There's a Lull in My Life explained

"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.[1] Other popular versions in 1937 were by Teddy Wilson (vocal by Helen Ward), George Hall and His Orchestra, and by Duke Ellington (vocal by Ivie Anderson).[2]

It has also been performed by Nat King Cole, Natalie Cole,[3] Ella Fitzgerald,[4] Chet Baker,[5] Kurt Hohenberger, Johnny Hartman,[6] Anita O'Day,[7] Kay Starr[8] and Tony Bennett.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Green, Stanley. Hollywood Musicals Year by Year. 1999. Hal Leonard Corporation. 978-0-634-00765-1. 67.
  2. Book: Whitburn . Joel . Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 . 1986 . Record Research Inc. . Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin . 0-89820-083-0 . 593 . registration .
  3. Vibe. Vibe Vixen. December 1996. Vibe Media Group. 176. 1070-4701.
  4. Book: Stereo Review. 1959. Ziff-Davis.. 115.
  5. Book: Gavin, James. Deep in a Dream: The Long Night of Chet Baker. 1 July 2011. Chicago Review Press. 978-1-56976-903-4. 142.
  6. Book: Akkerman, Gregg . 2012 . The Last Balladeer: The Johnny Hartman Story . Studies in Jazz, No. 68. Lanham, Maryland . Scarecrow Press . 9780810882812.
  7. Web site: Pick Yourself Up with Anita O'Day . AllMusic.
  8. Web site: Swingin' with Kay Starr . AllMusic.

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