Hold My Hand (Don Cornell Song)
| Hold my hand | |
|---|---|
| Don Cornell | |
| publication | 1953 |
| length | 2:48 |
| Genre (s) | Film music |
| Author (s) | Jack Lawrence and Richard Myers |
| Label | Vogue Records |
| Award (s) |
Oscar nomination 1955 in the category "Best Song" |
| Cover versions | |
| 1954, B-side of If I Give My Heart To You | Nat King Cole |
| 1958, Hollywood Love Themes album | Stanley Black |
| 1974, album One Hell of A Woman | Vikki Carr |
Hold My Hand is a song from 1953. The song was composed and written by Richard Myers and Jack Lawrence , sung by Don Cornell , who landed a hit with it.
song lyrics
It is a love song in which someone conjures up the kingdom of heaven, the sweet, promised land where the angels sing of love and the magic of love cannot be broken when you hold my hand ("hold my hand"). I finally understand that this is the kingdom of heaven on whose threshold we stand and if you hold my hand now, we will be immortal.
History of the song
The song, written in 1950, was not released until 1953 and was used in the soundtrack of the 1954 film A Night With Susanne (Susan Slept Here) the following year. It got an Oscar nomination in the "Best Song" category . Cornell's version of the song was produced by Bob Thiele and was number 1 on the UK charts for five weeks in October 1954.
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Cover versions
The composer and bandleader Stanley Black covered the song as did the American singer and actress Vikki Carr and the American jazz pianist and singer Nat King Cole . Lary Cross and the classical violinist Enoch Light also included the song in their repertoire, as did Loren Becker and Billy Ternent.
Awards
Jack Lawrence and Richard Myers were nominated for an Oscar for the song at the Academy Awards 1955 in the category Best Song , but Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn and their song Three Coins in the Fountain from the literary film Three Coins in the Fountain (Three Coins in the Fountain) .
One night with Susanne received another Oscar nomination and a nomination for a WGA Award.
Web links
- One night with Susanne Academy Awards, USA 1955 in the IMDb (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hold My Hand , sung by Don Cornell
- ↑ Hold My Hand - Don Cornell at oldielyrics.com (English)
- ↑ Hold My Hand film clip with the song from Susan Slept here
- ↑ Hold My Hand by Stanley Black and His Orchestra at secondhandsongs.com (English)
- ↑ Vicki Carr at worldebooklibrary.net (English)
- ↑ Hold My Hand , sung by Nat King Cole
- ↑ Hold My Hand other artists
- ↑ Hold My Hand , sung by Loren Becker