Lover (song)

"Lover" is a popular song written by Richard Rodgers, with words by Lorenz Hart. It was featured in the movie Love Me Tonight (1932) sung by Jeanette MacDonald. Les Paul's version was a guitar instrumental released by Capitol Records in 1948. It has a French title Partout Toi. Frank Sinatra has recorded it twice in 1950 and 1961. Peggy Lee's 1952 version featured in that year's version of the movie The Jazz Singer which she appeared in. Cliff Richard has recorded it on his album Listen to Cliff!. In 1954, the song featured importantly in both Billy Wilder's Sabrina and in Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window. Additionally, John Coltrane recorded a version of the song in 1957, which appeared on his album "Last Trane", which was released in 1965.

Popular Culture

The song is referenced in Dodie Smith's novel I Capture the Castle.

Rodgers and Hart

Musicals	The Garrick Gaieties Dearest Enemy The Girl Friend Peggy-Ann A Connecticut Yankee Present Arms Ever Green Simple Simon America's Sweetheart Jumbo On Your Toes Babes in Arms I'd Rather Be Right The Boys from Syracuse I Married an Angel Too Many Girls Higher and Higher Pal Joey By Jupiter

Songs	"Manhattan" "Mountain Greenery" "Here in My Arms" "Blue Room" "My Heart Stood Still" "Thou Swell" "To Keep My Love Alive" "You Took Advantage of Me" "With a Song in My Heart" "A Ship Without a Sail" "Dancing on the Ceiling" "Ten Cents a Dance" "He Was Too Good to Me" "I've Got Five Dollars" "Isn't It Romantic?" "Lover" "Mimi" "Blue Moon" "It's Easy to Remember (And So Hard to Forget)" "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" "My Romance" "Little Girl Blue" "There's a Small Hotel" "Glad to Be Unhappy" "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" "Where or When" "I Wish I Were in Love Again" "My Funny Valentine" "Johnny One Note" "The Lady Is a Tramp" "Have You Met Miss Jones?" "I'll Tell the Man in the Street" "Spring Is Here" "Falling in Love with Love" "This Can't Be Love" "Sing for Your Supper" "I Like to Recognize the Tune" "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" "Give It Back to the Indians" "You're Nearer" "It Never Entered My Mind" "I Could Write a Book" "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" "Ev'rything I've Got" "Wait till You See Her"

The Jazz Singer (1927)

Source	The Jazz Singer by Samson Raphaelson

Films	The Jazz Singer (1952) The Jazz Singer (1959) The Jazz Singer (1980)

The Jazz Singer (1927) songs	"Kol Nidre" "Kaddish" "Blue Skies" "My Mammy" "Beau Soir"

The Jazz Singer (1952) songs	"Lover"

The Jazz Singer (1980 soundtrack)	"America" "Adon Olam" "Love on the Rocks" "Hello Again" "Kol Nidre/My Name is Yussel"

Animated	I Love to Singa "Like Father, Like Clown"

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