The Nearness of You ( Hoagy Carmichael )

"The Nearness of You" is a popular song written in 1937 by Hoagy Carmichael with lyrics by Ned Washington. Intended for an unproduced Paramount film titled Romance In The Rough, the studio's publishing division Famous Music reregistered and published the song in 1940. It was first recorded by Chick Bullock and his Orchestra on Vocalion. Despite numerous accounts to the contrary, the song was never scheduled for and does not appear in the 1938 Paramount film Romance in the Dark.
It is also heard in the 1940 recording "In the Mood" by Glen Miller and His Orchestra, with vocals by Ray Eberle and by many others.
The song is on the Grammy-Award-winning album Come Away with Me by Norah Jones
More famous versions by : Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Niemietz, Dinah Shore, Bob Manning, Al Jarreau, Annie Lennox, Barbra Streisand, Bill Doggett, Gary Mulligan, Kandace Springs, Sarah Vaughan, Keith Richards, and many more.
This song is one of my favorites to sing and play.
Instrument : Roland Rhodes MK-80 on this track.
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[@janhennes128]

Sweet song 😊

[@JohnHancock-sx7mm]

Old songs never die

[@CarolineGardner-w3s]

Lovely rendition! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@MrDarktunes]

Thank you 😊

[@JohanLubbersen]

I usually play this in F but this C rendition matches with your voice. Well done.

[@ursularischanek1269]

...your voice...💖

[@MrDarktunes]

Thank you very much!