I'm Making Believe
"I'm Making Believe" | |
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Single by the Ink Spots and Ella Fitzgerald | |
A-side | "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall" |
Released | October 1944 |
Recorded | August 30, 1944[1] |
Label | Decca |
Composer(s) | James V. Monaco |
Lyricist(s) | Mack Gordon |
Producer(s) | Milt Gabler |
"I'm Making Believe" is a 1944 song composed by
Composition and appearance in Sweet and Low-Down
"I'm Making Believe" was composed by
The Ink Spots and Ella Fitzgerald recording
On August 30, 1944, Ella Fitzgerald and the vocal group the Ink Spots recorded the vocals for "I'm Making Believe" and "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall" in New York City for producer Milt Gabler.[6][7] "I'm Making Believe" was recorded with two opposing choruses by Fitzgerald and Ink Spots member Bill Kenny.[8] The single was released in November 1944 as a 78-rpm disc by Decca Records.[9][6]
Other versions
"I'm Making Believe" was also recorded by the Three Suns, Hal McIntyre and Mark Warnow.[10] In 2023, Orville Peck and King Princess contributed a version of the song to the soundtrack of the National Geographic biographical drama miniseries A Small Light.
Reception
The Billboard praised the pairing of Fitzgerald and the Ink Spots, predicting the song would be popular among both jukebox and phonograph listeners.[11][12] DownBeat wrote of it: "[Fitzgerald] really tears this one apart … She's never done anything like it, and her vocal is actually thrilling."[8]
Chart performance
The Ink Spots' and Fitzgerald's recording of "I'm Making Believe" topped The Billboard's National Best Selling Retail Records chart for two consecutive weeks in December 1944.
See also
References
- ^ "Decca matrix 72371. I'm making believe / Ella Fitzgerald - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (16 June 1996). "Ella Fitzgerald, the Voice of Jazz, Dies at 79". The New York Times. New York. Archived from the original on 6 April 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7864-4690-2. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ISBN 978-0786429462. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- AMPAS. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ ISBN 0-8108-4881-3. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ Gilliland, John (January 15, 1972). "Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #11". UNT Digital Library.
- ^ ISBN 0684196999. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ISBN 0-415-97119-5. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
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- ^ a b "Records Most Played on the Air". Billboard. 17 February 1945. p. 20.
- ^ "Popular Record Reviews". 28 October 1944. p. 21.
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(help) - ^ "Best Selling Retail Records". The Billboard. Cincinnati, Ohio. 9 December 1944. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Best Selling Retail Records". The Billboard. Cincinnati, Ohio. 16 December 1944. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Most Played Juke Box Records". The Billboard. Cincinnati, Ohio. 23 December 1944. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Harlem Hit Parade". Billboard. 13 January 1945. p. 17.
- ^ "Records Most Played on the Air". Billboard. 3 February 1945. p. 18.