Lover (Rodgers and Hart song)

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"Lover"
Song
Released1932 (1932)
Genre Pop
Composer(s) Richard Rodgers
Lyricist(s) Lorenz Hart

"Lover" is a popular song composed by Richard Rodgers with lyrics by Lorenz Hart. It was sung in the movie Love Me Tonight (1932) by Jeanette MacDonald. [1]

Popular recordings in 1933 were by Paul Whiteman [1] and His Orchestra (vocal by Jack Fulton), Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians, and Greta Keller. [2]

Other notable recordings

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