Love Walked In

For the 1997 film, see Love Walked In (1997 film).

"Love Walked In" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. The tune was composed in 1930, but the lyric was not written until 1937, for the movie musical The Goldwyn Follies (1938), where it was sung by Kenny Baker. Hit versions include Sammy Kaye (1938), The Hilltoppers (1953), Ella Fitzgerald (1959) and Dinah Washington (1960). Artie Shaw recorded the song in the early 1940s.

Recorded versions

Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra (recorded May 18, 1938, released by Decca Records as catalog number 1842A, with the flip side "Something Tells Me"^[1])
George Benson, (recorded date unknown) released by Warner Chappell Music Ltd
Kenny Baker and Harry Sosnik's orchestra (recorded April 22, 1938, released by Decca Records as catalog number 1795A, with the flip side "Lost and Found"^[1])
Bing Crosby (recorded November 12, 1947, released by Decca Records as catalog number 24542, with the flip side "Summertime"^[2])
Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra (recorded March 16, 1938, released by Decca Records as catalog number 1724B, with the flip side "At a Perfume Counter"^[1])
Ferrante & Teicher recorded this on the album The Keys To Her Apartment (2011)
Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook (1959)
Grant Green instrumental version recorded with a trio on August 29, 1961. Released on the CD Grant Green 'Standards' in 1998 on Blue Note Records
Benjamin Grosvenor recorded a piano solo version on his 2012 album "Benjamin Grosvenor - Rhapsody In Blue: Saint-Saëns, Ravel, Gershwin", including Saint-Saën's 2nd Piano Concerto in G Minor, Ravel's Piano Concerto in G Major, Ravel's Prélude in A Minor and Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue
The Hilltoppers (released by Dot Records as catalog number 15105, with the flip side "To Be Alone"^[3]
Gene Kardos and his Orchestra (vocal by Pat Henry), recorded January 13, 1938, released by Melotone Records as catalog number 8-03-05, with the flip side "Love Is Here to Stay"^[4])
Sammy Kaye and his Orchestra (recorded March 20, 1938, released by Vocalion Records as catalog number 4017, with the flip side "Moments like This"^[5])
Teddi King - Bidin' My Time (1956)
Joe Loss and his orchestra (recorded November 1, 1954 in London, released by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number BD 6184)
Sy Melano with Magic Strings (released by Bell Records as catalog number 1014A, with the flip side "I'm in the Mood for Love"^[6]
Susannah McCorkle - Someone to Watch Over Me (1998)
David Rose and his Orchestra (released by MGM Records as catalog number 30865, with the flip side "Fascinating Rhythm"^[7])
Allen Roth Orchestra (vocal by Lawrence Brooks, released by Silvertone Records as catalog number 18A, with the flip side "Make Believe"^[8])
Artie Shaw and his orchestra (recorded June 6, 1945, released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-1745, with the flip side "Dancing on the Ceiling";^[9] later recorded January 6, 1950, released by Decca Records as catalog number 24869, with the flip side "I Get a Kick out of You"^[2] and as catalog number 27213, with the flip side "Don't Worry 'Bout Me"^[10])
Dinah Shore (released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-1651, with the flip side "Someone to Watch Over Me"^[9])
Roy Smeck's Serenaders (recorded March 24, 1938, released by Decca Records as catalog number 1750A, with the flip side "There's a New Moon over the Old Mill"^[1])
Leslie Uggams
Sarah Vaughan - Sarah Vaughan Sings George Gershwin
Dinah Washington recorded it in 1960 with session drummer Earl Palmer in the band.^[11]
Lou Weertz (subsequently better known as Roger Williams) (released by MGM Records as catalog number 30685, with the flip side "Make Believe"^[7])
Lew White (released by MGM Records as catalog number 30586, with the flip side "I'll Follow My Secret Heart"^[7])

References

1 2 3 4 US Decca Records in the 1500 to 1999 series
1 2 US Decca Records in the 24500 to 24999 series
↑ Time Will Tell: The Hilltoppers (on The Interlude Era site
↑ Melotone Records discography for 1938
↑ Vocalion Records in the 4000 to 4499 series
↑ Bell Records in the 1003 to 1120 series
1 2 3 MGM Records in the 30500 to 30887 series
↑ Silvertone Record Club discography
1 2 RCA Victor Records in the 20-1500 to 20-1999 series
↑ US Decca Records in the 27000 to 27495 series
↑ Scherman, Tony, Backbeat: The Earl Palmer Story, forward by Wynton Marsalis, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C., 1999 p. 175

George Gershwin

Albums	Gershwin Plays Gershwin: The Piano Rolls

Ballets	An American in Paris Gershwin Piano Concerto Three Preludes Who Cares? List of stagings

Operas	Blue Monday (1922) Porgy and Bess (1935)

Orchestral works	Rhapsody in Blue (1924) Concerto in F (1925) An American in Paris (1928) Second Rhapsody (1931) Cuban Overture (1932) Strike Up the Band (1934) Hoctor's Ballet (1937)

Piano compositions	Three Preludes (1926) French Ballet Class (1937)

Songs	"Aren't You Kind Of Glad We Did?" "(I've Got) Beginner's Luck" "Bidin' My Time" "Blah Blah Blah" "Boy Wanted" "Boy! What Love Has Done To Me!" "But Not for Me" "By Strauss" "Clap Yo' Hands" "Do It Again" "Doin' Time" "Embraceable You" "Fascinating Rhythm" "A Foggy Day" "For You, For Me, For Evermore" "Funny Face" "'The Half of It, Dearie' Blues" "He Loves and She Loves" "How Long Has This Been Going On?" "I Can't Be Bothered Now" "I Got Rhythm" "I Was Doing All Right" "I've Got a Crush on You" "Isn't It a Pity?" "Just Another Rhumba" "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" "Let's Kiss and Make Up" "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" "Looking for a Boy" "Lorelei" "Love Is Here to Stay" "Love is Sweeping the Country" "Love Walked In" "The Man I Love" "My Cousin in Milwaukee" "My One and Only" "Nice Work If You Can Get It" "Of Thee I Sing" "Oh, Lady Be Good!" "Oh, So Nice!" "The Real American Folk Song (is a Rag)" "'S Wonderful" "Sam and Delilah" "Slap That Bass" "Somebody from Somewhere" "Somebody Loves Me" "Someone to Watch Over Me" "Soon" "Stairway to Paradise" "Stiff Upper Lip" "Strike Up the Band" "Summertime" "Swanee" "That Certain Feeling" "They All Laughed" "They Can't Take That Away from Me" "Things Are Looking Up" "Tra-la-la" "Treat Me Rough" "Walking the Dog" "Who Cares?" "You've Got What Gets Me"

Tribute albums	Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin By George Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book Ella Sings Gershwin Gershwin Live! Gershwin's World The Glory of Gershwin Ira, George and Joe Nice Work If You Can Get It Oscar Peterson Plays the George Gershwin Songbook Red Hot + Rhapsody: The Gershwin Groove Rosemary Clooney Sings the Lyrics of Ira Gershwin

Related articles	Gershwin Prize Arthur Gershwin Frances Gershwin Ira Gershwin Gershwin Theatre

List of compositions by George Gershwin Category:George Gershwin

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