"I Remember You" is a popular song, published in 1941. The music was written by

Victor Schertzinger Victor L. Schertzinger (April 8, 1888 – October 26, 1941) was an American composer, film director, film producer, and screenwriter. His films include '' Paramount on Parade'' (co-director, 1930), ''Something to Sing About'' (1937) with James C ...

, with lyrics by

Johnny Mercer John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter, and singer, as well as a record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Glenn E. Wallic ...

. The song was originally recorded by Jimmy Dorsey in 1941. It has since been covered most notably by Frank Ifield, Glen Campbell and

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History

"I Remember You" was one of several songs introduced in the film '' The Fleet's In'' ( 1942). In 1941, Mercer began an affair with 19-year-old

Judy Garland Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922June 22, 1969) was an American actress and singer. While critically acclaimed for many different roles throughout her career, she is widely known for playing the part of Dorothy Gale in '' The ...

, while she was engaged to composer David Rose. Garland ended her involvement when she married Rose. In later years, Garland and Mercer rekindled their affair. Mercer stated that his song "I Remember You" was the most direct expression of his feelings for Garland.

Renditions

Australian singer Frank Ifield recorded the song in a

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country-music style on 27 May 1962, and his version went to number one on the

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, selling 1.1 million copies in the UK alone. The recording stayed at No.1 for seven weeks. It also reached number five on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number one on the U.S.

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covered the song on stage early in their career, as recorded on an amateur taping made at the Star Club in

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in December 1962. That version was ultimately published in 1977 on the

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" Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962". Slim Whitman recorded the song in 1966, taking it to No. 49 on the Billboard Country Chart. In 1980, Whitman re-recorded the song, taking it to No. 44. Whitman's 1966 recording was also featured in the 2003 film House of 1000 Corpses. Glen Campbell covered the song on his 1987 album '' Still Within the Sound of My Voice''. His version peaked at number 32 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart in 1988.

recorded a stripped-down acoustic cover, accompanied by a

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, that is featured on the

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of her 1993 single, " Venus as a Boy". This version has since become infamous as it is associated with Bjork's stalker Ricardo López who in 1996, after having mailed a letter bomb loaded with

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to Björk's London home, filmed his suicide whilst listening to the song in a disturbing video diary which later became public after being released to journalists.

References

External links

"I Remember You" at Jazz Standards
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History

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