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I'll Close My Eyes (song), I'll Close My Eyes
I'll Close My Eyes may refer to: * "I'll Close My Eyes" (song), a 1945 song by Billy Reid * ''I'll Close My Eyes'' (Doug Raney album), 1982 * ''I'll Close My Eyes'' (Mark Murphy album), 1991 {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'll Close My Eyes (song)
"I'll Close My Eyes", first published in 1945, is a song written and composed by the English songwriter and bandleader Billy Reid. This song is usually performed with altered lyrics by the American songwriter Buddy Kaye. The song has become a jazz standard. Composition and recordings The original version of the song had both music and lyrics written by Billy Reid. In this original version, the song is a song of regret, with a verse introducing the theme in words which include: ''"Love was mine, you gave me a chance; But my heart was not content and I lost my romance.."'' The main song refrain then begins (as it does in the later version) ''"I'll close my eyes"'' but continues ''"and make believe it's you"''. The song then continues on the theme that the singer has foolishly lost his love and can now only close his eyes and imagine her in his loneliness. It was recorded with the original Billy Reid words by the English singer Dorothy Squires, who had a close association with Bil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'll Close My Eyes (Doug Raney Album)
''I'll Close My Eyes'' is an album by guitarist Doug Raney recorded in 1982 and released on the Danish label, SteepleChase. accessed March 23, 2017 Track listing # " I'll Close My Eyes" ( Billy Reid, ) – 9:40 # "Billy's Bossa" (Horace Parlan) – 9:37 # "You've Changed" ( Victor Young) – 7:58 # "Boli ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |