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Sammy Fain

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Aliases
Sammy Fain (The Crooning Composer)
Real name
Samuel E. Feinberg
Born
June 17, 1902
Died
December 6, 1989
Country
United States
IPI
00009692370 71 works
00009692468 1 work
Affiliation
ASCAP, BMI
Comments
Best known as a composer of popular music, Fain also recorded as a singer and pianist. He composed extensively for Broadway and films from the 1930s into the 1960s. Fain was nominated nine times for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, winning twice for "Secret Love" from "Calamity Jane" (1954) and for "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing" in 1955 from the film of the same name. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972.
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Covers by Sammy Fain

Title Performer Release date Originally by
1929 Margaret Simms & Paul Bass
Are You Happy? Fred Rich's Dance Orchestra – Vocal Chorus The Joy Boys 1927 Unverified
1930 Fats Waller and His Buddies - Vocal Refrain by Orlando Roberson, Chester Gaylord "The Whispering Serenader"
May 21, 2002 Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Marion Hutton
listen on Internet Archive 1927 Ted Lewis and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by Ted Lewis
  May 18, 1999 Dick Todd with Orchestra REC,REL, Tamara PRF
listen on Internet Archive 1931 Al Carney
  1930 George Olsen and His Music REC,REL, Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell BRD
listen on Internet Archive November 1927 Franklyn Baur
1931 Abe Lyman and His California Orchestra
1928 Sam Lanin and His Famous Players
listen on Internet Archive   1929 John Harron, Ned Sparks, Jack Oakie & Guy Buccola BRD, Gus Arnheim and His Orchestra REC
listen on Internet Archive   1929 Ruth Etting REC,REL,PRF
listen on Internet Archive 1930 (unknown)
listen on Internet Archive 1930 Waring's Pennsylvanians - Vocal Refrain by Clare Hanlon and Chorus
1930 Isham Jones and His Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive 1929 Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour"
1930 Ben Selvin and His Orchestra
1930 Philip Spitalny and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Burt Lorin
listen on Internet Archive 1927 Van and Schenck
listen on Internet Archive   1927 Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra with Vocal Refrain Seger Ellis REL, Vaughn De Leath (The Radio Girl) ‑ Bill Regis at the piano REC
listen on Internet Archive 1930 The Charleston Chasers [US]
1930 (unknown)
listen on Internet Archive 1929 (unknown)
listen on Internet Archive 1929 Chick Endor
listen on Internet Archive   1930 Maurice Chevalier BRD, Ed. Loyd and His Orchestra (Ed Kirkeby) REC
listen on Internet Archive 1929 Irving Kaufman
  1931 Jack Albin and His Hotel Pennsylvania Dance Orch. - Vocal Chorus by Bill Coty REC, Adele Astaire & Eddie Foy Jr. PRF

Songs written by Sammy Fain

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
A Certain Smile Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster Johnny Mathis with Ray Ellis and His Orchestra REC, Sunny Gale with Orchestra directed by Ralph Burns REL May 12, 1958 Covered by (67 artists)
Alice in Wonderland Bob Hilliard, Sammy Fain The Jud Conlon Chorus Covered by (132 artists)
All in the Golden Afternoon Bob Hilliard, Sammy Fain Kathryn Beaumont & Disney Studio Chorus Covered by (5 artists)
April Love Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster Pat Boone August 15, 1957 Covered by (56 artists)
Are You Havin' Any Fun Sammy Fain, Jack Yellen Ella Logan PRF, Shep Fields & His Rippling Rhythm - Vocal Refrain by Hal Derwin REC,REL August 8, 1939 Covered by (34 artists)
A Sunbonnet Blue (And a Yellow Straw Hat) Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal Kay Kyser and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus Bill Stoker June 17, 1935 Covered by (8 artists)
A Very Precious Love Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster Covered by (29 artists)
Beauty Must Be Loved Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal Raymond Paige and His Orchestra REC,REL, Dick Powell BRD August 9, 1934
Better All the Time Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Sammy Fain Barbara Cook PRF,REC, Sonny Stitt REL November 10, 1964
Bigger Than Texas Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster Tommy Sands September 12, 1958 Covered by Towa Carson
By a Waterfall Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians - Vocal Chorus by Carmen Lombardo REC, Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler and Chorus BRD August 23, 1933 Covered by (23 artists)
Dear Hearts and Gentle People Bob Hilliard, Sammy Fain Dinah Shore - Orchestra & Vocal Group under the direction of Harry Zimmerman March 1949 Covered by (35 artists)
Face To Face Sammy Fain, Sammy Cahn Gordon MacRae 1954 Unverified
Good-night, My Beautiful Sammy Fain, Jack Yellen Ella Logan Unverified
Happy in Love Sammy Fain, Jack Yellen Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Marion Hutton December 8, 1941 Covered by (7 artists)
Here's to Your Illusions Sammy Fain, E.Y. Harburg Barbara Cook, Jerome Courtland PRF, Ray Anthony and His Orchestra REC May 14, 1951 Covered by (7 artists)
He's Only Wonderful Sammy Fain, E.Y. Harburg Barbara Cook, Jerome Courtland PRF,REL May 14, 1951 Covered by (3 artists)
Hummin' to Myself Sammy Fain, Herb Magidson, Monty Siegel Johnny Hamp and His Orchestra – Vocal Refrain by Carl Graub April 27, 1932 Covered by (26 artists)
Hush-A-Bye Sammy Fain, Jerry Seelen Danny Thomas BRD,REL January 23, 1953 Covered by (14 artists)
I Ain't That Kind of a Baby Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal, Addy Britt Jack Sidney April 1927 Covered by (10 artists)
I Can Dream, Can't I? Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal Tamara January 5, 1938 Covered by (86 artists)
I Can't Keep You Out Of My Dreams Irving Kahal, Sammy Fain, Sid-Wolff The Whispering Pianist (Art Gillham) November 1926 Missing information
If You Can't Hold the Man You Love Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal Ethel Waters February 20, 1926 Covered by (3 artists)
If You Wanna See Mamie Tonight Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster The Ames Brothers with Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra March 2, 1956 Covered by (2 artists)
I Hear the Music Now Sammy Fain, Jerry Seelen, Ambroise Thomas Peggy Lee & Danny Thomas Covered by (3 artists)
I Left My Sugar Standing in the Rain Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal Covered by (15 artists)
I'll Be Seeing You Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal Tamara PRF, Dick Todd with Orchestra REC,REL January 5, 1938 Covered by (531 artists)
I'll Remember Tonight Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster Pat Boone - Orch. cond. by Billy Vaughn September 12, 1958 Covered by (2 artists)
I'm Late Bob Hilliard, Sammy Fain Bill Thompson [US1] Covered by (11 artists)
In a World of My Own Bob Hilliard, Sammy Fain Kathryn Beaumont Covered by (7 artists)
In times like these Sammy Fain, E.Y. Harburg Harry James & Kitty Kallen with Harry James' Orch. 1977 Unverified
I Speak to the Stars Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster Doris Day 1954 Unverified
I've Got It (But It Don't Do Me No Good) Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal, Pierre Norman Gay Ellis and Her Sizzlin' Syncopators May 5, 1930 Covered by (2 artists)
Joy in the morning Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster Richard Chamberlain 1965 Missing information
Joy in the Morning Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster Richard Chamberlain September 1965 Covered by John Gary - Arranged and conducted by Pete King
Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal, Francis Wheeler Sam Lanin and His Famous Players December 9, 1927 Covered by (52 artists)
Let's Say Goodnight with a Dance Sammy Fain, Jack Yellen Richard Craig with Emily Jewell PRF, Tommy Tucker Time - Vocal Chorus by Don Brown REC,REL December 1, 1941 Covered by (2 artists)
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster Don Cornell REC,REL Covered by (341 artists)
Man on Fire Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster Bing Crosby with Orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle March 1957 Covered by (3 artists)
March of the Cards Sammy Fain Covered by (2 artists)
Mexiconga Sammy Fain, Jack Yellen, Herb Magidson Covered by (3 artists)
Nobody Knows What a Red Head Mama Can Do Al Dubin, Irving Mills, Sammy Fain Jos. Samuels & His Music Masters November 1924 Covered by (14 artists)
Nothin' Does-Does Like It Used to Do-Do-Do Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal, Manny Ross Jack Loew April 1927 Covered by (6 artists)
Raminay! The New Orleans Chimney Sweep Sammy Fain, Jack Lawrence [US1] Jo Stafford with Paul Weston & His Orch. & The Norman Luboff Choir January 1952 Covered by (3 artists)
(Roll Along) Wagon Train Jack Brooks, Sammy Fain John O'Neill October 1958 Covered by (4 artists)
Secret Love Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster Doris Day REC,REL,BRD August 5, 1953 Covered by (552 artists)
Sittin' on a Back Yard Fence Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal Freddy Martin and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Terry Shand REC, Ruby Keeler, Billy Taft and Chorus BRD August 31, 1933 Covered by (8 artists)
Someone's Waiting for You Sammy Fain, Carol Connors, Ayn Robbins Shelby Flint 1977 Covered by (14 artists)
Something I Dreamed Last Night Sammy Fain, Jack Yellen, Herb Magidson Ella Logan PRF,REC,REL August 8, 1939 Covered by (37 artists)
Tender Is the Night Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster Tony Bennett September 6, 1961 Covered by (41 artists)
That Old Feeling Sammy Fain, Lew Brown Virginia Verrill Covered by (314 artists)
The Black Hills of Dakota Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster Doris Day with Orchestra & Vocal Quartet July 16, 1953 Covered by (11 artists)
The Deadwood Stage Paul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain Doris Day November 9, 1953 Unverified
The Dickey-Bird Song Howard Dietz, Sammy Fain Larry Clinton & His Orchestra – Vocal Refrain by Helen Lee and The Dipsy Doodlers (Helen Lee, Larry Clinton) 1948 Unverified
The Moon Is a Silver Dollar Sammy Fain, Mitchell Parish Covered by (7 artists)
The Second Star to the Right Sammy Cahn, Sammy Fain The Jud Conlon Chorus and The MelloMen Covered by (27 artists)
The Springtime Cometh Sammy Fain, E.Y. Harburg Irwin Corey PRF,REL May 14, 1951 Covered by Tammy Grimes
The World Is Your Balloon Sammy Fain, E.Y. Harburg Covered by (11 artists)
Very Good Advice Bob Hilliard, Sammy Fain Kathryn Beaumont Covered by (11 artists)
Was That the Human Thing to Do Sammy Fain, Joe Young [US1] Covered by (36 artists)
Wedding Bells (Are Breaking Up That Old Gang of Mine) Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal, Willie Raskin Covered by (43 artists)
When Erastus Plays His Old Kazoo Sam Coslow, Sammy Fain, Larry Spier Golden Gate Orchestra (California Ramblers) July 15, 1927 Covered by (32 artists)
When I Take My Sugar to Tea Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal, Pierre Norman Melotone Boys February 23, 1931 Covered by (119 artists)
Who Says There Ain't No Santa Claus Sammy Fain, E.Y. Harburg Jerome Courtland, Barbara Cook, Cast PRF,REL May 14, 1951 Covered by SuEllen Estey, Benjamin Weil & Steve Ross
You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal, Pierre Norman Ed. Loyd and His Orchestra (Ed Kirkeby) REC, Maurice Chevalier BRD March 19, 1930 Covered by (107 artists)
You Can Fly, You Can Fly! Sammy Cahn, Sammy Fain Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Paul Collins, Tommy Luske and The Jud Conlon Chorus 1952 Covered by (17 artists)
You Touch Me Sammy Fain The Lullabyes November 1964 Covered by (2 artists)

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