The Party's Over (1956 song)

"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 1960 film version, 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, Bobby Darin and Doris Day.

Other notable versions

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

References

1. "Internet Broadway Database". ibdb.com . Retrieved March 27, 2020.
2. "Internet Movie Database". imdb.com . Retrieved March 27, 2020.
3. "Party's Over by The Anita Kerr Singers". SecondHandSongs.
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12. Time for Two at AllMusic . Retrieved January 31, 2025.
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