Change Partners
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"Change Partners" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin for the 1938 film Carefree, where 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 records in 1938 included Astaire, Ozzie Nelson, Jimmy Dorsey and Lawrence Welk.[1] The song reached No. 1 on Billboard's Record Buying Guide.
The song has subsequently been recorded by many artists.[2]
Notable recordings
- Steve Lawrence – for his album Academy Award Losers (1964)[3]
- Bing Crosby - A Couple of Song and Dance Men (1975)
- Andy Williams - Close Enough for Love (1986)
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 484. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
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