There Will Never Be Another You

"There Will Never Be Another You"
Song by Joan Merrill
Published1942
Released1942 (1942)
Genre
  • Jazz
  • swing
  • pop
ComposerHarry Warren
LyricistMack Gordon

"There Will Never Be Another You" is a popular song with music by Harry Warren and lyrics by Mack Gordon that was written for the Twentieth Century Fox musical Iceland (1942), starring Sonja Henie and John Payne. The songs in the film featured Joan Merrill accompanied by Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra.[1]

"This was one of the first musicals made following U.S. entry into the war", wrote film historian Tony Thomas, who noted that three of the songs in Iceland  have faded from memory. "But the song that shines from this film like a beacon is 'There Will Never Be Another You'. The melody, built on long rising and falling intervals, is one of the loveliest Warren ever wrote. For all its simplicity it is free of clichès and full of beguiling modulations. Like so many fine pieces of art, this song gives the impression of being written effortlessly. The notes follow each other with a gracious kind of logic."[2]

"There Will Never Be Another You" was published in 1942[3] and is considered a jazz standard. A 1966 Chris Montez recording of the song lifted from his album The More I See You went to #4 on the Easy Listening chart and #33 on the Hot 100.[4][5]

Recorded versions

ReleasePerformerVocalistRecording dateAlbumLabelSource
1942Joan Merrill with Sammy Kaye and His OrchestraJoan Merrill1942Film IcelandBluebird[6]
1942Teddy Powell and His OrchestraPeggy MannJuly 17, 1942Bluebird[6]
1942Woody Herman and His OrchestrainstrumentalJuly 24, 1942singleDecca[7][8]
1942Tommy Tucker TimeJuly 31, 1942Okeh[9]
1942Victor Silvester & His Ballroom OrchestraInstrumental1942Columbia[10]
1950Lionel Hampton QuintetinstrumentalJanuary 16, 1950Decca[11][8]
1951Gordon Jenkins & His OrchestraGordon JenkinsTime to Dance with Gordon JenkinsCapitol[12]
1954Lester Young with Oscar PetersoninstrumentalNovember 28, 1952Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson TrioNorgran[8]
1954 Chet Baker February 15, 1954 Chet Baker SingsPacific Jazz[8]
1955 Nat King Cole August 25, 1955Nat King Cole Sings for Two in LoveCapitol[8]
1957Stan Getz QuartetinstrumentalNovember 24, 1956The SteamerVerve
1958Lee Morgan with Curtis Fuller & Hank MobleyinstrumentalApril 21, 1958Monday Night at BirdlandRoulette[13][14]
1966 Chris Montez 1966 The More I See You A&M [15]
1967 Julie London Nice Girls Don't Stay For Breakfast Liberty[16]
1988Dexter GordoninstrumentalJuly 20, 1967Body and SoulBlack Lion
1994 Rosemary Clooney [17][18]
2023 Rickie Lee Jones April 28, 2023 Pieces of Treasure Modern Recordings [19]
2025 Matilda Mann Chet Baker Re:imagined [20]

References

  1. ↑ Joan Merrill at JazzStandards.com
  2. ↑ Thomas, Tony (1975). Harry Warren and the Hollywood Musical. Secaucus, New Jersey: Citadel Press. p. 191. ISBN 0-8065-0468-4.
  3. ↑ standards.com/compositions-0/therewillneverbeanotheryou.htm "There Will Never Be Another You" at JazzStandards.com
  4. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 173.
  5. ↑ March, Jeff; Marti, Childs (2011). Where Have All the Pop Stars Gone? Chris Montez. Vol. First. EditPros LLC. ISBN 9781937317010. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
  6. 1 2 Bluebird Records in the 11500 to 11590 series
  7. ↑ Decca Records in the 18000 to 18499 series
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. p. 428. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
  9. ↑ Okeh Records in the 6500 to 6999 series
  10. ↑ "There Will Never be Another You - Victor Sylvester and His Orchestra: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts".
  11. ↑ Decca Records in the 27000 to 27495 series
  12. ↑ Capitol Records in the 100 to 499 series
  13. ↑ Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Hank Mobley - There Will Never Be Another You on YouTube
  14. ↑ There Will Never Be Another You by Hank Mobley, Billy Root, Curtis Fuller, Lee Morgan, "Specs" Wright, Ray Bryant, Tommy Bryant, secondhandsongs.com.
  15. ↑ "The More I See You - Chris Montez". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  16. ↑ "www.allmusic.com". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  17. ↑ 3/7/04 - The Rosemary Clooney: Show Songs from the Classic Television Series
  18. ↑ "There Will Never Be Another You - Rosemary Clooney". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  19. ↑ Pieces of Treasure - Rickie Lee Jones | Album | AllMusic, retrieved 2024-05-11
  20. ↑ Tyler Damara Kelly (28 November 2024). "dodie, Matt Maltese, Ezra Collective, mxmtoon, and more to feature on Chet Baker Re:Imagined". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
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