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Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
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For the 1998 television episode, see Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (Buffy the Vampire Slayer).
"Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered"
Song
Published
1940
Songwriter(s)
Lorenz Hart
Composer(s)
Richard Rodgers
"Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered"[1] is a show tune and popular song from the 1940 Rodgers and Hart musical Pal Joey. The song was introduced by Vivienne Segal on December 25, 1940, in the Broadway production during Act I, Scene 6, and again in Act II, Scene 4, as a reprise.[1] Segal also sang the song on both the 1950 hit record and in the 1952 Broadway revival. It was performed by Carol Bruce in the 1954 London production. The song was chosen by Nicholas Hytner in 2017 as his Queer Icon for BBC Radio 4's Front Row.[2]
Contents
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1 Rod Stewart and Cher version
1.1 Weekly charts
2 Notable recordings
3 References
4 External links
Rod Stewart and Cher version[edit]
"Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered"
Single by Rod Stewart and Cher
from the album As Time Goes By: The Great American Songbook, Volume II
Released
October 2003
Genre
Jazz standard
Label
J Records
Songwriter(s)
Richard Rodgers
Lorenz Hart
Producer(s)
Richard Perry
Rod Stewart singles chronology
"Time After Time"
(2003) Time After Time2003 "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered"
(2003) Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered2003 "What a Wonderful World"
(2004) What a Wonderful World2004
Cher singles chronology
"Love One Another"
(2003) Love One Another2003 "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered"
(2003) Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered2003 "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me"
(2010) You Haven't Seen the Last of Me2010
In 2003 the song was released as a duet by English singer-songwriter Rod Stewart with American singer and actress Cher, as single from his second pop standards album, As Time Goes By: the Great American Songbook 2. It was released in 2003 by J Records. The song was called a 'delicious duet' in a review by Billboard Magazine.[3] The cover also became a moderate hit on the Adult Contemporary chart in the United States, peaking at number 17.
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (2003)
Peak
position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[4] 17
Notable recordings[edit]
Benny Goodman and his Orchestra with vocal by Helen Forrest
Columbia 35944 (matrix: CO-29579-1)
Recorded: January 28, 1941
David Rose and his Orchestra
MGM 30120 (matrix: 47 S3 234)
Recorded: c. November 1947
Doris Day with The Mellomen and orchestra conducted by John Rarig
Columbia 38698 (matrix: HCO 3765-1N)
Recorded: May 13, 1949
Peak Billboard chart position: #9
Jan August orchestra and The Harmonicats
Mercury 5399
Peak Billboard chart position: #17
Larry Green
RCA Victor 20-3726
Peak Billboard chart position: #15
Gordon Jenkins and orchestra
Decca 24983
Peak Billboard chart position: #6
Mel Tormé & Dave Lambert Singers with orchestra directed by Pete Rugolo
Capitol 1000 (matrix: 5719-Y)
Recorded: April 3, 1950
Oscar Peterson with Barney Kessel (guitar) and Ray Brown (bass)
From the album Oscar Peterson plays Richard Rodgers
Recorded: December 7, 1953
Ella Fitzgerald, with a studio orchestra conducted and arranged by Buddy Bregman
From the album Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Song Book
Recorded: August 1956
Harry James with his 9-piece combo that included Buddy Rich on drums
From the album Harry James and His New Jazz Band, Vol. 1 (Mr. Music MMCD 7010 [2002])
1956 live radio transcripts and at the Hollywood Palladium
Frank Sinatra from the film Pal Joey (1957), the album The Concert Sinatra (1963) and Duets II (1994)
Anita O'Day, with the Oscar Peterson Quartet
From the album Anita Sings The Most
Recorded: January 31, 1957
Dorothy Squires with Tony Osborne and his Orchestra
Columbia DB 4070
Released: February 1958
Sarah Vaughan studio recording
From the album "Sarah Vaughan Sings Broadway: Great Songs from Hit Shows"
Recorded and released 1958
June Christy
From the album Ballads For Night People
Capitol Records ST 1308
Released: 1960
Barbra Streisand from The Third Album (1963)
The song was originally recorded in January 1963 for "The Barbra Streisand Album", but not included[5]
Frank Sinatra
From the album "The Concert Sinatra"
Reprise Records
Released: 1963
Jack Jones
From the album Bewitched
Kapp Records KS-7107
Released: 1964
Polly Brown
From the 12" single Bewitched
Witch Records POL 1-12
Released: 1979
Carly Simon
From the album My Romance
Arista Records ARCD-8582
Released: 1990
Frederica von Stade and the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by John McGlinn
From the album My Funny Valentine -- Frederica von Stade sings Rodgers and Hart
EMI D173428
Released: 1990
Sinéad O'Connor
From the album Am I Not Your Girl?
Chrysalis Records
Released: 1992
Laura Fygi
From the album Bewitched
Mercury Records
Released: 1993
Linda Ronstadt
From the album For Sentimental Reasons
Asylum Records 60474
Released: 1996
Patti LaBelle and Frank Sinatra
From the album Duets II
Released: 1994
Patti LuPone
From the cast recording of the City Center Encores! 1995 production of Pal Joey
Released: 1995
Brad Mehldau
From the album The Art of The Trio: Volume III
Courtesy of Warner Bros Records Inc.
Released: 1998
Diane Schurr
From the album Music is My Life
Released: 1999
Katalina
From the soundtrack album to the motion picture Simply Irresistible
Courtesy of Restless Records
Released: 1999
Silje Nergaard
From the album Port of Call
Released: 2000
Stacy Kent
From the album In Love Again: The Music of Richard Rodgers
Released 2002
The Supremes
From the album The Supremes Sing Rodgers and Hart - The Complete Recordings
Released 2002 (originally 1967)
Smoking Popes
From the album The Party's Over
Double Zero Records DZ0012
Released: 2003
Celine Dion
From the soundtrack album to the motion picture Mona Lisa Smile
Released: 2003
Ronnie Milsap
From his album Just for a Thrill
Released: 2004
Samuel Barnett and Jamie Parker[6]
From the soundtrack album to the motion picture The History Boys and in the original play with the same title
Released: 2005
Rufus Wainwright[6]
From the soundtrack album to the motion picture The History Boys
Released: 2006
Lara Fabian
From her album Every Woman in Me
Year: 2009
Justin Vernon
From his live album with MHS "A Decade with Duke"
Year: 2009
Jeff Lynne
From his album Long Wave
Year: 2012
Lady Gaga
From her and Tony Bennett duet album Cheek To Cheek
Year: 2014
Kristin Chenoweth
From her sixth studio album The Art of Elegance
Year: 2016
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b "Page scan of the original playbill for the opening night (12/25/1940) of Pal Joey (1940)". NYPL Digital Gallery. 1940. Image ID 1801557. Archived from Playbill scan for Pal Joey. Image ID 1801552.
Jump up ^ Presenter: Samira Ahmed; Producer: Dymphna Flynn (1 August 2017). "Writer Bernard MacLaverty, Nicholas Hytner's Queer Icon, Riding the Mail Rail". Front Row. 01:30 minutes in. BBC. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
Jump up ^ https://books.google.dk/books?id=KA8EAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=Duet%20with%20Cher&f=false
Jump up ^ "Rod Stewart – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Rod Stewart. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
Jump up ^ "The Barbra Streisand Album (1963)", Barbra Streisand Archives.
^ Jump up to: a b "IMDB - The History Boys - Soundtrack". Retrieved 18 August 2009.
External links[edit]
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
Preceded by
"The Third Man Theme" by Anton Karas Cash Box Best Sellers number-one song
(Vivienne Segal version)
July 8, 1950 – July 29, 1950 Succeeded by
"Mona Lisa" by Nat King Cole
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