''Songs by Burke and Van Heusen'' is a 1959 studio album by

Lena Horne Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an American dancer, actress, singer, and civil rights activist. Horne's career spanned more than seventy years, appearing in film, television, and theatre. Horne joined the chorus of th ...

, of songs written by Johnny Burke and

Jimmy Van Heusen James Van Heusen (born Edward Chester Babcock; January 26, 1913 – February 6, 1990) was an American composer. He wrote songs for films, television and theater, and won an Emmy and four Academy Awards for Best Original Song. Life and care ...

. This album was released in some countries with the alternative title ''A Friend Of Yours''. Recorded with Lennie Hayton and His Orchestra at the

RCA Victor RCA Records is an American record label currently owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. It is one of Sony Music's four flagship labels, alongside RCA's former long-time rival Columbia Records; also Aris ...

studio, New York on December 1 and 9, 1958, completed on January 5, 1959. The complete album has been re-issued on CD in Stereo, firstly in 2001 by BMG, Japan and by Avid Easy Records in 2010.

Track listing

# "You Don't Have to Know the Language" – 2:56 # " Like Someone in Love" – 2:59 # "It's Anybody's Spring" – 2:21 # " But Beautiful" – 4:03 # "Just My Luck" – 2:35 # "Get Rid of Monday" – 2:53 # "A Friend of Yours" – 3:11 # " It Could Happen to You" – 2:56 # "Sleigh Ride in July" – 3:24 # "My Heart Is a Hobo" – 1:56 # " Polka Dots and Moonbeams" – 3:09 # "Ring the Bell" – 3:11 All music composed by

, and all lyrics written by Johnny Burke.

Personnel

Performance

– vocals *

Lennie Hayton Leonard George Hayton (February 14, 1908 – April 24, 1971) was an American musician, composer, conductor and arranger. Hayton's trademark was a captain's hat, which he always wore at a rakish angle. Early life Hayton was born in New Yor ...

– arranger *

Ralph Burns Ralph Joseph P. Burns (June 29, 1922 – November 21, 2001) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Early life Burns was born in Newton, Massachusetts, United States, where he began playing the piano as a child. In 1938, he attend ...

– arranger

References

{{Authority control 1959 albums Lena Horne albums Albums arranged by Lennie Hayton Albums arranged by Ralph Burns RCA Records albums