'I Loves You, Porgy' | |
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Song | |
Released | 1935, 1942 |
Recorded | 1935 |
Genre | Opera, Jazz |
Label | RCA |
Songwriter(s) | Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin |
Producer(s) | George Gershwin |
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'I Loves You, Porgy' is a duet from the opera Porgy and Bess with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was published in 1935.
Background[edit]
Originally a duet by Anne Brown and Todd Duncan in the 1935 production and in the 1942 revival of the opera, 'I Loves You, Porgy' has been recorded as a solo number by a number of popular vocalists and jazz musicians, most notably Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, and Bill Evans. Nina Simone's recording of the song (from Little Girl Blue, 1958) was a Top 20 pop hit in the United States in the autumn of 1959. Simone's version went to number eighteen on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the R&B charts.[1] A live version is featured in her 1964 album Nina Simone in Concert. Bill Evans's piano trio version recorded at the Village Vanguard in 1961, available on the CD re-issue of the album Waltz for Debby, is also acclaimed.
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Cover versions[edit]
- James Brown recorded 'I Loves You, Porgy' on the album Cold Sweat (1967)
- Nina Simone recorded 'I Loves You, Porgy' on the album Little Girl Blue (1958)
- Chaka Khan recorded 'I Loves You, Porgy' on the album Echoes of an Era (1982).
- Barbra Streisand recorded 'I Loves You, Porgy' as a medley with 'Bess, You Is My Woman Now' (sung as 'Porgy, I's Your Woman Now') on her The Broadway Album (1985).
- Jex Saarelaht and Kate Ceberano recorded a version on their album Open the Door - Live at Mietta's (1992).
- Whitney Houston sang 'I Loves You, Porgy' at the beginning of a medley with 'I Have Nothing' at the 1994 American Music Awards. This performance was included on the 2014 CD/DVD release, Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances.[2] Houston performed the tune several times during her Bodyguard Tour in 1993, also during her HBO televised Classic Whitney: Live in Washington, D.C. in 1997.
- Christina Aguilera performed a critically acclaimed rendition of the song at the Grammy Nomination Concert in December 2008.[3][4][5]
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References[edit]
- ^Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 528.
- ^'Live: Her Greatest Performances - Whitney Houston - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic'.
- ^Jon Bream, 'Lil’ Wayne, Coldplay grab the most Grammy nods', Star Tribune, December 3, 2008.
- ^'Best pop-tart makeover', LA Times.
- ^Sarah Rodman, 'Lil Wayne tops Grammy nods amid a British invasion', The Boston Globe, December 4, 2008.
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