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"I'm Making Believe" is a 1944 song composed by James V. Monaco with lyrics by Mack Gordon. The song first appeared in the film Sweet and Low-Down; the performance by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. The version recorded by the Ink Spots and Ella Fitzgerald topped The Billboard's National Best Selling Retail Records chart for two weeks in 1944. Their version had sold over one million copies by the time of Fitzgerald's death in 1996.
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| dbo:abstract | I’m Making Believe ist ein Song von James V. Monaco (Musik) und Mack Gordon (Text), der 1944 veröffentlicht wurde. James V. Monaco und Mack Gordon schrieben I’m Making Believe für den Film Sweet and Low-Down (1944, Regie: Archie Mayo), in dem Benny Goodman (als er selbst) und Linda Darnell Hauptrollen hatten. Vorgestellt wird der Song in dem Film von Lynn Bari (deren Gesang von Lorraine Elliott gedoubelt wird), begleitet vom Benny Goodman Orchestra. I’m Making Believe erhielt 1945 eine Oscar-Nominierung in der Kategorie Bester Song. Der Kriegssong thematisiert die Gefühle der Frauen, die an ihre im (Zweiten Welt-)Krieg kämpfenden Männer denken („I’m making believe that you’re in my arms though I know you’re so far away“). Die Coverversion von I’m Making Believe, am 30. August 1944 eingespielt von Ella Fitzgerald mit The Ink Spots (Decca 23356, gekoppelt mit Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall), war Ende 1944 ein Nummer-eins-Hit in den USA. Hal McIntyres Version gelangte 1945 auf # 14. Bereits 1944 nahmen auch Les Brown / Doris Day, Cab Calloway, Harry James, Charlie Spivak (mit Bandvokalistin Lena Horne), Bing Crosby und Jan Garber nahmen den Song auf; Mildred Bailey sang I’m Making Believe 1944, begleitet von der Goodman-Band in der CBS-Sendung Music 'till Midnight. Auch Skinney Ennis (Ara RM 1078), / Frank De Vol (Capitol 3114), Bernie Leighton / Jacky Gleason, Gordon Jenkins / Dick Haymes, Lorez Alexandria und in Großbritannien das Orchester von Geraldo (Parlophone D 2056) interpretierten den Filmsong. Begleitet von Joe Pass spielte Ella Fitzgerald den Song 1986 erneut für ihr Album Easy Living (Pablo) ein. Der Song ist nicht zu verwechseln mit dem älteren Song I’m Making Believe (That I Don’t Care) von Al Dubin. (de) "I'm Making Believe" is a 1944 song composed by James V. Monaco with lyrics by Mack Gordon. The song first appeared in the film Sweet and Low-Down; the performance by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. The version recorded by the Ink Spots and Ella Fitzgerald topped The Billboard's National Best Selling Retail Records chart for two weeks in 1944. Their version had sold over one million copies by the time of Fitzgerald's death in 1996. (en) |
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| rdfs:comment | "I'm Making Believe" is a 1944 song composed by James V. Monaco with lyrics by Mack Gordon. The song first appeared in the film Sweet and Low-Down; the performance by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. The version recorded by the Ink Spots and Ella Fitzgerald topped The Billboard's National Best Selling Retail Records chart for two weeks in 1944. Their version had sold over one million copies by the time of Fitzgerald's death in 1996. (en) I’m Making Believe ist ein Song von James V. Monaco (Musik) und Mack Gordon (Text), der 1944 veröffentlicht wurde. James V. Monaco und Mack Gordon schrieben I’m Making Believe für den Film Sweet and Low-Down (1944, Regie: Archie Mayo), in dem Benny Goodman (als er selbst) und Linda Darnell Hauptrollen hatten. Vorgestellt wird der Song in dem Film von Lynn Bari (deren Gesang von Lorraine Elliott gedoubelt wird), begleitet vom Benny Goodman Orchestra. I’m Making Believe erhielt 1945 eine Oscar-Nominierung in der Kategorie Bester Song. (de) |
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