Centerpiece (song)
"Centerpiece" is a 1958 jazz standard. It was written by Harry Edison and Jon Hendricks.[1]
The song is a love song, with the lyrics indicating that the singer feels incomplete without his lover. Each of the two verses ends with the couplet:
- But nothing's any good without you
- 'Cause baby you're my centerpiece
Covers
- Joni Mitchell incorporated the song into a medley, with her own "Harry's House", on her 1975 album The Hissing of Summer Lawns .[2]
- Jazz singer Roseanna Vitro recorded the song on her 1984 debut LP, Listen Here.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Centerpiece". Jazzstandards.com. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ↑ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 15, 2026.
- ↑ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 14, 2026.