Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
"Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered"[1] is a show tune and popular song from the 1940 Rodgers and Hart musical Pal Joey. It is part of the Great American Songbook. 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.
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Published | 1941 by Chappell & Co. |
Songwriter(s) | Lorenz Hart |
Composer(s) | Richard Rodgers |
Notable versions
- Benny Goodman and his Orchestra with vocal by Helen Forrest[2]
- Columbia 35944 (matrix: CO-29579-1)
- Recorded: January 28, 1941
- Doris Day with The Mellomen and orchestra conducted by John Rarig
- Bill Snyder
- Gordon Jenkins and orchestra
- Decca 24983[6]
- Peak Billboard chart position: #6
- Billboard year-end top 30 singles of 1950 #26[5]
- Jan August orchestra and The Harmonicats
- Larry Green
- RCA Victor 20-3726[3]
- Peak Billboard chart position: #15
- Mel Tormé & Dave Lambert Singers with orchestra directed by Pete Rugolo
- Ella Fitzgerald, with a quartet led by Paul Smith
- From the album Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Song Book[7]
- Recorded: August 1956
- Frank Sinatra
- From the film Pal Joey soundtrack album (1957). Sinatra did not sing the song in the film.
- Peak UK Albums Chart position #1[8]
- Barbra Streisand
- From the album The Third Album
- Sinead O'Connor
- From her 1992 album Am I Not Your Girl
Rod Stewart and Cher version
"Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered" | ||||
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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 | |||
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Producer(s) | Richard Perry | |||
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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.[9] The cover also became a moderate hit on the Adult Contemporary chart in the United States, peaking at number 17.
Weekly charts
Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[10] | 17 |
Other versions
- Linda Ronstadt recorded the song in the 1986 album For Sentimental Reasons. The album peaked at number 46 on the Billboard 200 chart.[11]
- Ella Fitzgerald recorded the song
- The song appeared in the second episode of the first season of television series The Crown titled "Hyde Park Corner", sung by King George VI (Jared Harris) and Princess Margaret (Vanessa Kirby).[12]
References
- "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.
- Yanow, Scott. "Benny Goodman, Clarinet A La King Vol. 2". AllMusic.com. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
- "The Nation's Top Tunes". Billboard magazine. May 27, 1950. p. 20. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- Zellner, Xander (May 13, 2019). "Doris Day's Biggest Billboard Chart Hits: 'Que Sera Sera' & More". Retrieved August 31, 2019. Cite magazine requires
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(help) - "The Year's Top Popular Records according to Retail Sales" (PDF). The Billboard. 63 (2): 18. January 13, 1951. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- "Records Most Played By Disk Jockeys". Billboard magazine. May 27, 1950. p. 24. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- Yanow, Scott. "Ella Fitgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Song Book". AllMusic.com. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
- "The Official Charts Company - Original Soundtrack - Pal Joey". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- "Billboard". 2003-11-15.
- "Rod Stewart Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- "Linda Ronstadt Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- Elena Fernandez, Maria (November 5, 2016). "Vanessa Kirby and Jared Harris on Singing Together on The Crown and Why the Royals Will Approve of the Show". Vulture. Retrieved July 13, 2019.