The Boy Next Door (song)

"The Boy Next Door" is a 1944 popular song by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane. It was introduced in the musical film Meet Me in St. Louis, where it was performed by Judy Garland. In 1954 Vic Damone sang it in the first minutes of the film Athena. It has subsequently become a popular standard, performed by many artists. It is sometimes performed and recorded under the title "The Girl Next Door".

This article is about the Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane song. For the Jamelia song, see Boy Next Door (song).

Other recordings

• Judy Garland - recorded for Decca Records (catalog No. 23362) on April 20, 1944.[1]
• Jo Stafford (1945).[2]
• Frank Sinatra - Songs for Young Lovers (1954, Capitol) and All Alone (1962, Reprise)
• Vic Damone (1954).[3]
• Don Fagerquist - Portrait of a Great Jazz Artist (1956).[4]
• Sarah Vaughan - Sassy (1956)
• Bill Evans - At Shelly's Manne-Hole (1963)
• Barbra Streisand - Simply Streisand (1967)
• Lulu - Lulu's Album (1969)
• Sue Raney - Breathless (1970).[5]
• Stacey Kent - The Boy Next Door (2003)

References

1. "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
2. "45worlds.com". 45worlds.com. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
3. "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
4. "Fresh Sound Records". freshsoundrecords.com. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
5. "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 5, 2018.