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Cy Coleman

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Aliases
Cy Coleman and His Orchestra
Cy Coleman Jazz Trio
Cy Coleman Trio
Cy Coleman with Orchestra
Real name
Seymour Kaufman
Born
June 14, 1929
Died
November 18, 2004
Country
United States
IPI
00006490009 74 works
Affiliation
ASCAP, JASRAC
Comments
Composer, songwriter, and jazz pianist. Coleman wrote scores for musical theater and the films. In his career he won five Tony Awards, three Emmys and two Grammys. He was inducted in the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1981 and the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2000.
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Covers by Cy Coleman

Title Performer Release date Originally by
i April 1959 Miyoshi Umeki, Conrad Yama, Keye Luke, Juanita Hall, Rose Quong
i   1958 Emma Carus PRF, Collins and Harlan REC
listen on Internet Archive i   1955 Evelyn Hoey PRF, Marion Chase REL
i September 1963 Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra
i   October 1958 Anne Wiggins Brown & Todd Duncan under the direction of George Gershwin REC, Lawrence Tibbett & Helen Jepson REL, Anne Wiggins Brown & Todd Duncan PRF
  April 1966 Peggy Lee REC,REL, Helen Gallagher and Thelma Oliver PRF
i April 1959 Juanita Hall, Patrick Adiarte and Ensemble
i   November 1957 Adelaide Hall & Lena Horne PRF, Lena Horne with Neal Hefti's Orchestra and Chorus REL
  July 1962 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Sy Oliver REC, Ruby Hill, Harold Nicholas PRF
i Corduroy Road Cy Coleman 1961 Unverified
i   March 1959 Roger Wolfe Kahn and His Orchestra REC,REL, Ben Bernie, Peggy Chamberlain, June O'Dea PRF
i March 1959 Bob Crosby and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Helen Ward
September 1966 Tony Bennett with Ray Ellis and His Orchestra
i   October 1958 Fred Astaire BRD, Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus Bob Lytell REC
i 1958 Doris Day - Orchestra under the direction of Frank Comstock
listen on Internet Archive i   1955 Tamara PRF, Les Brown and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Miriam Shaw REC
i Give a Little Whistle Cy Coleman 1961 Unverified
i April 1959 Pat Suzuki
i October 1958 (unknown performer)
i March 1959 Alice Nielsen & Eugene Cowles
listen on Internet Archive i   1955 Ethel Waters PRF,REC,REL
i   July 1962 Jo Stafford REL, Nanette Fabray and Ray Middleton PRF
i   September 1963 Rosemary Clooney REL, Lucille Ball, Paula Stewart PRF
  September 1966 Rosemary Clooney REL, Lucille Ball, Paula Stewart PRF
i Hey, Look Me Over! Cy Coleman 1961 Unverified
i October 1958 Tony Martin & Yvonne DeCarlo
i   April 1959 Miyoshi Umeki PRF,REL
  November 1957 Lena Horne and Ricardo Montalbán REL,PRF
September 1966 Gwen Verdon
i   July 1962 Ethel Merman & Chorus REL, Ethel Merman PRF
listen on Internet Archive i 1955 Jan Savitt and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bon Bon
i 1958 Harry James and His Orchestra
i September 1963 Nat "King" Cole
listen on Internet Archive i 1955 Fred Astaire & Rita Hayworth [dubbed by Nan Wynn]
i   October 1958 Nat Finston and his Paramount Studio Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Sam Coslow REL, Maurice Chevalier, Rolfe Sedan, Bert Roach, Jeanette MacDonald BRD
  1951 John W. Bubbles PRF, Lawrence Tibbett REC,REL
i September 1963 Tony Bennett with Frank DeVol and His Orchestra
i September 1963 Dinah Shore with Orchestra
  September 1966 Swen Swenson REL, Swen Swenson, Virginia Martin PRF
i   October 1958 Phyllis Cleveland and Skeets Gallagher PRF, Carl Fenton's Orchestra (Walter Haenschen) REC
i   March 1959 Abe Lyman's California Orchestra REC,REL, Ruth Mayon & Mary Lawlor PRF
i   1960 Tony Bennett with Percy Faith & His Orch. REL, Sydney Chaplin and Judy Holliday PRF
i March 1959 Henry King and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by Tony Russell
i March 1959 Count Basie and His Orchestra
i July 1962 (unknown)
i April 1959 Arabella Hong
i   1958 Evelyn Herbert PRF, Victor Arden-Phil Ohman and Their Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Male Quartet REC
  July 1962 Robert Alda REC,REL,PRF
1951 Adrian Schubert & His Orch. ‑ Vocal Chorus Harold Van Emburgh
i 1960 Ted Fiorito and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Muzzy Marcellino & The Fio-rettes
i September 1963 Erroll Garner Trio
  November 1957 Lena Horne REL,PRF
i July 1962 (unknown), Richard Kiley & Chorus
  July 1962 Russ Case and His Orchestra with Jimmy Carroll REL, Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra REC
i One Day We Dance Cy Coleman 1961 Unverified
September 1966 Frank Sinatra
  November 1957 Lena Horne PRF, Lena Horne with Neal Hefti's Orchestra and Chorus REL
  September 1966 Sid Caesar PRF,REL
i 1960 Cootie Williams and His Orchestra
i November 1957 Dick Duane with Orchestra under the direction of Frank Hunter
i   October 1958 The Charleston Chasers [US] REC, Lillian Roth BRD
i 1958 Gene Krupa and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Anita O'Day
i March 1959 Orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman
i   1960 Ella Logan REC,REL,PRF
i Steppin' Out with My Baby Cy Coleman and His Orchestra 1960 Unverified
i April 1959 Pat Suzuki and Larry Blyden
May 1970 Mieko Hirota - Billy Taylor Trio
May 1970 Buddy Greco
September 1966 Marian Montgomery
listen on Internet Archive i 1955 Ethel Waters
i Tall Hope Cy Coleman 1961 Unverified
i   March 1959 Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra REC, Bob Eberly, Helen O'Connell, and Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra BRD
i September 1963 Jesse Belvin with Marty Paich and His Orchestra
  July 1962 Ethel Merman - Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra and Chorus REL, Ethel Merman PRF
  January 2002 Jim Dale and Glenn Close REC,REL,PRF
i   July 1962 Dinah Shore - Orchestra under the direction of Sonny Burke REC, Lisa Kirk PRF
i April 1959 Juanita Hall and Keye Luke
  April 1966 Pierson, Gasper, Soboloff, Worshipers REL, Arnold Soboloff, Eddie Gasper, Harold Pierson and Ensemble PRF
i   1958 Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra BRD, Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra – Vocal Refrain by Ozzie Nelson REC,REL
i March 1959 Priscilla Lane
i Tippy Toes Cy Coleman 1961 Unverified
i   1960 Fred Astaire BRD, Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra REC,REL
i 1958 Ronald Graham
i   July 1962 Alfred Drake, Patricia Morison, Lisa Kirk, Harold Lang REL,PRF
i November 1957 Dick Duane with Orchestra under the direction of Frank Hunter
i What Takes My Fancy Cy Coleman 1961 Unverified
September 1966 Peggy Lee
  September 1966 Barbra Streisand - Arr. & Cond. by Robert Mersey REC,REL, Gwen Verdon PRF
September 1966 Frank Sinatra with Percy Faith and His Orchestra
i March 1959 Frank Sinatra with Percy Faith and His Orchestra
i October 1958 Frank Sinatra
i September 1963 Frank Sinatra
i   April 1959 Johnny Mathis with Ray Ellis and His Orchestra REL, Ed Kenney and Juanita Hall PRF
i September 1963 Cy Coleman
December 1959 Cy Coleman
listen on Internet Archive i 1955 Busby Berkeley and Joyce Barber
i You've Come Home Cy Coleman 1961 Unverified
September 1966 Barbra Streisand - Arr. & Cond. by Don Costa

Songs written by Cy Coleman

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
Baby, Dream Your Dream Dorothy Fields, Cy Coleman Helen Gallagher and Thelma Oliver PRF, Gallagher, Oliver REL January 29, 1966 Covered by (18 artists)
Bigger Isn't Better Cy Coleman, Michael Stewart [US1] Leonard John Crofoot PRF,REL April 5, 1980 Covered by Julie Wilson with William Roy
Big Spender Dorothy Fields, Cy Coleman Helen Gallagher and Thelma Oliver PRF, Peggy Lee REC,REL January 29, 1966 Covered by (81 artists)
Come Follow the Band Cy Coleman, Michael Stewart [US1] Jim Dale and Company PRF,REL April 5, 1980 Covered by (4 artists)
Corduroy Road Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman Keith Andes PRF,REL October 29, 1960 Covered by The Pete King Chorale and Orchestra featuring Jack Jones
Dancing on My Tippy, Tippy Toes Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman Lucille Ball and Edith King PRF,REL October 29, 1960 Covered by The Pete King Chorale and Orchestra
Don't Ask a Lady Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman Mary Gordon Murray 1982 Covered by (2 artists)
(Doop Doo-De-Oop) A Doodlin' Song Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman Jackie Cooper – Chorus and Slide Trombones Dir. by Milton DeLugg September 1958 Covered by (10 artists)
Dorothy's Dilemma Cy Coleman Cy Coleman and His Orchestra 1960 Unverified
Double Talk Cy Coleman, David Zippel René Auberjonois, Gregg Edelman PRF,REL November 21, 1989 Covered by Dan Burton
Early Morning Blues Joseph McCarthy, Jr., Cy Coleman Mabel Mercer 1953 Unverified
Easy Money Cy Coleman, Ira Gasman Lori Fischer, Stanley W. Mathis and Edwin Louis Battle July 30, 1990 Covered by (2 artists)
Ev'rybody Today Is Turning On Cy Coleman, Michael Stewart [US1] Lenny Baker, James Naughton April 13, 1977 Covered by Claire Martin & Richard Rodney Bennett
Firefly Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman Tony Bennett with Ray Ellis and His Orchestra August 1958 Covered by (13 artists)
Give a Little Whistle Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman Lucille Ball, Keith Andes, Crew, Townspeople PRF,REL October 29, 1960 Covered by The Pete King Chorale and Orchestra
Here I Go Again Cy Coleman, Tommy Wolf China Lee with Orchestra Conducted by Dick Hazard 1964 Covered by (2 artists)
Here's to Us Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman Nancy Andrews PRF, Nancy Andrews & Chorus REL November 15, 1962 Covered by (6 artists)
He's Stuck in the Chimney Again Cy Coleman, Floyd Huddleston Jon Rauhouse Orchestra feat. Rachel Flotard November 25, 2014 Covered by (2 artists)
Hey, Look Me Over! Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman Lucille Ball, Paula Stewart PRF, Rosemary Clooney REL October 29, 1960 Covered by (59 artists)
Hey There, Good Times Cy Coleman, Michael Stewart [US1] John Miller, Michael Mark, Joseph Saulter, Ken Bichel April 13, 1977 Covered by (4 artists)
How the Time Goes By Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman Patti Page with Vic Schoen and His Orchestra September 3, 1957 Covered by (8 artists)
If My Friends Could See Me Now Dorothy Fields, Cy Coleman Gwen Verdon February 1966 Covered by (29 artists)
I Live My Love Cy Coleman Arthur Prysock July 1965 Covered by (2 artists)
I Love My Wife Cy Coleman, Michael Stewart [US1] Frank Sinatra - Arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle November 12, 1976 Covered by (11 artists)
I Love to Cry at Weddings Dorothy Fields, Cy Coleman John Wheeler [US2] PRF, Wheeler, Davis, Gallagher, Oliver, Girls, Patrons REL January 29, 1966 Covered by (5 artists)
I'm a Brass Band Dorothy Fields, Cy Coleman Gwen Verdon PRF,REL January 29, 1966 Covered by Connie Francis
I'm Gonna Laugh You out of My Life Cy Coleman, Joseph McCarthy, Jr. Nat "King" Cole December 20, 1954 Covered by (75 artists)
I'm in Love Again Peggy Lee, Cy Coleman, Bill Schluger Peggy Lee - Orchestra conducted by Max Bennett November 2, 1963 Covered by (23 artists)
It Amazes Me Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman Tony Bennett with Frank DeVol and His Orchestra April 9, 1958 Covered by (51 artists)
I've Got Your Number Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman Swen Swenson, Virginia Martin PRF, Swen Swenson REL November 15, 1962 Covered by (38 artists)
I Walk a Little Faster Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman Blossom Dearie 1958 Covered by (38 artists)
Join the Circus Cy Coleman, Michael Stewart [US1] William C. Witter, Jim Dale and Company PRF,REL April 5, 1980 Covered by Helena Vondráčková & Jiří Korn
Little Me Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman Nancy Andrews and Virginia Martin PRF, Nancy Andrews & Virginia Martin REL November 15, 1962 Covered by (3 artists)
Look Around Adolph Green, Betty Comden, Cy Coleman Keith Carradine April 1, 1991 Covered by (2 artists)
Love Makes Such Fools of Us All Cy Coleman, Michael Stewart [US1] Marianne Tatum PRF,REC,REL April 5, 1980 Covered by Julie Wilson with William Roy
Lovers on Christmas Eve Cy Coleman, Michael Stewart [US1] Joanna Gleason, James Naughton, and Ken Bichel April 13, 1977 Covered by SuEllen Estey, Benjamin Weil & Steve Ross
Museum Song Cy Coleman, Michael Stewart [US1] Jim Dale PRF,REC,REL April 5, 1980 Covered by Jonathan Roxmouth
My Friend Cy Coleman, Ira Gasman Pamela Isaacs and Lilias White PRF, Pamela Isaacs, Lilias White REC,REL July 30, 1990 Covered by (2 artists)
My Personal Property Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields Bobby Short 1976 Unverified
Never Met a Man I Didn't Like Adolph Green, Betty Comden, Cy Coleman Keith Carradine April 1, 1991 Covered by (3 artists)
Nobody Does It Like Me Dorothy Fields, Cy Coleman Michele Lee 1973 Covered by (8 artists)
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh Tony Bennett with Frank DeVol and His Orchestra April 1958 Unverified
One Day We Dance Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman Clifford David, Paula Stewart PRF,REL October 29, 1960 Covered by The Pete King Chorale and Orchestra featuring Ernie Newton and Norma Zimmer
On Second Thought Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman Margaret Whiting with Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Ralph Carmichael September 1961 Covered by (13 artists)
Pass Me By Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman Frank Sinatra October 3, 1954 Covered by (11 artists)
Playboy's Theme Cy Coleman Cy Coleman and His Orchestra December 1959 Unverified
Real Live Girl Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman Sid Caesar PRF,REL November 15, 1962 Covered by (26 artists)
Rich Man's Frug Dorothy Fields, Cy Coleman Ensemble [Sweet Charity] PRF, Orch. [Sweet Charity] REL January 29, 1966 Covered by Orchestra [Sweet Charity 1969 Film]
Seesaw Dorothy Fields, Cy Coleman Company [Seesaw] PRF,REL February 19, 1973 Covered by (2 artists)
Sweet Pussycat Cy Coleman, Bill Schluger, Murray Grand Buddy Greco 1965 Covered by (3 artists)
Sweet Talk Cy Coleman, Floyd Huddleston Marian Montgomery 1964 Covered by (7 artists)
Tall Hope Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman Bill Walker, Swen Swenson, Ray Mason, Charles Braswell, The Crew PRF,REL October 29, 1960 Covered by (4 artists)
That's My Style Peggy Lee, Cy Coleman Peggy Lee - Orchestra conducted by Max Bennett October 30, 1963 Covered by (5 artists)
The Best Is Yet to Come Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman Jesse Belvin with Marty Paich and His Orchestra December 8, 1959 Covered by (181 artists)
The Colors of My Life Cy Coleman, Michael Stewart [US1] Jim Dale and Glenn Close PRF,REC,REL April 5, 1980 Covered by (14 artists)
Then Was Then (And Now Is Now) Peggy Lee, Cy Coleman Peggy Lee REC, Tony Bennett REL December 9, 1964 Covered by (6 artists)
The Other Side of the Tracks Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman Virginia Martin PRF,REL November 15, 1962 Covered by (25 artists)
There's a Sucker Born Ev'ry Minute Cy Coleman, Michael Stewart [US1] Jim Dale PRF,REL April 5, 1980 Covered by Jennifer Nettles
There's Gotta Be Something Better Than This Dorothy Fields, Cy Coleman Gwen Verdon, Helen Gallagher, Carmen Morales January 29, 1966 Covered by (13 artists)
The Rhythm of Life Dorothy Fields, Cy Coleman Arnold Soboloff, Eddie Gasper, Harold Pierson and Ensemble PRF, Pierson, Gasper, Soboloff, Worshipers REL January 29, 1966 Covered by (21 artists)
The Riviera Cy Coleman, Joseph McCarthy, Jr. Mabel Mercer 1953 Covered by (5 artists)
The Rules of the Road Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman Tony Bennett REC, Lena Horne - Orchestra conducted by Marty Gold REL April 6, 1961 Covered by (27 artists)
Too Many Tomorrows Dorothy Fields, Cy Coleman James Luisi PRF,REL January 29, 1966 Covered by (3 artists)
What Takes My Fancy Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman Lucille Ball, Don Tomkins PRF, Rosemary Clooney REL October 29, 1960 Covered by (3 artists)
What You Don't Know About Women Cy Coleman, David Zippel Kay McClelland, Randy Graff PRF,REL November 21, 1989 Covered by (6 artists)
When in Rome Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman Peggy Lee July 1, 1964 Covered by (60 artists)
Where Am I Going? Dorothy Fields, Cy Coleman Gwen Verdon PRF, Barbra Streisand - Arr. & Cond. by Robert Mersey REC,REL January 29, 1966 Covered by (28 artists)
Why Try to Change Me Now Cy Coleman, Joseph McCarthy, Jr. Frank Sinatra with Percy Faith and His Orchestra September 17, 1952 Covered by (64 artists)
Witchcraft Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman Frank Sinatra May 20, 1957 Covered by (233 artists)
With Every Breath I Take Cy Coleman, David Zippel Kay McClelland PRF,REL November 21, 1989 Covered by (35 artists)
Would You Believe Cy Coleman, James Lipton Carmen McRae May 1976 Covered by (7 artists)
Ya Gotta Look Out for Yourself Cy Coleman, David Zippel Scott Waara and Company PRF,REL November 21, 1989 Covered by London Gay Men's Chorus
You Can Always Count on Me Cy Coleman, David Zippel Randy Graff PRF,REL November 21, 1989 Covered by (4 artists)
You Fascinate Me So Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman Cy Coleman October 1958 Covered by (60 artists)
You're Nothing Without Me Cy Coleman, David Zippel Gregg Edelman, James Naughton PRF,REL November 21, 1989 Covered by (3 artists)
You Turn Me On Baby Cy Coleman Cy Coleman with Orchestra conducted by Billy May November 18, 1963 Covered by (3 artists)
You've Come Home Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman Keith Andes PRF,REL October 29, 1960 Covered by (3 artists)
You Wanna Bet Dorothy Fields, Cy Coleman Barbra Streisand - Arr. & Cond. by Don Costa January 7, 1966 Covered by (11 artists)

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