Mae (song)
1965 song written by Riz Ortolani
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"Mae" is a 1965 song written by Riz Ortolani for the MGM motion picture The Yellow Rolls-Royce.
Background
The song is the theme for the section of the film in which ownership of the titular Rolls-Royce passes to a gangster and becomes the backdrop to a dangerous romance between the gangster's girlfriend Mae Jenkins (Shirley MacLaine) and a young Italian named Stefano (Alain Delon).
1965 recordings
- The tune was covered as an instrumental by Herb Alpert on Going Places,[1] and released as a single, where it peaked at #26 on the US Easy Listening chart.[2]
- Pete Fountain, also released it as an instrumental, where it peaked at #27 on US Easy Listening chart.[3]
Other recordings
- The song with English lyrics, "She's Just a Quiet Girl", was recorded and released as a single by Ella Fitzgerald.[4][5]
- Julie London included the song on her album Feeling Good (1965).[6]