My Heart Stood Still

"My Heart Stood Still"
Song

"My Heart Stood Still" is a 1927 popular song composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Lorenz Hart for the musical A Connecticut Yankee (1927), where it was introduced by Constance Carpenter and William Gaxton.

Notable recordings

• Jessie Matthews - One Dam Thing After Another (1927)
• Hamilton Sisters and Fordyce (Three X Sisters) - (1927) HMV Recording; London,England toured England with Rodgers & Hart, Bert Ambrose, and Savoy Havana Band.
• Artie Shaw and His Orchestra - Bluebird (Victor) B10125-B (1939)
• Chet Baker - Chet Baker Sings (1953)
• Dave Brubeck - Jazz At The Blackhawk (1956)
• Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook (1956)
• Alma Cogan - With You in Mind (1961)
• Barry Harris - Preminado (1961)
• Frank Sinatra - The Concert Sinatra (1963); Sinatra 80th: Live in Concert (1995)
• Bill Evans - Time Remembered (album) (recorded May 1963; released 1983)
• Sergio Franchi recorded on his 1965 RCA Victor album tribute to The Songs of Richard Rodgers.
• The Mamas & the Papas - The Mamas & the Papas (1966)

References

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