The Party's Over (1956 song)

This article is about the 1956 song. For other uses, see The Party's Over (disambiguation).

"The Party's Over" is a popular song composed by Jule Styne with lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. It was introduced in the 1956 musical comedy play Bells Are Ringing by Judy Holliday. ^[1] For the movie version (1960), Judy Holliday again performed the song. ^[2]

According to the website SecondHandSongs, there have been almost 100 cover versions of The Party's Over. ^[3] including versions by Nat King Cole, Smoking Popes, Bobby Darin and Doris Day.

Other notable versions

• Nat King Cole recorded it as the title track of his 1957 album Just One Of Those Things . ^[4]
• Stan Kenton recorded it for his album, The Stage Door Swings (1958). ^[5]
• Shirley Bassey recorded the song for her first Columbia album "The Fabulous Shirley Bassey" (1959). ^[6]
• Blossom Dearie on her Blossom Dearie Sings Comden and Green (1959) ^[7]
• Julie London recorded it for her album, Around Midnight (1960) ^[8]
• Lonnie Donegan scored the British charts in 1961, peaking at no. 9 during a 12-week run. ^[9]
• Gene Ammons recorded it for Prestige Records Late Hour Special (1961). ^[10]
• Bobby Darin included this song as the last track in his 8th studio album and debut album with Capital Records in 1962: Oh! Look at Me Now . ^[11]
• Anita O'Day & Cal Tjader on their Time for 2 (1962) ^[12]
• Lesley Gore included a version of the song on her 1963 debut album, I'll Cry If I Want To . ^[13]
• Robie Lester released a version as a single for the Interlude company in 1966. ^[14]
• Judy Holliday & Gerry Mulligan - Holliday with Mulligan (1980) ^[15]
• Leslie Odom Jr. ended his debut album Leslie Odom Jr. (album) (2016) with it. ^[16]
• Seth MacFarlane included the song on his fifth album, Once in a While (2019). ^[17]

References

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2. "Internet Movie Database". imdb.com. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
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