/charts-awards/billboard-singles
- ↑ Harris, Chris (July 7, 2009). "Maroon 5 Hit The Studio for New LP, Take On Sinatra for iTunes". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
- ↑ http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005Y1SW