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"That Ole Devil Called Love" is a song written in 1944 by Allan Roberts and Doris Fisher. It was first recorded by
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, who released it as the B-side of her hit " Lover Man" in 1945. "That Ole Devil Called Love" at SecondhandSongs.com
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Retrieved 6 May 2014 In 1985, the song was recorded by Alison Moyet, whose version, produced by
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, topped the New Zealand RIANZ chart for 3 weeks and reached number 2 on the
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Alison Moyet version

In 1985, Alison Moyet released her own version of the song as a non-album single. It reached No. 2 in the UK and remained in the charts for ten weeks. A music video was filmed to promote the single, which was directed by
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. Moyet's version was recorded following the success of her debut album '' Alf''. When CBS suggested releasing a fourth single from the album, Moyet spoke against the idea and suggested she record a cover of "That Ole Devil Called Love" in order to give fans something new. Speaking to the
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in 2004, Moyet commented on the song: "After my versions of "That Ole Devil Called Love" and "
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" did well, there was definite pressure for me to become some sort of jazz diva."


Reception

Upon release, Marshall O'Leary of '' Smash Hits'' did not consider the song to be "one of erfavourites" but described it as a "smoochy number" and "one to play while you're with your loved one". Peter Trollope of the ''
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'' commented: " oyetgets the blues and coaxes it into another smash single that has the look of a number one about it!"


Charts


Weekly charts


Year-end charts


Other Versions

Other artists who have recorded the song include
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Ella Fitzgerald Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, in ...
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Diane Schuur Diane Joan Schuur (born December 10, 1953), nicknamed "Deedles", is an American jazz singer and pianist. As of 2015, Schuur had released 23 albums, and had extended her jazz repertoire to include essences of Latin, gospel, pop and country music ...
, "That Ole Devil Called Love" search at ASCAP
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Jeri Southern Jeri Southern (born Genevieve Lillian Hering, August 5, 1926 – August 4, 1991) was an American jazz singer and pianist. Early years Born Genevieve Lillian Hering in Royal, Nebraska, United States, Southern was the granddaughter of a German pi ...
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Susannah McCorkle Susannah McCorkle (January 1, 1946 – May 19, 2001) was an American jazz singer. Life and career A native of Berkeley, California, McCorkle studied Italian literature at the University of California at Berkeley before dropping out to move to ...
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References

1944 songs 1985 singles Billie Holiday songs CBS Records singles Alison Moyet songs Songs written by Allan Roberts (songwriter) Songs written by Doris Fisher (songwriter) Song recordings produced by Pete Wingfield Number-one singles in New Zealand {{1940s-song-stub