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{{Short description|1938 song by Irving Berlin}}
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{{distinguish|text=[[Changing Partners]] by Larry Coleman and Joe Darion or [[Change Partners (Stephen Stills song)]]}}
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"'''Change Partners'''" is a popular song written by [[Irving Berlin]] for the 1938 film ''[[Carefree (film)|Carefree]]'', where it was introduced by [[Fred Astaire]]. Hit records included Astaire, Ozzie Nelson and Jimmy Dorsey. The song reached #1 on Billboard's Record Buying Guide.
{{for|the film|Change Partners (film)}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Change Partners
| cover =
| alt =
| type =
| written =
| published = {{start date|1938|6|13}} by [[Irving Berlin|Irving Berlin, Inc.]], New York<ref>{{Cite book |last=Library of Congress. Copyright Office. |url=http://archive.org/details/catalogofcopyrig333libr |title=Catalog of Copyright Entries 1938 Musical Compositions New Series Vol 33 Pt3 For the Year 1938 |date=1938 |publisher=U.S. Govt. Print. Off. |others=United States Copyright Office |language=English}}</ref>
| artist = [[Fred Astaire]]
| album =
| B-side = [[I Used to Be Color Blind]]
| EP =
| released = July 1938
| recorded = March 24, 1938<ref>{{Cite web|title=BRUNSWICK 78rpm numerical listing discography: 8000 - end of series (8517)|url=http://www.78discography.com/BRN8000.htm|access-date=2021-08-04|website=www.78discography.com}}</ref>
| studio = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]
| venue =
| genre = [[Jazz]], [[Pop music|Pop Vocal]]
| length =
| label = [[Brunswick Records|Brunswick]] 8189<ref>{{Citation|title=Fred Astaire With Ray Noble And His Orchestra – Change Partners / I Used To Be Color Blind (1937, Shellac)|url=https://www.discogs.com/Fred-Astaire-With-Ray-Noble-And-His-Orchestra-Change-Partners-I-Used-To-Be-Color-Blind/release/8319874|language=en|access-date=2021-08-04}}</ref>
| writer = [[Irving Berlin]]
| composer =
| lyricist =
| producer =
| prev_title = [[Nice Work If You Can Get It (song)|Nice Work If You Can Get It]]
| prev_year = 1937
| next_title = "The Yam"
| next_year = 1938
}}
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"'''Change Partners'''" is a popular song written by [[Irving Berlin]] for the 1938 film ''[[Carefree (film)|Carefree]]'', in which it was introduced by [[Fred Astaire]]. The song was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]] in 1938, but lost out to "[[Thanks for the Memory]]."


Hit versions in 1938 included those by Astaire, [[Ozzie Nelson]], [[Jimmy Dorsey]] and [[Lawrence Welk]].<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/484 484]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/484}}</ref> The song reached No. 1 on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''{{'}}s Record Buying Guide.
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==Notable recordings==

*[[Ella Fitzgerald]] - ''[[Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook]]'' (1958)
The song has subsequently been recorded by many artists.<ref>{{cite web |title=secondhandsongs.com |url=https://secondhandsongs.com/work/130199 |website=secondhandsongs.com |access-date=June 8, 2020}}</ref>
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*[[Frank Sinatra]] and [[Antonio Carlos Jobim]] - ''[[Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim]]'' (1967)

*[[Bjorn Skifs]] - ''Opopoppa'' (1971)
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== Notable recordings ==
*[[Renato Russo]] - recorded for ''The Stonewall Celebration Concert'' (1994), but only released on ''Série Bis: Renato Russo'' (2000)
*[[Steve Lawrence]] – for his album ''Academy Award Losers'' (1964)<ref>{{cite web|title=allmusic.com|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/academy-award-losers-mw0000860482|website=allmusic.com|access-date=May 12, 2017}}</ref>
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*[[Harry Connick, Jr.]] - ''[[Come by Me]]'' (1999)
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*[[Frank Sinatra]] - ''[[Francis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim]]'' (1967)
*[[Kurt Elling]] "[[Nightmoves]]" (2007)
*[[Bing Crosby]] - ''[[A Couple of Song and Dance Men]]'' (1975)
*[[Andy Williams]] - ''[[Close Enough for Love (Andy Williams album)|Close Enough for Love]]'' (1986)
*[[Barbara Cook]] - ''Live from London'' (1994) (in medley with "I See Your Face")
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*[[Harry Connick, Jr.]] - ''[[Come By Me]]'' (1999)

== References ==
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{{Fred Astaire}}


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[[Category:Frank Sinatra songs]]
[[Category:Frank Sinatra songs]]
[[Category:Ella Fitzgerald songs]]
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Latest revision as of 00:33, 2 January 2025

Not to be confused with Changing Partners by Larry Coleman and Joe Darion or Change Partners (Stephen Stills song).
For the film, see Change Partners (film).
"Change Partners"
Song by Fred Astaire
B-side"I Used to Be Color Blind"
PublishedJune 13, 1938 (1938-06-13) by Irving Berlin, Inc., New York[1]
ReleasedJuly 1938
RecordedMarch 24, 1938[2]
StudioLos Angeles, California
GenreJazz, Pop Vocal
LabelBrunswick 8189[3]
Songwriter(s)Irving Berlin
Fred Astaire singles chronology
"Nice Work If You Can Get It"
(1937) 		"Change Partners"
(1938) 		""The Yam""
(1938)

"Change Partners" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin for the 1938 film Carefree, in which it was introduced by Fred Astaire. The song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1938, but lost out to "Thanks for the Memory."

Hit versions in 1938 included those by Astaire, Ozzie Nelson, Jimmy Dorsey and Lawrence Welk.[4] The song reached No. 1 on Billboard's Record Buying Guide.

The song has subsequently been recorded by many artists.[5]

Notable recordings

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References

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  1. ^ Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1938). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1938 Musical Compositions New Series Vol 33 Pt3 For the Year 1938. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
  2. ^ "BRUNSWICK 78rpm numerical listing discography: 8000 - end of series (8517)". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  3. ^ Fred Astaire With Ray Noble And His Orchestra – Change Partners / I Used To Be Color Blind (1937, Shellac), retrieved 2021-08-04
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 484. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  5. ^ "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 12, 2017.


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