Tammy (song)
| Tammy | |
|---|---|
| Debbie Reynolds | |
| publication | 1957 |
| length | 3:31 |
| Genre (s) | Film music , ballad |
| text | Ray Evans |
| music | Jay Livingston |
| Label | Coral Records |
| Award (s) |
Oscar nomination 1958 in the category "Best Song" |
Tammy is a 1957 song composed by Jay Livingston and lyrics provided by Ray Evans . It was presented and sung by Debbie Reynolds in the love comedy of the same name (original title: Tammy and the Bachelor ), in which Reynolds played the title role on the side of Leslie Nielsen . The song received an Oscar nomination .
song lyrics
I hear the poplars whisper “Tammy, Tammy, Tammy is in love!” (“I hear the cottonwoods whispering above 'Tammy! Tammy! Tammy's in love!'”) The owl tells the dove, Tammy, Tammy, Tammy is in love! My lover feels what I feel when he is close to me. My heart is beating so loud that I think he can hear it. I wish I knew he knew what I'm dreaming Tammy, Tammy, Tammy is in love! Tammy, Tammy can't let him go because she loves him so much. When the night envelops me warm and soft, I long for him. I would sound like a violin if I was in his arms. Tammy, Tammy, Tammy is in love!
success
For Debbie Reynolds, the song became a number one hit the year it was released. It reached number 1 on the Billboard charts for the first time on July 22, 1957 and was listed for 31 weeks. In the US CashBox the song was also at number 1 in 1957, as well as in Your Hit Parade of 1957. Radio Luxembourg sheet Music recorded the song at number 1 for nine weeks from September 1957 onwards. In the United Kingdom, the song was at number 2 in August 1957 listed. It stayed on the charts for 17 weeks. In Canada, Tammy was in second place from July 1957 (14 weeks listed). Further successes: US BB ranked 12 in 1957, Flanders ranked 14 November 1957 (for one month), Brazil rank 59 in 1957, Europe rank 92 in the 1950s (1957), UKMIX 295, RYM 78 in 1957. Among the most successful songs of the In 1957, Tammy was ranked 10th in a list of 100 songs.
Reynolds was awarded a gold record for the single . Debbie Reynolds' version of Tammy was also included in the soundtrack of the 1998 cult film The Big Lebowski , as well as in the films At The End of a Long Day and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas .
The title of the song served the songwriter and music producer Berry Gordy as inspiration for his first record label, which he wanted to set up in 1959 under the name "Tammy Records", but this failed because the name was already occupied, which then led to the name Tamla Records led.
Olivia Newton-John explained that the model and inspiration for her performance of the song Hopelessly Devoted to You in the musical film Grease (1978) was Debbie Reynolds and her appearance in Tammy .
In the Danish film drama Kundskabens træ (German TV title: Tree of Knowledge ) from 1981, an instrumental version of the song was used in the youth dance scene .
The Australian music group The Avalanches used the song in 2000 for their album Since I Left You .
Cover versions
The Ames Brothers , an American vocal quartet from the 1950s, were also very successful with their version of the song . They were also represented in the Billboard charts for the first time at the end of June 1957 with their version recorded by RCA Victor and lasted 24 weeks. In the Disk Jockey Charts they reached number 5, in the cash box charts, in which all versions were combined, even number 1. Among her 56 most successful songs, Tammy is number 49. Polly Bergen sang the song on her comedy variety show in 1957. The soul singer Sam Cooke published it in 1957 on his album Sam Cooke . Another version is by pop singer Jimmie Rodgers , released in 1958 on his album Ballads .
The guitarist Duane Eddy was able to place himself in 1961 in the RYM on rank 135. The song was ranked 37th among its 38 most successful songs. Pop singer and television entertainer Andy Williams released his version in 1962 on his album Danny Boy and Other Songs I Love to Sing . Terry Harrison also sang the song. The tenor Sergio Franchi recorded the song in 1963 in England in collaboration with Wally Stott on his album Women in My Life , released by Red Seal . Also Trini Lopez created in 1964 a version of the song for his album The Love Album , published by Reprise Records R-6165th Nancy Sinatra also discovered the song in 1964 for herself. Graham Bond released it on his album The Sound of '65 . Also, the Country singer Slim Whitman recorded the song.
In 2002, the American singer, songwriter, pianist and actor Michael Feinstein , who is known for his repertoire of songs from the Great American Songbook , released the song on his album Livingston And Evans Songbook .
The Swedish musician Jens Lekman also played the song on his 2005 tour of Australia, it is also included on his EP You Deserve Someone Better Than a Bum Like Me .
Award
Jay Livingston and Ray Evans were nominated for an Oscar at the 1958 Academy Awards for the song in the “Best Song” category, but it went to Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn and their song All the Way from the drama Fateful Melody, directed by Frank Sinatra was sung.
The film Tammy won two Laurel Awards and a Blue Ribbon Award .
Web links
- Tammy Academy Awards, USA 1958 at IMDb
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tammy sung by Debbie Reynolds
- ↑ Tammy lyrics at songfacts.com (English)
- ↑ Songs from the Year 1957 at tsort.info (English)
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↑ America's Sweetheart: Debbie Reynolds dies
In: Zeit Online, December 29, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2017. -
↑ Mick Brown: Berry Gordy: The Man Who Built Motown
In: The Telegraph, January 23, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2017. - ↑ a b c Tammy by Debbie Reynolds Songfacts at songfacts.com (English)
- ↑ Oliva Newton-John - Hopelessly Devoted to You , corresponding scene from the film
- ↑ Kundskabens træ Litteratur at kundskabensstrae.dk (Danish)
- ↑ Since I Left You: The Samples at rateyourmusic.com (English)
- ↑ Song artist 220 - The Ames Brothers at tsort.info (English)
- ↑ Tammy (1957) , sung by The Ames Brothers
- ↑ Tammy , sung by Sam Cooke
- ↑ Tammy , sung by Jimmie Rodgers
- ↑ Tammy (1961) , played by Duane Eddy
- ↑ Song artist 445 - Duane Eddy at tsort.info (English)
- ↑ Tammy , sung by Andy Williams
- ↑ Tammy , sung by Terry Harrison
- ↑ Tammy , sung by Trini Lopez
- ↑ Tammy , sung by Nancy Sinatra
- ↑ Tammy , sung by Graham Bond
- ↑ Tammy , sung by Slim Whitman
- ↑ Tammy , sung by Michael Feinstein
- ↑ Tammy , played by Jens Lekman