"No Other Love" is a
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song.
The words were written by
Bob Russell. The music is credited to
Paul Weston
Paul Weston (born Paul Wetstein; March 12, 1912 – September 20, 1996) was an American pianist, arranger, composer, and conductor who worked in music and television from the 1930s to the 1970s, pioneering mood music and becoming known as "the ...
but is actually derived from
Frédéric Chopin's ''
Étude No. 3 in E,'' Op. 10, and is practically identical to that of the song "Tristesse," a 1939 hit for French singer-actor
Tino Rossi
Constantin "Tino" Rossi (29 April 1907 – 26 September 1983) was a French singer and film actor of Corsican origin.
Born in Ajaccio, Corsica, Rossi was gifted with a voice well suited for opera. He became a tenor in the French cabaret style. ...
. It should not be confused with "
No Other Love", written and composed by Broadway team
Rodgers and Hammerstein
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.
A version recorded by
Jo Stafford
Jo Elizabeth Stafford (November 12, 1917July 16, 2008) was an American traditional pop music singer, whose career spanned five decades from the late 1930s to the early 1980s. Admired for the purity of her voice, she originally underwent classi ...
(Weston's wife) with Weston's orchestra backing her (released by
Capitol Records as catalog number 1053), reached #8 on the ''
Billboard'' chart in 1950. The piano artistry of
George Greeley
George Greeley (born Georgio Guariglia; July 23, 1917 – May 26, 2007) was an Italian-American pianist, conductor, composer, arranger, recording artist and record producer who is known for his extensive work across the spectrum of the entertainm ...
is also credited on the recording. This version of the song was featured in the trailers and final sound-track for
Paul Thomas Anderson
Paul Thomas Anderson (born June 26, 1970), also known by his initials PTA, is an American filmmaker. He made his feature-film debut with '' Hard Eight'' (1996). He found critical and commercial success with ''Boogie Nights'' (1997) and received ...
's 2012 film, ''
The Master''.
The French singer Serge Gainsbourg published the song "Lemon Incest," with his own lyrics but set to the same Chopin tune. Sung as a duet with his daughter Charlotte Gainsbourg, it caused a scandal at the time.
The
Ambassadors of Harmony
The Ambassadors of Harmony (''AOH'') is a 120+ member men's barbershop chorus, based in St. Charles, Missouri. The chorus won International Championship gold medals in 2004, 2009, and 2012 – each time singing two arrangements by David Wright ...
men's barbershop chorus won the
Barbershop Harmony Society
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2012
Chorus Championship, singing an a cappella arrangement.
References
No Other Love
No Other Love
Jo Stafford songs
Songs written by Paul Weston
1950s ballads
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