I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm

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"I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm"
"I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm"
Song
Published	1937 byIrving Berlin, Inc.
Songwriter(s)	Irving Berlin

"I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm"is a popular song copyrighted in 1937 by its composer,Irving Berlin,^[1]and first recorded by (i)Ray Noble(January 5, 1937), Howard Barrie, vocalist;^[2]^[a](ii)Red Norvo(January 8, 1937),Mildred Bailey,vocalist;^[3](iii) andBillie Holidaywith her orchestra (January 12, 1937).^[4]The song – sung byDick PowellandAlice Faye– debuted on film February 12, 1937, in the musical,On the Avenue.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Background

The Noble, Norvo, and film renditions were successful that year, as well as the other 1937 recordings that included Billie Holiday andGlen Gray(vocal byKenny Sargent).^[8]

Les Brown's instrumental version, arranged bySkip Martinand recorded in 1946 as Columbia #38324, became a million-seller andBillboardtop ten song in 1949.^[9]Brown said that he got a call fromColumbia Recordsafter he performed the song telling him to record it, only to respond that he had recorded it three years earlier.^[10]That same year, vocal groupThe Mills Brothersalso had a chart hit with their version on Decca #24550.^[11]

Other recordings

Although not strictly aChristmas songas the lyrics make no mention of the holiday, it has been recorded for many artists' Christmas albums and is a standard part of the holiday song repertoire in the U.S. Artists such asRosemary Clooney,Doris Day,Dean Martin,Bette Midler,Frank Sinatra,Rod Stewart,Dinah WashingtonandIdina Menzel(in a duet with Billy Porter) are among those who have covered it.Ella Fitzgeraldrecorded this for her 1958VervereleaseElla Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook.^[12]

During theBig Bandera, the song was also recorded by several leading "sweet jazz bands" includingShep Fieldsand his Rippling Rhythm Orchestra in 1937.^[13]

Bibliography

Annotations

^Howard Phillips,akaHoward Barrie (néHoward Baron Phillips; 1909–1985), a baritone, began singing for Ray Noble in December 1936, succeedingAl Bowlly,who after six years with Noble, returned to England to start his own band. Phillips – on June 9, 1953, inBedford, New York– married actressKay Linaker.

Notes

^Copyrights, 1938,p. 40.
^Rust, 1975,p. 1311.
^Rust, 1975,p. 1314.
^"Billie Holiday Discography".March 23, 2023.
^Rust & Debus, 1973,pp. 269, 530.
^Powell & Faye, 1937.
^Micucci 2018.
^Whitburn, 1986,p. 525.
^Whitburn, 1986,p. 63.
^Gilliland, 1940s, #22.
^Whitburn, 1986,p. 316.
^SecondHandSongs.
^"I've Got My Love To keep Me Warm" and Shep Fields on archive.org

References

Catalog of Copyright Entries.Part 3 – "Musical Compositions" – New Series. Vol. 32, No. 1. Library of Congress,Copyright Office.1938 – viaInternet Archive.

"I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm"(©8 January 13, 1937; Class E (musical composition) Published 59842;Irving Berlin, Inc.). fromOn the Avenue,w & mIrving Berlin;with arrangement for guitar, etc. U.S. Govt. Print. Off. 1937. p. 40 – viaInternet Archive.

Gilliland, John Sanford Jr. (1935–1998)(197X). "1940s, Program #22".Pop Chronicles(4 audo cassetts). SeePop Chronicles.University of North Texas Libraries.RetrievedFebruary 15,2021– viaUNT Digital Library(all tracks).{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)ISBN 978-1-5593-5147-8,1-5593-5147-0;OCLC 31611854 (all editions).

Micucci, Matt (30 November 2018)."A Short History of…" I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm "(Irving Berlin, 1937) - JAZZIZ Magazine".Jazziz.Retrieved25 October2023.

Dick Powell (vocalist);Alice Faye (vocalist)(February 12, 1937)."I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm".On The Avenue(film).20th Century Fox Film Corporation– viaYouTube.(alternate link.4 January 2012 – viaYouTube.)

Rust, Brian Arthur Lovell (1922–2011)(1975).The American Dance Band Discography, 1917–1942.Arlington House Publishers– viaGoogle Books(University of Michigan Library).{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)LCCN 75-33689;ISBN 978-0-8700-0248-9,0-8700-0248-1;OCLC 1818389 (all editions).

"Ray Noble" "HP" (Howard Phillips, vocalist).Vol. 2. p. 1311.
"Red Norvo" "MB" (Mildred Bailey, vocalist).Vol. 2. p. 1314.
"Roy Ross" "DR" (Don Rodney, vocalist).Vol. 2. p. 1544.
"Sterling Young" "BM" (Billy Mozet, vocalist).Vol. 2. p. 1994.

Rust, Brian Arthur Lovell (1922–2011)(1973).Debus, Allen George (1926–2009)(ed.).The Complete Entertainment Discography, From the Mid-1890s to 1942.Arlington House Publishers– viaGoogle Books.{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)LCCN 73-13239;ISBN 978-0-8700-0150-5,0-8700-0150-7;OCLC 700684 (all editions).

"Alice Faye".p. 269.
"Dick Powell".p. 530.
"Aileen Stanley".p. 530.

SecondHandSongs."Cover versions of 'I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm'".SecondHandSongs.RetrievedMarch 23,2020.

Whitburn, Joel(1986).Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories, 1890–1954.Menomonie, Wisconsin:Record Research, Inc.p.525.ISBN 978-0-89820-083-6– viaInternet Archive(ARChive of Contemporary Music).LCCN 86-225626;ISBN 0-8982-0083-0,978-0-8982-0083-6;OCLC 15252908 (all editions).

Whitburn, Joel (1986)."The Songs" → "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm".Record Research. p. 525.ISBN 978-0-89820-083-6.
Whitburn, Joel (1986)."The Artists" → "Les Brown".Record Research. p. 62.ISBN 978-0-89820-083-6.
Whitburn, Joel (1986)."The Artists" → "Mills Brothers".Record Research. p. 316.ISBN 978-0-89820-083-6.
Whitburn, Joel (1986)."The Artists" → "Art Lund".Record Research. p. 285.ISBN 978-0-89820-083-6.
Whitburn, Joel (1986)."The Artists" → "Billie Holiday".Record Research. p. 215.ISBN 978-0-89820-083-6.
Whitburn, Joel (1986)."The Artists" → "Glen Gray".Record Research. p. 184.ISBN 978-0-89820-083-6.
Whitburn, Joel (1986)."The Artists" → "Ray Noble".Record Research. p. 337.ISBN 978-0-89820-083-6.
Whitburn, Joel (1986)."The Artists" → "Red Norvo".Record Research. p. 338.ISBN 978-0-89820-083-6.
Whitburn, Joel (1986)."The Artists" → "Starlighters".Record Research. p. 410.ISBN 978-0-89820-083-6.
Whitburn, Joel (1986)."BillboardDiscjockey Polls ".Record Research. p. 638.ISBN 978-0-89820-083-6.

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[Phillips-info-3] Howard Phillips,akaHoward Barrie (néHoward Baron Phillips; 1909–1985), a baritone, began singing for Ray Noble in December 1936, succeedingAl Bowlly,who after six years with Noble, returned to England to start his own band. Phillips – on June 9, 1953, inBedford, New York– married actressKay Linaker.

[FOOTNOTECopyrights,193840-1] Copyrights, 1938,p. 40.

[FOOTNOTERust,19751311-2] Rust, 1975,p. 1311.

[FOOTNOTERust,19751314-4] Rust, 1975,p. 1314.

[5] "Billie Holiday Discography".March 23, 2023.

[FOOTNOTERust_&_Debus,1973269,_530-6] Rust & Debus, 1973,pp. 269, 530.

[FOOTNOTEPowell_&_Faye,1937-7] Powell & Faye, 1937.

[FOOTNOTEMicucci2018-8] Micucci 2018.

[FOOTNOTEWhitburn,1986525-9] Whitburn, 1986,p. 525.

[FOOTNOTEWhitburn,198663-10] Whitburn, 1986,p. 63.

[FOOTNOTEGilliland,_1940s,_#22-11] Gilliland, 1940s, #22.

[FOOTNOTEWhitburn,1986316-12] Whitburn, 1986,p. 316.

[FOOTNOTE''SecondHandSongs''-13] SecondHandSongs.

[14] "I've Got My Love To keep Me Warm" and Shep Fields on archive.org

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