The first big-selling version was recorded on April 28, 1940 by the Glenn Miller Orchestra, with a vocal by Ray Eberle (Bluebirdcatalog number B-10745-A). This recording first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on July 20, 1940 (though this is misleading, as this was Billboard's first chart) and lasted 8 weeks on the chart, peaking at #5.
Other popular contemporary versions were recorded by Kay Kyser's orchestra (vocal: Harry Babbitt, Columbia catalog number 35488), by Dinah Shore with Paul Weston's orchestra (Bluebird catalog number 10793), and by Eddy Howard with Lou Adrian's orchestra (Columbia catalog number 35511).
John Bush of Allmusic said that "Alternately breathy and atmospheric or bright and dynamic, Helen Merrill often reaches a bit too far on The Nearness of You, though her distinct style and strong personality may be refreshing to vocal fans tired of the standard versions of standards...Her powerful voice occasionally gets her into trouble, breaking from breathy to brash and often occupying a rather awkward middle ground.".
The Nearness of You (subtitled ballads played by Red Garland) is an album by American pianist Red Garland. Recorded in 1961, it was released on the Jazzland label in 1962.
Reception
The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars stating it is "Particularly effective when used as background music".
Scott is a former member of the National Guard and Army Reserve. Scott was a lawyer at a private practice from 1973 to 1991.
Virginia legislature
Scott was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates as a Democrat in 1977 and he was elected to the Senate of Virginia in 1982. While in the Virginia legislature, he worked for greater access to health care for the poor and children, an increased minimum wage, and greater job training. Scott also authored legislation that provides tax credits to business that provide donations to serving local communities in preventing crime or increasing social service delivery.
He was born Robert William Scott in Mount Pleasant, New York, and became a pianist, vibraphonist, and singer, and could also play the accordion, cello, clarinet, and double bass. He studied under Edvard Moritz at the La Follette School of Music at the age of eight, and was working professionally at 11. In 1952 he began touring with Louis Prima, and also toured and performed with Gene Krupa, Lester Young and Tony Scott in the 1950s. In 1956 he hit the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 with the song "Chain Gang", peaking at #13. (This was not the same song as Sam Cooke's "Chain Gang".) It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.
Career and Grammy Award
As a bandleader, he did sessions for Verve, ABC-Paramount, Bethlehem, and Musicmasters. As a songwriter, he won a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition for the song "A Taste of Honey". In addition to "A Taste of Honey", Scott also co-wrote the song "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother". In the 1960s he became a music teacher and studied again under Moritz, but occasionally recorded as well, including a Nat King Cole tribute album released in the 1980s. He also composed film soundtracks, including the scores to Slaves (1969) and Joe (1970). During the 1980s he composed music for classical guitar, harp and piano. He also arranged for jazz and easy listening musicians such as Les and Larry Elgart.
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - The Nearness Of You
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published: 15 Dec 2011
The Nearness Of You
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The Nearness Of You · Norah Jones
Come Away With Me
℗ A Blue Note Records release; ℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Released on: 2002-01-01
Producer, Studio Personnel, Mixer: Arif Mardin
Associated Performer, Piano, Vocals: Norah Jones
Studio Personnel, Mixer, Engineer: Jay Newland
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Dick Kondas
Studio Personnel, Assistant Mixer: Todd Parker
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Ted Jensen
Composer: Hoagy Carmichael
Composer: Ned Washington
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The Nearness Of You
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The Nearness Of You · Barbra Streisand
Simply Streisand
℗ (p) Originally released 1967 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Released on: 1967-10-01
Composer, Lyricist: N. Washington
Composer, Lyricist: H. Carmichael
Arranger: Ray Ellis
Conductor: David Shire
Producer: Jack Gold
Producer: Howard A. Roberts
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Rod Stewart - The Nearness of You (from It Had To Be You...The Great American Songbook)
Music video by Rod Stewart performing The Nearness Of You. (C) 2003 J Records, LLC
published: 03 May 2013
Nat King Cole - The Nearness of You (1957)
Last song from The Nat King Cole Show from July 16, 1957. From The Sands Hotel in Las Vegas. Guests on the show are Pearl Bailey, Louie Belson.
published: 06 Mar 2018
The Rolling Stones - The Nearness Of You - Live OFFICIAL
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Norah Jones - The Nearness Of You (lyrics on screen)
Norah Jones - The Nearness Of You (lyrics on screen)
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Ella... The First Lady Of Song. No hay descripción para la belleza de la voz de Ella. Nunca encontraba este tema, así que decidí subirlo. Desde Argentina, salud...
Ella... The First Lady Of Song. No hay descripción para la belleza de la voz de Ella. Nunca encontraba este tema, así que decidí subirlo. Desde Argentina, saludos. Disfruten. From Argentina, Enjoy it!
Ella... The First Lady Of Song. No hay descripción para la belleza de la voz de Ella. Nunca encontraba este tema, así que decidí subirlo. Desde Argentina, saludos. Disfruten. From Argentina, Enjoy it!
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The Nearness Of You · Norah Jones
Come Away With Me
℗ A Blue Note Records release; ℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
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The Nearness Of You · Norah Jones
Come Away With Me
℗ A Blue Note Records release; ℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Released on: 2002-01-01
Producer, Studio Personnel, Mixer: Arif Mardin
Associated Performer, Piano, Vocals: Norah Jones
Studio Personnel, Mixer, Engineer: Jay Newland
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Dick Kondas
Studio Personnel, Assistant Mixer: Todd Parker
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Ted Jensen
Composer: Hoagy Carmichael
Composer: Ned Washington
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The Nearness Of You · Norah Jones
Come Away With Me
℗ A Blue Note Records release; ℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Released on: 2002-01-01
Producer, Studio Personnel, Mixer: Arif Mardin
Associated Performer, Piano, Vocals: Norah Jones
Studio Personnel, Mixer, Engineer: Jay Newland
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Dick Kondas
Studio Personnel, Assistant Mixer: Todd Parker
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Ted Jensen
Composer: Hoagy Carmichael
Composer: Ned Washington
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The Nearness Of You · Barbra Streisand
Simply Streisand
℗ (p) Originally released 1967 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Rel...
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The Nearness Of You · Barbra Streisand
Simply Streisand
℗ (p) Originally released 1967 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Released on: 1967-10-01
Composer, Lyricist: N. Washington
Composer, Lyricist: H. Carmichael
Arranger: Ray Ellis
Conductor: David Shire
Producer: Jack Gold
Producer: Howard A. Roberts
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The Nearness Of You · Barbra Streisand
Simply Streisand
℗ (p) Originally released 1967 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Released on: 1967-10-01
Composer, Lyricist: N. Washington
Composer, Lyricist: H. Carmichael
Arranger: Ray Ellis
Conductor: David Shire
Producer: Jack Gold
Producer: Howard A. Roberts
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This is the full-length show performed by the Rolli...
Order Bridges To Bremen on a variety of audio/visual formats: https://the-rolling-stones.lnk.to/BridgestoBYT
This is the full-length show performed by the Rolling Stones on the fifth and final leg of the Bridges To Babylon Tour, at Weserstadion on September 2, 1998.
HONK - the brand new best of the Rolling Stones out now: https://the-rolling-stones.lnk.to/HONKSo
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Order Bridges To Bremen on a variety of audio/visual formats: https://the-rolling-stones.lnk.to/BridgestoBYT
This is the full-length show performed by the Rolling Stones on the fifth and final leg of the Bridges To Babylon Tour, at Weserstadion on September 2, 1998.
HONK - the brand new best of the Rolling Stones out now: https://the-rolling-stones.lnk.to/HONKSo
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Norah Jones - The Nearness Of You (lyrics on screen)
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Norah Jones - The Nearness Of You (lyrics on screen)
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Norah Jones - The Nearness Of You (lyrics on screen)
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Ella... The First Lady Of Song. No hay descripción para la belleza de la voz de Ella. Nunca encontraba este tema, así que decidí subirlo. Desde Argentina, saludos. Disfruten. From Argentina, Enjoy it!
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The Nearness Of You · Norah Jones
Come Away With Me
℗ A Blue Note Records release; ℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Released on: 2002-01-01
Producer, Studio Personnel, Mixer: Arif Mardin
Associated Performer, Piano, Vocals: Norah Jones
Studio Personnel, Mixer, Engineer: Jay Newland
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Dick Kondas
Studio Personnel, Assistant Mixer: Todd Parker
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Ted Jensen
Composer: Hoagy Carmichael
Composer: Ned Washington
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The Nearness Of You · Barbra Streisand
Simply Streisand
℗ (p) Originally released 1967 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Released on: 1967-10-01
Composer, Lyricist: N. Washington
Composer, Lyricist: H. Carmichael
Arranger: Ray Ellis
Conductor: David Shire
Producer: Jack Gold
Producer: Howard A. Roberts
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Order Bridges To Bremen on a variety of audio/visual formats: https://the-rolling-stones.lnk.to/BridgestoBYT
This is the full-length show performed by the Rolling Stones on the fifth and final leg of the Bridges To Babylon Tour, at Weserstadion on September 2, 1998.
HONK - the brand new best of the Rolling Stones out now: https://the-rolling-stones.lnk.to/HONKSo
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Norah Jones - The Nearness Of You (lyrics on screen)
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The first big-selling version was recorded on April 28, 1940 by the Glenn Miller Orchestra, with a vocal by Ray Eberle (Bluebirdcatalog number B-10745-A). This recording first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on July 20, 1940 (though this is misleading, as this was Billboard's first chart) and lasted 8 weeks on the chart, peaking at #5.
Other popular contemporary versions were recorded by Kay Kyser's orchestra (vocal: Harry Babbitt, Columbia catalog number 35488), by Dinah Shore with Paul Weston's orchestra (Bluebird catalog number 10793), and by Eddy Howard with Lou Adrian's orchestra (Columbia catalog number 35511).
It's not the pale moon that excites me That thrills and delights me, oh no It's just the nearness of you It isn't your sweet conversation That brings this sensation, oh no It's just the nearness of you When you're in my arms and I feel you so close to me All my wildest dreams come true