Let's Fall in Love
This article is about the popular song by Arlen and Koehler. For the Ann Sothern movie, see Let's Fall in Love (film). For the song by Cole Porter, see Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love. For the Fran Warren album, see Let's Fall in Love (Fran Warren album).
"Let's Fall in Love" is a song written by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler for the film of the same title and published in 1933. The major hit at the time of introduction was by Eddy Duchin. It was originally written in C major with a "Moderately Bright" tempo marking. As a jazz standard, it's usually played with a medium swing beat.
Other notable recordings
- Annette Hanshaw, Feb 3, 1934, New York City, Vocalion 2635.
- Lee Wiley – Lee Wiley Sings Songs by Harold Arlen (1940), accompanied by Eddie Condon & His Orchestra.
- The film Slightly French (1949) uses the song as the central love theme.
- Nat King Cole - Nat King Cole Sings for Two In Love (1953)
- The film It Should Happen to You (1954) uses the song as the central love theme between Jack Lemmon and Judy Holliday, who sing it several times interspersed with dialogue, and hum it together at the end.
- The Four Aces with the Jack Pleis Orchestra (1956).
- Tony Middleton and The Willows recorded their compelling uptempo doo-wop version of the song in 1957.
- Johnny Hodges – Side by Side (Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges album) (1959).
- Shirley Jones and Jack Cassidy included the song on their album "With Love From Hollywood" (1959).
- Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers (1959), accompanied by the Frank De Vol Orchestra. She recorded it again with Billy May and a full orchestra for Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook (1961).
- Frank Sinatra – Ring-a-Ding-Ding!, Johnny Mandel – arranger, conductor, 1960.
- Alma Cogan – With You in Mind (album) (1961).
- Shirley Bassey – Let's Face the Music (1962).
- Soul duo Peaches and Herb revived the song in 1967.
- Robin Sarstedt had a hit with it in the Benelux countries in 1976.
- Diana Krall – When I Look in Your Eyes (1999) and Live in Paris (2002).
- It also appeared in the British dark comedy film Plots with a View (2002).
- Rod Stewart - Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume IV (2005).
- Art Garfunkel – Some Enchanted Evening (2007).
- Carl Riseley – The Rise (2008).
- Calabria Foti and Seth MacFarlane recorded their modern version of the song in 2013, which was released on iTunes.
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