Just in Time (song)
(Redirected from Just In Time (song))
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (September 2014) |
| "Just in Time" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Tony Bennett | ||||
| B-side | "The Autumn Waltz" | |||
| Released | October 8, 1956 | |||
| Recorded | 1956 | |||
| Studio | Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 2:32 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jule Styne, Betty Comden and Adolph Green | |||
| Tony Bennett singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
"Just in Time" is a popular song with the melody written by Jule Styne and the lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. It was introduced by Judy Holliday and Sydney Chaplin in the musical Bells Are Ringing in 1956.[1] Judy Holliday and Dean Martin sang the song in the 1960 film of Bells Are Ringing. Martin then recorded it for his 1960 album, This Time I'm Swingin'!.[2] Tony Bennett recorded the song in 1956 and continued performing it until his retirement, at Radio City Music Hall, in 2021 at the age of 95.
Recorded versions
[edit]- Peggy Lee recorded "Just in Time" in 1958 on Jump for Joy.[3]
- Blossom Dearie recorded the song in 1959 on Blossom Dearie Sings Comden and Green.
- A recording of the song made by Tony Bennett on September 19, 1956[4] was a minor hit in 1956.
- Frank Sinatra - for his album Come Dance with Me! (1959)
- Eddie Fisher included the song on his 1961 LP of Broadway musical tunes entitled Tonight with Eddie Fisher.[5]
- Singer actress Joan O'Brien turns in a rousing version of this song on a 1963 episode of the 1960s TV sitcom, The Dick Van Dyke Show.[6]
- Barbra Streisand included it in her album The Third Album (1964)
- It was recorded in the 1960s by Judy Garland, Sarah Vaughan and Nina Simone.
- Vic Godard and Subway Sect - for his album Songs for Sale (1982).[7]
- Tony Bennett recorded it for a second time with Michael Bublé as part of his 2006 album Duets: An American Classic.
- Rickie Lee Jones - for the album Pieces of Treasure (2023)
References
[edit]- ^ Cohn-Eichner, Eleanor. "Bells Are Ringing (Musical)". StageAgent. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
With book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and music by Jule Styne, Bells Are Ringing ... features famous standard 'Just in Time'.
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. "This Time I'm Swingin - Dean Martin". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ "Tony Bennett Discography". jazzdiscography.com. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ Boyd, Greg. "Review Dick Van Dyke Foul Weather Girl". This Was Television. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
O
- ^ "Songs For Sale - Vic Godard & The Subway Sect". allmusic.com.
 | This show tune-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |