I Concentrate on You explained

"I Concentrate on You" is a song written by Cole Porter for the 1940 film Broadway Melody of 1940, where it was introduced by Douglas McPhail.

Notable recordings

• Frank Sinatra - Songs by Sinatra Vol. 1 (1950),^[1] Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!! (1961),^[2] Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim (1967)^[3]
• Fred Astaire - The Astaire Story (1952)^[4]
• Perry Como - TV Favorites (1952),^[5] Easy Listening (1970)^[6]
• Dinah Washington - released as a single in 1955, peaking at #11 on the Best Sellers in Stores chart^[7] and included on I Concentrate on You (1960)^[8]
• Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook (1956),^[9] Ella Loves Cole (1972)^[10]
• Judy Garland - Judy in Love (1958)^[11]
• Stan Kenton - Back to Balboa (1958)^[12]
• Mel Tormé - Mel Tormé Sings About Love (1958),^[13] A Day in the Life of Bonnie and Clyde (1968)^[14]
• Carmen McRae - When You're Away (1959),^[15] Recorded Live at Bubba's (1981)^[16]
• Oscar Peterson - Oscar Peterson Plays the Cole Porter Songbook (1959)^[17]
• Tito Puente - Revolving Bandstand (1960)^[18]
• Joanie Sommers - The "Voice" of the Sixties! (1961)^[19]
• Ray Conniff - Rhapsody in Rhythm (1962).^[20] Also on The very best of Ray Conniff (2017)
• Lena Horne - Lena...Lovely and Alive (1962)^[21]
• Grant Green – Nigeria, recorded in 1962 (1980)^[22]
• Rosemary Clooney - Rosemary Clooney Sings the Music of Cole Porter (1982)^[23]
• Dionne Warwick - Dionne Warwick Sings Cole Porter (1990)^[24]
• Bunky Green - Healing the Pain (1990)^[25]
• Tony Bennett - Steppin' Out (1993)^[26]
• Russell Malone - Wholly Cats (1996)^[27]
• Jeri Southern - Meets Cole Porter/at the Crescendo (1997)^[28]
• Johnny Hartman - Thank You for Everything (1998), rec. 1976^[29]
• The Four Freshmen - Live in the New Millennium (2002)^[30]
• Dianne Reeves - A Little Moonlight (2003)^[31]
• Franck Amsallem - Amsallem Sings (2009)^[32]
• Freddy Cole - Rio de Janeiro Blue (2009)^[33]
• Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga recorded a version of the song for their 2021 collaborative album Love for Sale.^[34]

External links

• Song Search Results for: I CONCENTRATE ON YOU - allmusic, retrieved June 26, 2010
• Jazzstandards.com - I Concentrate on You, retrieved June 26, 2010

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