When There's a Breeze on Lake Louise
| When There's a Breeze on Lake Louise | |
|---|---|
| publication | 1942 |
| length | 3:08 |
| Genre (s) | Film music |
| text | Mort Greene |
| music | Harry Revel |
| Award (s) | Oscar nomination in 1943 as "Best Song" |
When There's a Breeze on Lake Louise is a song from the soundtrack of the 1942 film The Mayor of 44th Street . The song was composed by Harry Revel , and the lyrics to by Mort Greene . It is sung in the film by Anne Shirley , who also played the lead role alongside George Murphy . He is played by Freddy Martin and His Record Breaking Orchestra with the participation of Joan Merrill. The song tells of a breeze that blows over Lake Louise and bathes it in an unearthly beautiful light, infinitely far from Manhattan, and about the thoughts that move you.
1943 was When There's a Breeze on Lake Louise in the category "Best Song" for a Oscar nomination. However, the award went to Irving Berlin for his song White Christmas from the music film Music, Music .
Cover versions
In the same year of its appearance, Ray Herbeck covered the piece of music, which appeared on his album Ray Herbeck and his Modern Music with Romance . The Canadian big band leader Moxie Whitney and His Orchestra released the song on the Harmony label on their album Am Banff .
When There's a Breeze on Lake Louise was in the version by Freddy Martin for a week at number 22 on the US Billboard charts in 1938 . When There's a Breeze on Lake Louise ranks 18th among the 86 most successful songs by Freddy Martin .
The jazz discographer Tom Lord lists a cover version of the title in the field of jazz by Ray Herbeck.
Web links
- When There's a Breeze on Lake Louise at worldcat.org. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
- When There's a Breeze on Lake Louise at bplusmovieblog.com (to listen to). Retrieved February 25, 2014.
Individual evidence
- ↑ A Greene and Revel Song When There's a Breeze on Lake Louise Movie poster The Mayor of 44th Street at bp.blogsport.com. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
- ↑ Ray Herbeck / Hal Munbar When There's a Breeze on Lake Louise at allmusic.com. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
- ^ Moxie Whitney and His Orchestra at discogs.com. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
- ↑ When There's a Breeze on Lake Louise at tsort.info (English). Retrieved February 25, 2014.
- ↑ Freddy Martin most successful songs on tsort.info (English). Retrieved February 25, 2014.
- ↑ When There's a Breeze on Lake Louise - Tom Lord The Jazz Discography ( Memento from February 26, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Tune List at lordisco.com. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
