- If I Loved You
"If I Loved You" is a
show tune from the 1945Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Carousel". The song was introduced byJohn Raitt andJan Clayton . It was performed in the film version byGordon MacRae andShirley Jones .In the show, the characters of Billy Bigelow and Julie Jordan sing this song as they hesitantly declare their love for one another, yet are too shy to express their true feelings.
The song was in turn inspired by lines of dialogue from
Ferenc Molnar 's originalLiliom , the source material for the musical.Recorded versions
*
Ronnie Aldrich
*Thomas Allen
*Ernie Andrews
*Julie Andrews (1994) - "Broadway: The Music of Richard Rodgers"
*Barbra Streisand (1985) "The Broadway Album"
*P. J. Proby (1965)
*Dave Apollon
*Michael Ballam
*Jimmy Beaumont
*Isabel Bigley
*Paul Bley
*Bob Brookmeyer
*Ray Brown Trio
*Artie Butler
*José Carreras
*Benny Carter
*Carmen Cavallaro
*Chad & Jeremy
*Chung-Oo
*Charlotte Church (2001) - "Enchantment"
*Victoria Clark
*Richard Clayderman
*Jan Clayton andJohn Raitt (1945) for the Carousel Original Broadway Cast Recording
*Perry Como
*Ray Conniff
*Van Craven
*Michael Crawford
*Henri Crolla
*Bing Crosby
*Czech Symphony Orchestra
*Art Garfunkel
*Annie Haslam
*Michael Hayden andSally Murphy on the 1994 Broadway Revival Cast Recording
*Mario Lanza
*Eileen Farrell
*Gordon MacRae andShirley Jones on the film soundtrack
*Jo Stafford
*The Vogues
*Bryn Terfel (1996) - "Something Wonderful: Bryn Terfel SingsRodgers and Hammerstein "
*Amel Larrieux
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