The Party's Over (1956 song)
1956 musical theatre song
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"The Party's Over" is a popular song composed by Jule Styne with lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. It was introduced in the 1956 musical comedy play Bells Are Ringing by Judy Holliday.[1] For the 1960 film version, Holliday again performed the song.[2]
According to the website SecondHandSongs, there have been almost 100 cover versions of "The Party's Over",[3] including versions by Nat King Cole, Bobby Darin and Doris Day.
Other notable versions
- Nat King Cole, on his 1957 album Just One Of Those Things.[4]
- Stan Kenton, on his album The Stage Door Swings (1958).[5]
- Shirley Bassey, on her first Columbia album The Fabulous Shirley Bassey (1959).[6]
- Blossom Dearie on her album Blossom Dearie Sings Comden and Green (1959).[7]
- Julie London, on her album Around Midnight (1960).[8]
- Lonnie Donegan scored a hit on the UK singles chart in 1962 with his version, peaking at No. 9 during a 12 week run.[9]
- Gene Ammons, on his Prestige Records album Late Hour Special (1961).[10]
- Bobby Darin, as the last track on his eighth studio album, and debut for Capitol in 1962, Oh! Look at Me Now.[11]
- Anita O'Day and Cal Tjader, on their Time for 2 album (1962).[12]
- Lesley Gore, on her 1963 debut album I'll Cry If I Want To. [13]
- Sammy Davis Jr., on The Shelter of Your Arms (1964)[14]
- Robie Lester, as a single for the Interlude company in 1966.[15]
- Judy Holliday and Gerry Mulligan on the album Holliday with Mulligan (1980).[16]
- Michael Feinstein on his Michael Feinstein Sings the Jule Styne Songbook (1991)[17]
- Leslie Odom Jr. ended his debut album Leslie Odom Jr. (album) (2016) with the song.
- Seth MacFarlane, on his fifth album Once in a While (2019).[18]