I've Got You Under My Skin
Cole Porter's 1936 song, arranged by Nelson Riddle for Songs for Swingin' Lovers! with a trombone solo by Milt Bernhart.
Frank Sinatra, from Songs for Swingin' Lovers! (1956)
- Written by
- Cole Porter
- Released
- 1956
- Length
- 3:43
- Album
- Songs for Swingin' Lovers!
Cole Porter wrote it in 1936 for the film Born to Dance, where Virginia Bruce sang it. It was nominated for an Oscar and lost to The Way You Look Tonight. Sinatra first sang it in 1946 on his radio show, in a medley with Easy to Love. He recorded the Songs for Swingin' Lovers! version between October 1955 and January 1956, with Voyle Gilmore producing and Nelson Riddle arranging. Riddle said he was inspired by Ravel's Boléro, and Milt Bernhart played the trombone solo.
In 1963 Sinatra recorded it again for Sinatra's Sinatra, with Dick Nash on trombone. A live version with Count Basie appears on Sinatra at the Sands. Sinatra's 1993 duet with Bono on Duets reached number four in the UK.
Covers and versions
- The Four Seasons (1966) Reached number 9 in the US.
- Neneh Cherry (1990) Reached number 25 in the UK.
More songs by Frank Sinatra
Fly Me to the Moon, The Girl from Ipanema, Strangers in the Night, My Way, Theme from New York, New York, It Was a Very Good Year, In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
Sources
- I've Got You Under My Skin, Wikipedia
- Songs for Swingin' Lovers!, Wikipedia
- Sinatra at the Sands, Wikipedia