The Shadow of Your Smile

For other uses, see The Shadow of Your Smile (disambiguation).

"The Shadow of Your Smile"
Song by Jack Sheldon
from the album The Sandpiper
Released	1965 (1965)
Recorded	June 23, 1965 (1965-06-23)
Studio	Filmways
Genre	Vocal Easy Listening
Length	2:31
Label	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Songwriters	Johnny Mandel Paul Francis Webster
Producer	Martin Ransohoff

"The Shadow of Your Smile", also known as "Love Theme from The Sandpiper ", is a popular song with music by Johnny Mandel and lyrics by Paul Francis Webster. The song was introduced in an instrumental version in the 1965 film The Sandpiper , with a trumpet solo by Jack Sheldon, ^[1] and later became a minor hit for Tony Bennett in a version arranged and conducted by Mandel. It won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year and the Academy Award for Best Original Song. ^[2] In 2004, the song finished at number 77 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs poll of the top tunes in American cinema. ^[3]

Notable cover versions

• Astrud Gilberto – The Shadow of Your Smile (1965) ^{[1] [4]}
• Wes Montgomery – Bumpin' (1965) ^[1]
• Hampton Hawes – I'm All Smiles (1966) ^[1]
• Tony Bennett with Jimmy Rowles – The Movie Song Album (1966) ^[1] it reached No. 95 on the Billboard Hot 100. ^[5] and No. 8 on the Billboard Easy Listening. ^[6]
• Oscar Peterson – Blues Etude (1966) ^[1]
• Bill Evans – Further Conversations with Myself (1967) ^[1]
• Lou Donaldson with Blue Mitchell and Dr. Lonnie Smith – Mr. Shing-a-Ling (1967) ^[1]
• Benny Carter – New York Nights (1995) ^[1]
• Hank Jones with Elvin Jones – Someday My Prince Will Come (2002) ^[1]
• Jack Sheldon – Listen Up (2006) ^[1]

References

1. Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. p. 364. ISBN   978-0-19-993739-4.
2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 135. ISBN   978-1-904994-10-7.
3. "AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs". American Film Institute. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
4. Bush, John. "The Shadow of Your Smile - Astrud Gilberto". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
5. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wisc.: Record Research. p. 52. ISBN   0898201551.
6. Whitburn, Joel (2007). Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top Adult Songs, 1961-2006. Menomonee Falls, Wis: Record Research. p. 24. ISBN   978-0-8982-0169-7.