The Shadow of Your Smile
| "The Shadow of Your Smile" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| from the album The Sandpiper | |
| Released | 1965 |
| Studio | Filmways |
| Genre | Vocal Easy Listening |
| Length | 2:31 |
| Label | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Songwriters | Johnny Mandel Paul Francis Webster |
| Producer | Martin Ransohoff |
"The Shadow of Your Smile", also known as "Love Theme from The Sandpiper", is a popular song with music by Johnny Mandel and lyrics by Paul Francis Webster. The song was introduced in an instrumental version in the 1965 film The Sandpiper, with a trumpet solo by Jack Sheldon,[1] and later became a minor hit for Tony Bennett in a version arranged and conducted by Mandel. It won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year and the Academy Award for Best Original Song.[2] In 2004, the song finished at number 77 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs poll of the top tunes in American cinema.[3]
Notable cover versions
- Astrud Gilberto – The Shadow of Your Smile (1965)[1][4]
- Wes Montgomery – Bumpin' (1965)[1]
- Hampton Hawes – I'm All Smiles (1966)[1]
- Tony Bennett with Jimmy Rowles – The Movie Song Album (1966)[1] it reached No. 95 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5] and No. 8 on the Billboard Easy Listening.[6]
- Oscar Peterson – Blues Etude (1966)[1]
- Bill Evans – Further Conversations with Myself (1967)[1]
- Lou Donaldson with Blue Mitchell and Dr. Lonnie Smith – Mr. Shing-a-Ling (1967)[1]
- Benny Carter – New York Nights (1995)[1]
- Hank Jones with Elvin Jones – Someday My Prince Will Come (2002)[1]
- Jack Sheldon – Listen Up (2006)[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. p. 364. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 135. ISBN 978-1-904994-10-7.
- ^ "AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs". American Film Institute. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ Bush, John. "The Shadow of Your Smile - Astrud Gilberto". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wisc.: Record Research. p. 52. ISBN 0898201551.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2007). Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top Adult Songs, 1961-2006. Menomonee Falls, Wis: Record Research. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-8982-0169-7.
