Come Rain or Come Shine
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'''"Come Rain or Come Shine"''' is a [[popular music|popular]] [[song]] written by [[Harold Arlen]] with lyrics by [[Johnny Mercer]]. The song was written for the musical "[[St. Louis Woman]]", and was published in [[1946 in music|1946]].
A number of recordings were made in [[1946 in music|1946]]: by [[Sy Oliver]] (with the [[Tommy Dorsey]] Orchestra, by [[Dinah Shore]], by [[Helen Forrest]], [[Dick Haymes]], and [[Margaret Whiting]]) Although the song did not actually make the charts in the period following its publication, it has become a standard.
The [[Sy Oliver]]/[[Tommy Dorsey]] version was recorded on [[January 31]], [[1946 in music|1946]]. The recording was released by [[RCA Victor Records]] as [[Catalog numbering systems for single records|catalog number]] 20-1819.
The [[Dinah Shore]] version was recorded on [[March 18]], [[1946 in music|1946]]. The recording was released by [[Columbia Records]] as catalog number 36971.
The [[Helen Forrest]]/[[Dick Haymes]] version was recorded on [[April 14]], [[1946 in music|1946]]. The recording was released by [[Decca Records]] as catalog number 23548.
The [[Margaret Whiting]] version was recorded on [[February 17]], [[1946 in music|1946]]. The recording was released by [[Capitol Records]] as catalog number 247.
==Recordings after 1946==
[[Sarah Vaughan]] recorded it for Columbia in 1950 with [[George Treadwell]] and His All-Stars. Treadwell was Vaughan's first husband.
[[Jo Stafford]] recorded the song for two different albums. A recording on [[Columbia Records]] was made on [[June 27]], [[1952 in music|1952]] and released as catalog number CL 6238, and a recording on [[Capitol Records]] was made on [[January 4]], [[1963 in music|1963]] and released as an LP entitled ''The Hits Of Jo Stafford'' (catalog number ST 1921).
[[Georgia Gibbs]] recorded a torchy version of it in [[1955 in music|1955]].
[[Claire Austin]] recorded a version on her album [[When Your Lover has Gone]] on the Bethlehem label (1956).
[[Judy Garland]] recorded the song on March 3, [[1956 in music|1956]] for her album ''Judy'', conducted by [[Nelson Riddle]] and released the same year. It also appears on her legendary concert album ''[[Judy at Carnegie Hall]]''.
The [[Bill Evans]] trio recorded a jazz instrumental version of the song on [[December 28]], [[1959 in music|1959]] for inclusion on his LP ''[[Portrait in Jazz]]''. Three other versions are also on his posthumously released "Live at Birdland" sessions performed by the same trio in early [[1960 in music|1960]], recorded from a radio broadcast.
The song appears on the [[1959 in music|1959]] [[Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers]] album ''[[Moanin']]''.
[[Art Pepper]] recorded an instrumental version of the song for his [[1960 in music|1960]] album ''[[Intensity (Art Pepper album)|Intensity]]''.
[[Jack Kerouac]] recorded the song, which can be found on his album of selected readings and songs, "Jack Kerouac Reads 'On the Road'."
[[Frank Sinatra]] recorded the song on [[November 22]], [[1961 in music|1961]] for inclusion on his [[1962 in music|1962]] LP ''[[Sinatra And Strings]]''. It was released on [[Reprise Records]] as catalog number 27020.
This recording is best known for its soaring strings and horn section in the bridge, courtesy of arranger [[Don Costa]].
[[Johnny Mercer]] recorded the song for his [[1974]] album, ''[[My Huckleberry Friend]]''.
[[Diane Schuur]] recorded a version arranged by [[Dave Grusin]] and [[Johnny Mandel]] for her "Timeless" album of [[Jazz standards]] in [[1986]]. This album was awarded a [[Grammy]] for "Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female."
[[Bette Midler]] recorded a version for her film ''[[For the Boys]]'' ([[1991 in music|1991]]) sountrack.
[[Frank Sinatra]] re-recorded the song in [[1993]] with Latin Superstar [[Gloria Estefan]], for his album ''[[Duets (Frank Sinatra album)|Duets]]''.
[[Don Henley]] recorded a version of this song for the [[1995 in music|1995]] soundtrack to ''[[Leaving Las Vegas]]''.
[[Eric Clapton]] recorded a version of this song with [[B.B. King]] for the album [[Riding with the King (B. B. King and Eric Clapton album)|Riding with the King]] released on [[December 6]], [[2000 in music|2000]].
[[Katharine McPhee]] sung a jazzy version (similar to [[Ella Fitzgerald]]'s) on Season 5 of ''[[American Idol]]''.
[[TARRIII]] reggae recording with Njoa pining down the romantic styling of [[Billie Holiday]]'s version.
[[Idina Menzel]] and [[Ray Charles]] have each done a recording of this as well.
One of the most recent movie versions was by [[Alison Eastwood]] in [[Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil]]. The film was set in Savannah, Georgia and the soundtrack was dedicated to songs by [[Johnny Mercer]], a Savannah native.
[[Category:Songs with music by Harold Arlen]]
[[Category:Songs with lyrics by Johnny Mercer]]
[[Category:1946 songs]]
[[Category:Frank Sinatra songs]]
[[Category:Judy Garland songs]]
[[Category:Pop standards]]
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