Always and Always
| Always and Always | |
|---|---|
| Genre (s) | Film music |
| text |
Chet Forrest Bob Wright |
| music | Edward Ward |
| Award (s) | Oscar nomination in 1939 as "Best Song" |
| album | Soundtrack of Mannequin |
| Cover versions | |
| 1938 | Larry Clinton |
| Benny Goodman | |
Always and Always is a song from the soundtrack of the movie Mannequin , the music of which is by Edward Ward and lyrics by Chet Forrest and Bob Wright . Joan Crawford and Spencer Tracy played the main roles in the film. The song was sung by Joan Crawford. The song tells of eternal love and admiration that will continue to grow even if life changes.
The composer Edward Ward and the lyricists Chet Forrest and Bob Wright were nominated for an Oscar in the "Best Song" category at the 1939 Academy Awards. However, the award went to Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin for their song Thanks for the Memory from the film The Big Broadcast of 1938 .
Always and Always was in the version by Larry Clinton for seven weeks at number 9 on the US Billboard charts in 1938 . Larry Clinton was the top 1 artist in 1938.
The jazz discographer Tom Lord lists 11 cover versions of the title in the field of jazz , u. a. by Red Norvo , Bob Crosby , Frankie Trumbauer , Benny Goodman / Martha Tilton and Buddy DeFranco .
Web links
- Always and Always In: Catalog National Library of Australia
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mannequin Soundtracks at IMDb. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
- ↑ Joan Crawford sings Always and Always excerpt from the movie Mannequin . Retrieved January 8, 2014.
- ↑ Songs from the Year 1938 at tsort.info. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
- ↑ Tom Lord: The Jazz Discography Tune List at lordisco.com. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed January 9, 2014)