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This article is about the song. For the album by Chet Baker and Philip Catherine, see There'll Never Be Another You (album).
"There Will Never Be Another You"
Song by Joan Merrill
Published1942
Released1942 (1942)
GenreJazz, Swing, Pop
Composer(s)Harry Warren
Lyricist(s)Mack Gordon

"There Will Never Be Another You" is a popular song with music by Harry Warren and lyrics by Mack Gordon that was written for the Twentieth Century Fox musical Iceland (1942) starring Sonja Henie and John Payne. The songs in the film featured Joan Merrill accompanied by Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra.[1]

"This was one of the first musicals made following U.S. entry into the war," wrote film historian Tony Thomas, who noted that three of the songs in Iceland have faded from memory. "But the song that shines from this film like a beacon is 'There Will Never Be Another You'. The melody, built on long rising and falling intervals, is one of the loveliest Warren ever wrote. For all its simplicity it is free of clichès and full of beguiling modulations. Like so many fine pieces of art, this song gives the impression of being written effortlessly. The notes follow each other with a gracious kind of logic."[2]

"There Will Never Be Another You" was published in 1942[3] and is considered a jazz standard. A 1966 Chris Montez recording of the song went to #4 on the Easy Listening chart and #33 on the Hot 100.[4]

Recorded versions

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Release Performer Vocalist Recording date Album Label Source
1942 Joan Merrill with Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra Joan Merrill 1942 Film Iceland Bluebird [5]
1942 Teddy Powell and His Orchestra Peggy Mann July 17, 1942 Bluebird [5]
1942 Woody Herman and His Orchestra instrumental July 24, 1942 single Decca [6][7]
1942 Tommy Tucker Time July 31, 1942 Okeh [8]
1942 Victor Silvester & His Ballroom Orchestra Instrumental 1942 Columbia [9]
1950 Lionel Hampton Quintet instrumental January 16, 1950 Decca [10][7]
1951 Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra Gordon Jenkins Time to Dance with Gordon Jenkins Capitol [11]
1951 Wynton Kelly Trio instrumental Piano Interpretations Blue Note [12]
1954 Lester Young with Oscar Peterson instrumental November 28, 1952 Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio Norgran [7]
1954 Art Tatum instrumental December 28, 1953 The Genius of Art Tatum #4 Clef Records [13]
1954 Chet Baker February 15, 1954 Chet Baker Sings Pacific Jazz [7]
1955 Nat King Cole August 25, 1955 Nat King Cole Sings for Two in Love Capitol [7]
1957 Stan Getz Quartet instrumental November 24, 1956 The Steamer Verve
1957 Lou Donaldson Quintet instrumental June 9, 1957 Swing and Soul Blue Note [14]
1958 Hampton Hawes instrumental January 27, 1958 Four! Contemporary [7]
1958 Lee Morgan with Curtis Fuller & Hank Mobley instrumental April 21, 1958 Monday Night at Birdland Roulette [15][16]
1962 Frank Sinatra September 11-12, 1961 Point of No Return Capitol
1963 Joe Pass Instrumental probably, feb. 1963 The Complete Pacific Jazz Joe Pass Quartet Sessions (released 2001) Pacific Jazz Studios [17]
1966 Chris Montez The More I See You A&M [18]
1967 Andy Williams 1967 Love, Andy Columbia
1967 Julie London 1966 Nice Girls Don't Stay For Breakfast Liberty [19]
1988 Dexter Gordon instrumental July 20, 1967 Body and Soul Black Lion
1994 Rosemary Clooney [20][21]
2023 Rickie Lee Jones April 28, 2023 Pieces of Treasure Modern Recordings [22]
2025 Matilda Mann Chet Baker Re:imagined [23]


References

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  1. ^ Joan Merrill at JazzStandards.com
  2. ^ Thomas, Tony (1975). Harry Warren and the Hollywood Musical. Secaucus, New Jersey: Citadel Press. p. 191. ISBN 0-8065-0468-4.
  3. ^ standards.com/compositions-0/therewillneverbeanotheryou.htm "There Will Never Be Another You" at JazzStandards.com
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 173.
  5. ^ a b Bluebird Records in the 11500 to 11590 series
  6. ^ Decca Records in the 18000 to 18499 series
  7. ^ a b c d e f Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. p. 428. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
  8. ^ Okeh Records in the 6500 to 6999 series
  9. ^ "There Will Never be Another You - Victor Sylvester and His Orchestra: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts".
  10. ^ Decca Records in the 27000 to 27495 series
  11. ^ Capitol Records in the 100 to 499 series
  12. ^ There'll Never Be Another You by Wynton Kelly, Secondhandsongs.com.
  13. ^ There Will Never Be Another You by Art Tatum, Secondhandsongs.com.
  14. ^ There Will Never Be Another You by Lou Donaldson, secondhandsongs.com.
  15. ^ Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Hank Mobley - There Will Never Be Another You on YouTube
  16. ^ There Will Never Be Another You by Hank Mobley, Billy Root, Curtis Fuller, Lee Morgan, "Specs" Wright, Ray Bryant, Tommy Bryant, secondhandsongs.com.
  17. ^ Records, Mosaic (2021-06-03). "Jazz Guitar: The Complete Pacific Joe Pass Quartet Sessions". Mosaic Records - Home for Jazz fans!. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  18. ^ "The More I See You - Chris Montez". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  19. ^ "www.allmusic.com". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  20. ^ 3/7/04 - The Rosemary Clooney: Show Songs from the Classic Television Series
  21. ^ "There Will Never Be Another You - Rosemary Clooney". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  22. ^ Pieces of Treasure - Rickie Lee Jones | Album | AllMusic, retrieved 2024-05-11
  23. ^ Tyler Damara Kelly (28 November 2024). "dodie, Matt Maltese, Ezra Collective, mxmtoon, and more to feature on Chet Baker Re:Imagined". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
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