This article is about the standard song. For the Patti Page album, see You Go to My Head (album).
"You Go To My Head" is a 1938 popular song composed by J. Fred Coots with lyrics by Haven Gillespie.[1] The song is a unique conjunction of a sophisticated lyric and complex, lush harmonic structure by two songwriters who were not generally known for such elegance; nevertheless the song is highly regarded by jazz musicians and critics alike.
The first recording was by Teddy Wilson [2]
On 23rd April 1961, Judy Garland performed the song at the "Judy at Carnegie Hall" concert.
Recordings
- Teddy Wilson (1938)
- Nan Wynn (1938)
- Ginny Simms (1938)
- Judy Garland
- Marlene Dietrich
- Charlie Barnet
- Bing Crosby
- Bea Wain
- Doris Day (1949)
- Frank Sinatra - with Axel Stordahl (1946), Nice 'n' Easy (1960)
- Tony Bennett
- Petula Clark (1950)
- Helen Forrest
- Billie Holiday (1952)
- Lena Horne
- Patti Page (1956)
- Louis Armstrong (1957)
- Dinah Shore
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Ella Fitzgerald - Hello, Love (1960)
- Rosemary Clooney
- Lio
- Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together (1976)
- Maxine Sullivan (1978)
- Mathilde Santing (1982)
- Betty Carter - It's Not About the Melody (1992)
- Royal Crown Revue - Greetings From Hollywood
- Art Tatum
- Dave Brubeck, both with Paul Desmond and with the rest of his quartet
- Michael Feinstein
- Bobby Caldwell (1996)
- Michael Bolton (2006)
- Rod Stewart (2005)
- Diana Krall - The Very Best of Diana Krall (2007)
- Rufus Wainwright - Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall (2007)
Notes
- ^ "You Go To My Head" at jazzstandards.com – retrieved on 8 June 2009
- ^ http://www.wicn.org/song-week/you-go-to-my-head-1938
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