In the Gloaming (song)
1877 British song
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"In the Gloaming" is an 1877 British song composed by Annie Fortescue Harrison with lyrics taken from a poem by Meta Orred. Orred's poem (of the same title as the song) appeared in her 1874 book Poems.[1] "Gloaming" is a regional dialect term of Scots origin denoting "twilight".[2]
The 1877 song, a lament of romantic regret, was very popular in the United States that year,[1] and was again popularized in America in the 1910s by a recording made by The American Quartet with Will Oakland.[3]
Harrison's husband Lord Arthur Hill was the commanding officer of the 2nd Middlesex Artillery Volunteers, which adopted the song as its regimental march.[4]
Versions
- The American Quartet with Will Oakland released a recorded version in 1910.[5]
- John Lovering released a recorded version in 1914.[6]
- Fats Waller recorded a version in 1938. The song was a staple of Waller's live act.[6]
- Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven recorded the song in 1941.[6] It was released as the B side of "Everything's Been Done Before".[7]
- Bunk Johnson (trumpet), Don Ewell (piano) and Alphonse Steele (drums) recorded a trio version of this in June 1946.
- Jo Stafford and Gordon MacRae released the song on their 'Songs for Sunday Evening' album in 1950.
- Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his album 101 Gang Songs (1961)
- The Story recorded a version, released on their 1993 album The Angel in the House.
- The Celtic Tenors included the song on their eponymous 2002 debut album.[8]
