"Heart and Soul": Song History, Commentary, Discography, Performances on Video
"Heart and Soul"
Although "Heart and Soul" was copyrighted some four months before the short "A Song Is Born" was released by Paramount in December, 1938, and was introduced by Bea Wain and the Larry Clinton Orchestra three months ahead of the film, it was originally intended for the film.
For a while, before Paramount gave it to Clinton, the best use the song got was by the vocal coach [at Paramount], a man named Siegal who used it to test the vocal cords of aspiring contract players. Anthony Quinn was on the lot then, and Frank and I heard him sing it so many times before it was even published that by the time it was a hit, we were sick of it (Kimball and Nelson, p. 39) .
Other songs written for the short "A Song Is Born" include "Love Doesn't Grow on Trees" by Burton Lane and Arthur Freed, and "I Fell Up to Heaven" by Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin. (note: "A Song Is Born," the short, is not to be confused with the full length feature of the same title from 1948).
- Bea Wain with Charles Clinton: StephenCheng2006
Notes
- Robert Kimball and Steve Nelson quote Carmichael as saying,
Questions
What is Heart and Soul?
Although "Heart and Soul" was copyrighted some four months before the short "A Song Is Born" was released by Paramount in December, 1938, and was introduced by Bea Wain and the Larry Clinton Orchestra three months ahead of the film, it was originally intended for the film.
How should Heart and Soul be cited?
Cite this page as ""Heart and Soul": Song History, Commentary, Discography, Performances on Video," Cafe Songbook, https://greatamericansongbook.net/pages/songs/h/heart_and_soul.html
Which Cafe Songbook pages are related?
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Cite this page: "Heart and Soul": Song History, Commentary, Discography, Performances on Video, Cafe Songbook, https://greatamericansongbook.net/pages/songs/h/heart_and_soul.html