So in Love

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title = So in Love
english_title =
comment = from the Broadway musical "Kiss Me, Kate," based on Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew


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writer = Cole Porter
composer =
lyricist =
published = 1948
written =
language = English
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original_artist = Alfred Drake
recorded_by = Patti Page,
many other artists (see #Recorded versions)
performed_by = "So in Love" is a popular song, written by Cole Porter, from his musical "Kiss Me, Kate," (opening on Broadway in 1948)cite book
title= Popular Songs of the 20th Century: Chart Detail & Encyclopedia, 1900-1949
last = Gardner| first = Edward Foote| publisher= Paragon House
location= St. Paul, Minnesota
date= 2000| isbn= 1-55778-789-1 ] based on Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew." It was sung in the show by Alfred Drake and further popularized by Patti Page in 1949.

The Page recording was issued by Mercury Records as catalog number 5230 [http://settlet.fateback.com/Merc050.htm Mercury Records in the 5000 to 5497 series] ] , and first reached the Billboard chart on February 12, 1949, lasting 2 weeks and peaking at #13. [cite book
last = Whitburn
first = Joel
authorlink = Joel Whitburn
title = Top Pop Records 1940-1955
publisher = Record Research
year = 1973 ]

Other versions which were popular that year were by Gordon MacRae and Dinah Shore.

The song has been recorded by many other significant female singers, including Peggy Lee and Ella Fitzgerald.

Recorded versions

*Julie Andrews - 1989
*Josephine Barstow & Thomas Hampson - 1990
*Shirley Bassey - 1961
*Mimi Benzell - 1959
*Vikki Carr
*Rondi Charleston - 2001
*Andy Cole - 1958
*Chick Corea - 1989
*Bing Crosby (with Vic Schoen's Orchestra) (recorded January 4, 1949; released by Decca Records as catalog number 24559, with the flip side “Why Can't You Behave?” [http://settlet.fateback.com/Dec24500.htm Decca Records in the 24500 to 24999 series] ] )
*Plácido Domingo - 1991
*Tommy Dorsey & His Orch. (vocal: Denny Dennis) - 1948; released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-3331, with the flip side “While the Angelus Was Ringing” [http://settlet.fateback.com/RCA203000.htm RCA Victor Records in the 20-3000 to 20-3499 series] ]
*Alfred Drake (released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-3352, with the flip side “Were Thine That Special Face”)
*Alfred Drake & Anne Jeffreys (Broadway Revival) - 1965
*Lara Fabian & Mario Frangoulis (feat. in the film "De-Lovely") - 2004
*Eddie Fisher - 1955
*Ella Fitzgerald - 1956
*The Four Lads - 1958
*Sergio Franchi - 1976
*Lily Frost - 2006
*Lesley Garrett - 1996
*Gogi Grant & Howard Keel - 1959
*Robert Goulet & Carol Lawrence (TV Production) - 1968
*Kathryn Grayson & Howard Keel (Film Soundtrack) - 1953; released by MGM Records as catalog number 30813, with the flip side “I Hate Men” [ [http://settlet.fateback.com/MGM30500.htm MGM Records in the 30500 to 30887 series] ]
*Jane Harvey (released by MGM Records as catalog number 10359, with the flip side “Always True to You in My Fashion” [ [http://settlet.fateback.com/MGM10000.htm MGM Records in the 10000 to 10499 series] ] )
*Dick Haymes - 1948
*Edmund Hockridge & Janine Roebuck - 1996
*Mark Jacoby
*Betty Johnson
*Stan Kenton
*Lisa Kirk - 1953
*k d lang -1990 on Red Hot + Blue
*Mario Lanza
*Steve Lawrence
*Peggy Lee - 1958
*Liane & The Boheme Bar Trio - 1959
*Guy Lombardo's Orchestra (recorded January 24, 1949; released by Decca Records as catalog number 24572, with the flip side “Here I'll Stay”)
*Julie London - 1965
*Lulu - 1965
*Patti LuPone - 2005
*Gordon MacRae - 1949; released by Capitol Records as catalog number 1684, with the flip side “Ramona” [ [http://settlet.fateback.com/Capitol1500.htm Capitol Records in the 1500 to 1999 series] ]
*Sue Matthews - 1993
*Marin Mazzie & Brian Stokes Mitchell (Broadway Revival) - 1999
*Nichola McAuliffe & Paul Jones (London Revival) - 1987
*Robert Merrill & Roberta Peters
*Vaughn Monroe (released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-4171, with the flip side “I Concentrate on You” [ [http://settlet.fateback.com/RCA204000.htm RCA Victor Records in the 20-4000 to 20-4499 series] ] )
*Diana Montague & Thomas Allen - 1993
*Patricia Morison & Alfred Drake (Broadway Production) - 1948
*Patricia Morison & Alfred Drake (TV Production) - 1958
*Patricia Morison & Alfred Drake - 1959
*Patricia Morison & Bill Johnson (London Production) - 1951
*Joan Morris - 1988
*Mika Ohashi - 1988
*Patti Page - 1949; released by Mercury Records as catalog number 5230, with the flip side “Where's That Man?”
*Johnny Prophet - 1963
*Tito Puente - 1960
*John Raitt
*Patricia Routledge & David Holliday - 1967
*Timothy B. Schmit (Fast Times at Ridgemont High) - 1982
*Diane Schuur - 2005
*Dinah Shore (recorded December 1948; released by Columbia Records as catalog number 38399, with the flip side “Always True to You in My Fashion” [ [http://settlet.fateback.com/COL38000.htm Columbia Records in the 38000 to 38499 series] ] )
*Cesare Siepi - 1958 and 1964
*Frank Sinatra & Keely Smith - 1963
*Dakota Staton - 1961
*Enzo Stuarti
*Kiri Te Kanawa - 1985
*Jerry Vale - 1966
*Marlene Ver Planck
*Dinah Washington
*Julie Wilson
*Bill Wright
*Earl Wrightson - 1962
*Rachel York & Brent Barrett (London Revival) - 2002

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