Where Are You? (1937 song)

Where Are You?
by Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson
Genre	Traditional Pop
Premiere
Date	18 April 1937 (1937-04-18)
Performers	Gertrude Niesen

"Where Are You?" is a popular song composed by Jimmy McHugh, with lyrics by Harold Adamson. The song was written for the 1937 film Top of the Town and was originally performed by Gertrude Niesen. ^[1] Niesen also made a commercial recording of the song for Brunswick Records and this was popular. ^[2]

"Where Are You?" has been recorded by many performers.

Notable versions

• Mildred Bailey - very popular in 1937 ^[3] – this version is a crucial piece of music in Love Streams , a 1984 American film by John Cassavetes
• Adelaide Hall's recording of the song reached #28 in the U.K. singles chart in December 1941.
• Arthur Tracy Decca F. 6465 (1937). ^[4]
• Connee Boswell - recorded February 15, 1937 for Decca Records (catalog No. 1160). ^[5]
• The Hi-Lo's – Listen! (1954). ^[6]
• Chris Connor – Chris Connor (1956) ^[7]
• Vera Lynn - for her album If I Am Dreaming (1956). ^[8]
• Patti Page - Page 3 - A Collection of Her Most Famous Songs (1957). ^[9]
• Frank Sinatra – Where Are You? (1957) ^[10]
• Ben Webster – Soulville (1957) ^[11]
• Kenny Dorham – This Is the Moment! (1958) ^[12]
• Jaye P. Morgan - Just You, Just Me (1958). ^[13]
• Johnny Mathis - Faithfully (1959) ^[14]
• Shirley Bassey - Shirley Bassey (1961) ^[15]
• Dexter Gordon – Go (1962) ^[16]
• Sonny Rollins – The Bridge (1962) ^[17]
• Dinah Washington – Dinah '62 (1962). ^[18]
• Aretha Franklin – Laughing on the Outside (1963) ^[19]
• Bill Henderson with the Oscar Peterson Trio – Bill Henderson with the Oscar Peterson Trio (1963) ^[20]
• Brenda Lee – ..."Let Me Sing" (1963) ^[21]
• Julie London – Love on the Rocks (1963) ^[22]
• Vikki Carr Discovery! Miss Vikki Carr (1964). ^[23]
• Arthur Prysock – Arthur Prysock and Count Basie (1965)
• Ella Fitzgerald – 30 by Ella (1968) ^[24]
• Mal Waldron – Where Are You? (1989) ^[25]
• Vic Damone - Signature Collection Vol.1 (2000)
• Kurt Elling – Nightmoves (2007) ^[26]
• Bob Dylan – Shadows in the Night (2015) ^[27]
• Ahmad Jamal - Chicago Revisited: Live at Joe Segal's Jazz Showcase (1992) ^[28]

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