Harold Rome

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Real name: Harold Jacob Rome
Born: May 27, 1908
Died: October 26, 1993
Country: United States
IPI: 00026589950 19 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Composer, lyricist and writer for musical theatre who was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1982.

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Covers by Harold Rome

		Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
		South America Take It Away	Harold Rome	1953	Betty Garrett with Call Me Mister Orchestra under direction of Lehman Engel REC, Betty Garrett, Chandler Cowles, Fred Danieli, Howard Malone, Alan Manson PRF

Songs written by Harold Rome

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Along with Me	Harold Rome	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra - Vocal refrain by Jimmy Saunders	April 15, 1946	Covered by (9 artists)
Anyone Would Love You	Harold Rome	Andy Griffith and Dolores Gray	April 23, 1959	Covered by (12 artists)
Be Kind to Your Parents	Harold Rome	Florence Henderson and Lloyd Reese PRF,REL	November 4, 1954	Covered by (3 artists)
Dear Beatrice Fairfax	Harold Rome	Millie Weitz PRF,REC,REL	November 27, 1937	Covered by (4 artists)
Fanny	Harold Rome	Eddie Fisher	September 1954	Covered by (8 artists)
F D R Jones	Harold Rome	Chick Webb and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Ella Fitzgerald	October 6, 1938	Covered by (9 artists)
Have I Told You Lately?	Harold Rome	Ken Le Roy & Bambi Linn PRF,REL	March 22, 1962	Covered by (3 artists)
I Have To Tell You	Harold Rome	Florence Henderson	1954	Unverified
Shopping Around	Harold Rome	Sheila Bond PRF,REL	June 2, 1952	Covered by Ana Gasteyer
South America, Take It Away	Harold Rome	Betty Garrett, Chandler Cowles, Fred Danieli, Howard Malone, Alan Manson PRF, Betty Garrett with Call Me Mister Orchestra under direction of Lehman Engel REC	April 18, 1946	Covered by (18 artists)
Where Did the Night Go?	Harold Rome	Jack Cassidy and Patricia Marand, Ensemble PRF, Tony Martin with Henri René & His Orchestra REL	June 2, 1952	Covered by (4 artists)
Wish You Were Here	Harold Rome	Jack Cassidy and Ensemble PRF, Fran Warren - Orchestra conducted by Ralph Burns REL	June 2, 1952	Covered by (23 artists)

Adapted songs

Title	Written by	Originals	Originally by	Covered by
(All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings	Harold Rome	Ma mie		Covered by (45 artists)
Dancing with You	Harold Rome	Danse avec moi	Herb Jeffries – Orchestra under the direction of Glenn Osser
Goodbye Darling, Hello Friend	Harold Rome	C'est fini	Odette
Holding Hands	Harold Rome	J'ai ta main	Robert Clary - Orchestra under the direction of Don Costa
My Lost Melody	Harold Rome	Je n'en connais pas la fin	Monica Lewis - Orchestra conducted by Joe Lipman	Covered by (3 artists)
Too Soon	Harold Rome	Bei dir war es immer so schön	Caterina Valente with Stanley Black and His Orchestra	Covered by (2 artists)
What Can I Do?	Harold Rome	Mais qu'est-ce que j'ai?	Madelyn Russell

Releases

Albums

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	A Touch of Rome	Harold Rome	1953	Heritage [1]
	Pins and Needles	Harold Rome	1978	JJA

Tributes

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Roland Hanna Plays Harold Rome's "Destry Rides Again"	Roland Hanna	June 1959	Atco Records
	Selections from Destry Rides Again	Louise O'Brien, Jack Haskell - Orchestra under the dir. of Norman Leyden	August 1959	RCA Camden