You Keep Coming Back Like a Song explained

You Keep Coming Back Like a Song
Type:	Song
Artist:	Bing Crosby
Album:	Blue Skies
B-Side:	Getting Nowhere
Recorded:	July 18, 1946
Genre:	Easy listening, pop
Label:	Decca

"You Keep Coming Back Like a Song" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin for the 1946 film Blue Skies, where it was introduced by Bing Crosby.^[1] The song was nominated for "Best Song" in 1946 but lost out to "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe".^[2] Dinah Shore's version was biggest in the US reaching the No. 5 spot, while Crosby's version (recorded July 18, 1946)^[3] peaked at No. 12. Jo Stafford also had chart success with it and her version achieved the No.11 position.^[4]

Other notable recordings

• Georgia Gibbs - originally recorded in 1946^[5] and later included in her album "Her Nibs!! Miss Georgia Gibbs"^[6]
• Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook (1958)^[7]
• Red Garland recorded it for his 1969 album Red Garland Revisited! (Prestige).^[8]
• Maude Maggart included the song in her 2005 album "Maude Maggart Sings Irving Berlin".^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gilliland, John. . Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #18 - All Tracks UNT Digital Library . Digital.library.unt.edu . 197X . 2021-01-26.
2. Web site: Internet Movie Database. imdb.com. March 11, 2016.
3. Web site: A Bing Crosby Discography. BING magazine. International Club Crosby. September 11, 2017.
4. Book: Whitburn. Joel. Pop Memories 1890-1954. 1986. Record Research Inc. Wisconsin, USA. 0-89820-083-0. registration.
5. Web site: Rocky-52.net. Rocky-52.net. September 21, 2016.
6. Web site: Discogs.com. Discogs.com. 1966 . September 21, 2016.
7. Web site: www.allmusic.com. allmusic.com. March 14, 2024.
8. Web site: www.discogs.com. discogs.com. March 14, 2024.
9. Web site: Allmusic. Allmusic.com. September 21, 2016.