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Artist: Rudy Vallee
Author: Lew Brown/Ray Henderson
Label: Victor
Year: 1931
Introduced in Broadway revue George White's Scandals of 1931, along with Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries. Re-issued on ASV cd They Call It Crooning.
Covers:
Elvis Costello & The Attractions [as Almost Blue on Imperial Bedroom]
Chet Baker [idem on Live In Tokyo and in film Let's Get Lost]
Everything But The Girl [idem]
Jennifer Jason Leigh [idem in film Georgia]
Jimmy Scott [idem]
Gwen Stefani [idem]
Diana Krall [idem; Mrs. Costello]
Alison Moyet [idem]
Almost Blue, title track of Costello's country lp, came out on follow-up Imperial Bedroom. Costello knew the melody from Chet Baker, the trumpet player on Costello's Shipbuilding (see there). That's when Elvis gave him a tape with Almost Blue.
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)