"There's a Lull in My Life" is a 1937 song, written by
Mack Gordon and
Harry Revel for the film ''
Wake Up and Live''. A "torch ballad", it was released in 1937 as a single and became
Alice Faye's only major hit record.
Other popular versions in 1937 were by
Teddy Wilson (vocal by
Helen Ward),
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and His Orchestra, and by
Duke Ellington
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(vocal by
Ivie Anderson).
It has also been performed by
Nat King Cole,
Natalie Cole,
Ella Fitzgerald,
Chet Baker
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Baker earned much attention and ...
,
Kurt Hohenberger,
Johnny Hartman,
Anita O'Day,
Kay Starr
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and
Tony Bennett.
References
1937 songs
1930s jazz standards
Songs with lyrics by Mack Gordon
Songs with music by Harry Revel
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