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"I Love You" is a song written by Cole Porter in 1944 for his stage musical Mexican Hayride.

Background

The New York Times reviewed the show, saying, among other things: "Of Mr. Porter's score, the best number bears the title almost startling in its forthrightness, "I Love You," and is the property of Mr. Evans"^[1] (Wilbur Evans).

However, the rather generic lyrics of the song were due to a challenge given by Porter. His friend Monty Woolley contended that Porter's talent lay in the off-beat and the esoteric, maintaining that he could never take a cliché title like "I Love You" and write lyrics that included the banal sentiment: "It's spring again, and birds on the wing again" and be successful. Porter accepted the challenge with the result that the song eventually topped the hit parade. Porter remarked that the "superior melody overcame the ordinary lyric".^[2]

In 1945, Ira B. Arnstein sued Cole Porter for plagiarizing his work and filed a suit in the Federal Court. He had for twenty years been suing various songwriters and was considered to be a little eccentric.^{[citation needed]} He claimed that Porter had stolen four songs: "I Love You", "Don't Fence Me In", "Begin the Beguine" and "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To". A jury dismissed the charges, and the judge, moreover, awarded Porter $2,500 ($45,154 in 2022 terms) in legal costs—a sum that, since Arnstein couldn't pay it, kept him from any chance of prevailing in a federal court for the rest of his life.^[3]

It is not to be confused with an earlier song called "I Love You"— lyrics by Harlan Thompson and music by Harry Archer—written for the 1923 musical Little Jessie James.

First Recordings

It was recorded by Bing Crosby on February 11, 1944^[4]^[5] and topped the Billboard charts for five weeks during an 18-week stay.^[6] Other charted versions were by Tommy Tucker, Enric Madriguera, Jo Stafford and Perry Como.^[7]

Other Recordings

It has become a popular jazz standard tune, along with pop music. Amongst others with recordings by:

Bing Crosby - Bing Crosby Sings Cole Porter Songs (1949).^[8]
Billy Eckstine & Sarah Vaughn (1952)^[9]
Oscar Peterson - Oscar Peterson Plays Cole Porter (1953).^[10]
Duke Pearson - Tender Feelin's (1960).^[11]
Jackie McLean - Swing, Swang, Swingin' (1960).^[12]
John Coltrane - Lush Life (1961).^[13]
Hampton Hawes (with The Harold Land Trio) - For Real! (1961).^[14]
Frank Sinatra - Sinatra and Swingin' Brass (1962).^[15]
Art Pepper - Intensity (1963).^[16]
Herbie Mann and the Bill Evans Trio -Nirvana (1964)^[17]
Don Ellis - Out of Nowhere (1988).^[18]
Mike Stern - Give and Take (1997)^[19]
Eliane Elias - Everything I Love (2000)^[20]
Keith Jarrett - The Out-of-Towners (2004)^[21]

Other Media

Barbra Streisand performed several lines in her "Color Me Barbra Medley" from the TV special and the album Color Me Barbra.

References

^ Nichols, Lewis (January 29, 1944). "The New York Times". Retrieved July 22, 2017.
^ Reynolds, Fred (1986). The Crosby Collection 1926-1977. Gateshead, UK: John Joyce & Son. pp. 62–63.
^ Rosen, Gary A (2012). Unfair to Genius: The Strange and Litigious Career of Ira B. Arnstein. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 218. ISBN 978-0199733484.
^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
^ "Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #10". 1972.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 109. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 516. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
^ "www.discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
^ "www.discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
^ "www.discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
^ Yanow, Scott. "Eliane Elias -- Everything I Love". AllMusic.com. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 6, 2024.

[1] Nichols, Lewis (January 29, 1944). "The New York Times". Retrieved July 22, 2017.

[2] Reynolds, Fred (1986). The Crosby Collection 1926-1977. Gateshead, UK: John Joyce & Son. pp. 62–63.

[3] Rosen, Gary A (2012). Unfair to Genius: The Strange and Litigious Career of Ira B. Arnstein. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 218. ISBN 978-0199733484.

[4] "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved July 22, 2017.

[5] "Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #10". 1972.

[6] Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 109. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.

[7] Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 516. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.

[8] "www.discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved June 8, 2024.

[9] "www.discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved June 6, 2024.

[10] "www.discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved June 6, 2024.

[11] "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 8, 2024.

[12] "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 7, 2024.

[13] "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 7, 2024.

[14] "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 8, 2024.

[15] "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 6, 2024.

[16] "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 6, 2024.

[17] "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 7, 2024.

[18] "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 7, 2024.

[19] "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 7, 2024.

[20] Yanow, Scott. "Eliane Elias -- Everything I Love". AllMusic.com. Retrieved March 25, 2016.

[21] "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 6, 2024.

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-'''"I Love You"''' is a song written by [[Cole Porter]] in 1944 for his stage musical ''[[Mexican Hayride (musical)|Mexican Hayride]]''. [[The New York Times]] reviewed the show saying, inter alia, "Of Mr. Porter's score, the best number bears the title almost startling in its forthrightness, "I Love You," and is the property of Mr. Evans"<ref>{{cite news|last1=Nichols|first1=Lewis|title=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/98/11/29/specials/porter-hayride.html|access-date=July 22, 2017|date=January 29, 1944}}</ref> ([[Wilbur Evans]]).
+'''"I Love You"''' is a song written by [[Cole Porter]] in 1944 for his stage musical ''[[Mexican Hayride (musical)|Mexican Hayride]]''.
+==Background==
-However the rather commonplace lyrics of the song and why they were perhaps sub-standard for the songwriter was due to a challenge given Porter. His friend [[Monty Woolley]] contended that Porter's talent lay in the off-beat and the esoteric, maintaining that he could never take a cliche title like "I Love You" and write lyrics that included the banal sentiment "It's spring again, and birds on the wing again" and be successful. Porter accepted the challenge with the result that the song eventually topped the hit parade. Porter remarked that the "superior melody overcame the ordinary lyric".<ref>{{cite book|last1=Reynolds|first1=Fred|title=The Crosby Collection 1926-1977|date=1986|publisher=John Joyce & Son|location=Gateshead, UK|pages=62–63}}</ref><br>
+''[[The New York Times]]'' reviewed the show, saying, among other things: "Of Mr. Porter's score, the best number bears the title almost startling in its forthrightness, "I Love You," and is the property of Mr. Evans"<ref>{{cite news|last1=Nichols|first1=Lewis|title=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/98/11/29/specials/porter-hayride.html|access-date=July 22, 2017|date=January 29, 1944}}</ref> ([[Wilbur Evans]]).
+However, the rather generic lyrics of the song were due to a challenge given by Porter. His friend [[Monty Woolley]] contended that Porter's talent lay in the off-beat and the esoteric, maintaining that he could never take a cliché title like "I Love You" and write lyrics that included the banal sentiment: "It's spring again, and birds on the wing again" and be successful. Porter accepted the challenge with the result that the song eventually topped the [[hit parade]]. Porter remarked that the "superior melody overcame the ordinary lyric".<ref>{{cite book|last1=Reynolds|first1=Fred|title=The Crosby Collection 1926-1977|date=1986|publisher=John Joyce & Son|location=Gateshead, UK|pages=62–63}}</ref><br>
-In 1945 [[Ira B. Arnstein]] sued Cole Porter for plagiarizing his work and filed a suit in the Federal Court. He had for twenty years been suing various songwriters and was considered to
+In 1945, [[Ira B. Arnstein]] sued Cole Porter for plagiarizing his work and filed a suit in the Federal Court. He had for twenty years been suing various songwriters and was considered to
-be a little eccentric. He claimed that Porter had stolen four songs ("I Love You", "[[Don't Fence Me In (song)|Don't Fence Me In]]", "[[Begin the Beguine]]" and "[[You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To]]"). A jury dismissed the charges and the judge, moreover, awarded Porter $2,500 in legal costs, a sum that, since Arnstein couldn't pay it, kept him from any chance of prevailing in a federal court for the rest of his life.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Rosen|first1=Gary A|title=Unfair to Genius: The Strange and Litigious Career of Ira B. Arnstein|date=2012|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=New York|isbn=978-0199733484|page=218}}</ref>
+be a little eccentric.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} He claimed that Porter had stolen four songs: "I Love You", "[[Don't Fence Me In (song)|Don't Fence Me In]]", "[[Begin the Beguine]]" and "[[You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To]]". A jury dismissed the charges, and the judge, moreover, awarded Porter $2,500 ($45,154 in 2022 terms) in legal costs—a sum that, since Arnstein couldn't pay it, kept him from any chance of prevailing in a federal court for the rest of his life.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Rosen|first1=Gary A|title=Unfair to Genius: The Strange and Litigious Career of Ira B. Arnstein|date=2012|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=New York|isbn=978-0199733484|page=218}}</ref>
+It is not to be confused with an earlier song called "I Love You"— lyrics by [[Harlan Thompson]] and music by [[Harry Archer (composer)|Harry Archer]]—written for the 1923 musical ''[[Little Jessie James]]''.
-==Recordings==
+==First Recordings==
 It was recorded by [[Bing Crosby]] on February 11, 1944<ref>{{cite web|title=A Bing Crosby Discography|url=http://www.bingmagazine.co.uk/bingmagazine/crosby1bDecca.html|website=BING magazine|publisher=International Club Crosby|access-date=July 22, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1633239/m1/#track/2|title = Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #10|year = 1972}}</ref> and topped the Billboard charts for five weeks during an 18-week stay.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Whitburn|first1=Joel|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954|date=1986|publisher=Record Research Inc|location=Wisconsin, USA|isbn=0-89820-083-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/109 109]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/109}}</ref> Other charted versions were by [[Tommy Tucker (bandleader)|Tommy Tucker]], [[Enric Madriguera]], [[Jo Stafford]] and [[Perry Como]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Whitburn|first1=Joel|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954|date=1986|publisher=Record Research Inc|location=Wisconsin, USA|isbn=0-89820-083-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/516 516]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/516}}</ref>
+==Other Recordings==
-It has become a popular [[jazz standard]] tune with recordings by [[Billy Eckstine]], [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Bill Evans]], [[Herbie Mann]], [[Art Pepper]], [[John Coltrane]], [[Jackie McLean]], [[Don Ellis]], [[Duke Pearson]], [[Hampton Hawes]] (with [[Harold Land)]], [[Mike Stern]], [[Steve Smith and Vital Information]], [[Oscar Peterson]] and [[Keith Jarrett]], amongst others.
+It has become a popular [[jazz standard]] tune, along with pop music. Amongst others with recordings by:
+*[[Bing Crosby]] - ''[[Bing Crosby Sings Cole Porter Songs]]'' (1949).<ref>{{cite web|title=www.discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/6516465-Bing-Crosby-Bing-Crosby-Sings-Cole-Porter-Songs|website=discogs.com|accessdate=June 8, 2024}}</ref>
+*[[Billy Eckstine]] & [[Sarah Vaughn]] (1952)<ref>{{cite web|title=www.discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/4480801-Billy-Eckstine-And-Sarah-Vaughan-I-Love-You|website=discogs.com|accessdate=June 6, 2024}}</ref>
+*[[Oscar Peterson]] - ''Oscar Peterson Plays Cole Porter'' (1953).<ref>{{cite web|title=www.discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/4246943-Oscar-Peterson-Oscar-Peterson-Plays-Cole-Porter|website=discogs.com|accessdate=June 6, 2024}}</ref>
+*[[Duke Pearson]] - ''[[Tender Feelin's]]'' (1960).<ref>{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/tender-feelins-mw0000479951|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=June 8, 2024}}</ref>
+*[[Jackie McLean]] - ''[[Swing, Swang, Swingin']]'' (1960).<ref>{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/swing-swang-swingin-mw0000023908|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=June 7, 2024}}</ref>
+*[[John Coltrane]] - ''[[Lush Life (John Coltrane album)|Lush Life]]'' (1961).<ref>{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/lush-life-mw0000187971|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=June 7, 2024}}</ref>
+*[[Hampton Hawes]] (with The Harold Land Trio) - ''[[For Real! (Hampton Hawes album)|For Real!]]'' (1961).<ref>{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000201517|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=June 8, 2024}}</ref>
+*[[Frank Sinatra]] - ''[[Sinatra and Swingin' Brass]]'' (1962).<ref>{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/sinatra-and-swingin-brass-mw0000083435|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=June 6, 2024}}</ref>
+*[[Art Pepper]] - ''[[Intensity (Art Pepper album)|Intensity]]'' (1963).<ref>{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000194057|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=June 6, 2024}}</ref>
+*[[Herbie Mann]] and the [[Bill Evans]] Trio -''[[Nirvana (Herbie Mann and the Bill Evans Trio album)|Nirvana]]'' (1964)<ref>{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/nirvana-mw0000691127|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=June 7, 2024}}</ref>
+*[[Don Ellis]] - ''[[Out of Nowhere (Don Ellis album)|Out of Nowhere]]'' (1988).<ref>{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/out-of-nowhere-mw0000202922|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=June 7, 2024}}</ref>
+*[[Mike Stern]] - ''[[Give and Take (Mike Stern album)|Give and Take]]'' (1997)<ref>{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/give-and-take-mw0000027558|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=June 7, 2024}}</ref>
+*[[Eliane Elias]] - ''[[Everything I Love (Eliane Elias album)|Everything I Love]]'' (2000)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/everything-i-love-mw0000051681|title=Eliane Elias -- Everything I Love| publisher=[[AllMusic.com]] | first= Scott | last= Yanow | accessdate=March 25, 2016}}</ref>
+*[[Keith Jarrett]] - ''[[The Out-of-Towners (album)|The Out-of-Towners]]'' (2004)<ref>{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-out-of-towners-mw0000209537|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=June 6, 2024}}</ref>
+==Other Media==
-[[Barbra Streisand]] performed several lines in her "Color Me Barbra Medley" from the TV special and album "[[Color Me Barbra]]".
+*[[Barbra Streisand]] performed several lines in her "Color Me Barbra Medley" from the TV special and the album ''[[Color Me Barbra]]''.
-[Not to be confused with an earlier song called "I Love You" by [[Harlan Thompson]] (lyrics) and Harry Archer (music) written for the 1923 musical ''[[Little Jessie James]]''.]
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v t e Bing Crosby singles
Discography
1920s	"My Blue Heaven" (with Paul Whiteman) "Ol' Man River" (with Paul Whiteman) "Mississippi Mud" (with Paul Whiteman) "Silent Night, Holy Night" (with Paul Whiteman) "Makin' Whoopee" (with Paul Whiteman) "Let's Do It" (with Dorsey Brothers) "Louise"
1930s	"Three Little Words" (with Duke Ellington) "I Surrender Dear" (with Gus Arnheim) "Just a Gigolo" "At Your Command" "Stardust" "Goodnight, Sweetheart" "Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day)" (Bing's Theme Song) "Waltzing in a Dream" "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" "Temptation" "Did You Ever See a Dream Walking?" "June in January" "Love Is Just Around the Corner" "I Wished on the Moon" "It Ain't Necessarily So" "I Can't Escape from You" "Pennies from Heaven" "Silent Night" "Adeste Fideles" "Sweet Leilani" "Blue Hawaii" "Never in a Million Years" "Sail Along, Silv'ry Moon" "My Reverie" "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" "God Bless America" "Ciribiribin (They're So in Love)" (with Andrews Sisters)
1940s	"Tumbling Tumbleweeds" "Only Forever" "It's Always You" "New San Antonio Rose" (with Bob Crosby) "Dolores" "Deep in the Heart of Texas" (with Woody Herman) "Easter Parade" "White Christmas" "Moonlight Becomes You" "Sunday, Monday, or Always" "People Will Say We're in Love" (with Trudy Erwin) "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" (with Trudy Erwin) "Pistol Packin' Mama" (with Andrews Sisters) "I'll Be Home for Christmas" "Jingle Bells" (with Andrews Sisters) "Poinciana" "I Love You" "I'll Be Seeing You" "Swinging on a Star" "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" (with Andrews Sisters) "Hot Time in the Town of Berlin" (with Andrews Sisters) "Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby)" "Amor" "Long Ago (and Far Away)" "Don't Fence Me In" (with Andrews Sisters) "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" (with Andrews Sisters) "You Belong to My Heart" "Along the Navajo Trail (with Andrews Sisters) "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" "If I Loved You" "It's Been a Long, Long Time" (with Les Paul Trio) "I Can't Begin to Tell You" "Symphony" "The Bells of St. Mary's" "McNamara's Band" "Sioux City Sue" "South America, Take It Away" "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" (with Andrews Sisters) "Night and Day" "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" (with Andrews Sisters) "Galway Bay "Ballerina" "Now Is the Hour" "But Beautiful" "Far Away Places" "Careless Hands" "Riders in the Sky" "Some Enchanted Evening" "Dear Hearts and Gentle People" "Mule Train"
1950s	"Quicksilver" (with Andrews Sisters) "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" (with Andrews Sisters) "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" "Play a Simple Melody" (with Gary Crosby) "Sam's Song " (with Gary Crosby) "La Vie en rose" "All My Love" "Beyond the Reef" "Harbor Lights" "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" "A Marshmallow World" "Sparrow in the Treetop" (with Andrews Sisters) "Gone Fishin'" (with Louis Armstrong) "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening" (with Jane Wyman) "The Isle of Innisfree" "Zing a Little Zong" (with Jane Wyman) "Silver Bells" (with Carol Richards) "Down by the Riverside" (with Gary Crosby) "Young at Heart" "Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep" "Stranger in Paradise" "In a Little Spanish Town" (with Buddy Cole Trio) "True Love" (with Grace Kelly) "Now You Has Jazz" (with Louis Armstrong) "Well, Did You Evah!" (with Frank Sinatra)
1970s	"That's What Life Is All About"
1980s	"Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" (with David Bowie)