I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
Song
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"I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" is a popular song copyrighted in 1937 by its composer, Irving Berlin,[1] and first recorded by (i) Ray Noble (January 5, 1937), Howard Barrie, vocalist;[2][a] (ii) Red Norvo (January 8, 1937), Mildred Bailey, vocalist;[3] (iii) and Billie Holiday with her orchestra (January 12, 1937).[4] The song – sung by Dick Powell and Alice Faye – debuted on film February 12, 1937, in the musical, On the Avenue.[5][6][7]
| "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Published | 1937 by Irving Berlin, Inc. |
| Songwriter | Irving Berlin |
Background
The Noble, Norvo, and film renditions were successful that year, as well as the other 1937 recordings that included Billie Holiday and Glen Gray (vocal by Kenny Sargent).[8]
Les Brown's instrumental version, arranged by Skip Martin and recorded in 1946 as Columbia #38324, became a million-seller and Billboard top ten song in 1949.[9] Brown said that he got a call from Columbia Records after he performed the song telling him to record it, only to respond that he had recorded it three years earlier.[10] That same year, vocal group The Mills Brothers also had a chart hit with their version on Decca #24550.[11]
Other recordings
| External audio | |
|---|---|
 You may hear "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" played by the Shep Fields Rippling Rhythm Orchestra in 1937Here on archive.org |
Although considered a seasonal winter song and not strictly a Christmas song, since the lyrics make no mention of the holiday, it has been recorded for many artists' Christmas albums and is a standard part of the holiday song repertoire in the U.S. Artists such as Rosemary Clooney, Doris Day, Dean Martin, Bette Midler, Frank Sinatra, Rod Stewart, Pentatonix (in a virtual duet with Sinatra), Dinah Washington and Idina Menzel (in a duet with Billy Porter) are among those who have covered it. Ella Fitzgerald recorded this for her 1958 Verve release Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook.[12]
During the Big Band era, the song was also recorded by several leading sweet jazz bands including Shep Fields and his Rippling Rhythm Orchestra in 1937.[13]
