"This Is Always" is a popular song composed by Harry Warren with lyrics by
Mack Gordon
Mack Gordon (born Morris Gittler; June 21, 1904 – February 28, 1959) was an American composer and lyricist for the stage and film. He was nominated for the best original song Oscar nine times in 11 years, including five consecutive years betwee ...
for the musical
Three Little Girls in Blue
''Three Little Girls in Blue'' is a 1946 Technicolor musical film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring June Haver along with George Montgomery, Vivian Blaine, Celeste Holm, and Vera-Ellen. The 20th Century-Fox film was adapted from S ...
.
Release
The song was first recorded in May of 1946 by Bobby Byrne and His Orchestra and first released in June by George Paxton but the first theatrical release was in September of that same year.
Background
Although it was written for
Three Little Girls in Blue
''Three Little Girls in Blue'' is a 1946 Technicolor musical film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring June Haver along with George Montgomery, Vivian Blaine, Celeste Holm, and Vera-Ellen. The 20th Century-Fox film was adapted from S ...
, it ended up being cut from the musical. Despite this, it became quite popular due to its numerous re-recordings and was placed at 14 for greatest radio audiences for a song in November 1946.
Notable recordings
*
Dick Haymes
Richard Benjamin Haymes (September 13, 1918 – March 28, 1980) was an Argentinian singer and actor. He was one of the most popular male vocalists of the 1940s and early 1950s. He was the older brother of Bob Haymes, an actor, television host, ...
- ''This Is Always / Willow Road'' (1946)
* Harry James & His Orchestra - ''This Is Always / I've Never Forgotten'' (1946)
*
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 ...
- ''This Is Always / I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time'' (1946)
* Charlie Parker Quartet (feat. Earl Coleman) - ''Dewey Square / This Is Always'' (1947)
* Chet Baker (feat.
Bud Shank
Clifford Everett "Bud" Shank Jr. (May 27, 1926 – April 2, 2009) was an American alto saxophonist and flautist. He rose to prominence in the early 1950s playing lead alto and flute in Stan Kenton's Innovations in Modern Music Orchestra and thro ...
Chet Baker Sings And Plays
''Chet Baker Sings and Plays'' (subtitled ''With Bud Shank, Russ Freeman and Strings'') is an album by jazz trumpeter Chet Baker recorded in 1955 for Barclay Records and released on the Pacific Jazz label.
* Gene Ammons and Earl Coleman - ''This Is Always / I've Had My Last Affair'' (1955)
* Cab Calloway - ''Let's Swing!'' (1965)
* Sammy Davis (feat. Sam Butera & The Witnesses) - ''
When The Feeling Hits You!
''When the Feeling Hits You!'' is a 1965 studio album by Sammy Davis Jr., featuring Sam Butera and the Witnesses.
Background
The album was released on the Reprise label, catalogue number RS 6144.DiscogSammy Davis* Meets Sam Butera & The Witnes ...
'' (1965)
*
Etta Jones
Etta Jones (November 25, 1928 – October 16, 2001) was an American jazz singer. Her best-known recordings are "Don't Go to Strangers" and "Save Your Love for Me". She worked with Buddy Johnson, Oliver Nelson, Earl Hines, Barney Bigard, Gene A ...