True Love (Cole Porter song)

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ReleasedAugust 1956

RecordedFebruary 22, 1956

"True Love"

Single by Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly
from the album High Society
B-side	"Well, Did You Evah!"
Released	August 1956
Recorded	February 22, 1956
Genre	Traditional pop
Length	3:07
Label	Capitol Records
Songwriter	Cole Porter
Producer	Johnny Green

"True Love"

Single by Richard Chamberlain

from the album Richard Chamberlain Sings

B-side

"I Will Love You"

Released

1963

Recorded

1963

Genre

Soul

Length

2:17

Richard Chamberlain singles chronology

"All I Have to Do Is Dream/Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo"
(1963)

"True Love"
(1963)

"Blue Guitar"
(1963)

"True Love"

Single by George Harrison

from the album Thirty Three & 1/3

B-side

"Pure Smokey"

Released

February 18, 1977

Length

2:45

George Harrison singles chronology

"Crackerbox Palace"
(1977)

"True Love"
(1977)

"It's What You Value"
(1977)

"True Love"

Single by Elton John and Kiki Dee

from the album Duets

B-side

"The Show Must Go On", "Runaway Train"

Released

November 8, 1993^[1]

Length

3:33

Narada Michael Walden

Elton John singles chronology

"Simple Life"
(1993)

"True Love"
(1993)

"Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
(1994)

Kiki Dee singles chronology

"Angel Eyes"
(1987)

"True Love"
(1993)

"True Love" is a popular song written by American songwriter Cole Porter, published in 1956. The song was introduced by Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly in the musical film High Society.^[2] "True Love" was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Kelly's contribution on the record is relatively minor, duetting with Crosby on only the final chorus. Nonetheless, the single is co-credited to her.

The Crosby-Kelly version, accompanied by Johnny Green's MGM studio orchestra using a romantic arrangement by Conrad Salinger, was a hit single, peaking at number four in the United Kingdom, number three in Australia and number one in the Netherlands.

Recordings that charted

Richard Chamberlain released a cover of the song as a single in 1963; it peaked at number 30 in the United Kingdom and number 98 in the US.^[3]
A version by Shakin' Stevens from his 1988 album A Whole Lotta Shaky reached number 23 in the UK.
In 1993, British musicians Elton John and Kiki Dee recorded the song for John's album Duets; the single reached number two on the UK singles chart and Irish Singles Chart, number four in Belgium, number seven in Iceland, number 12 in Canada, and number 56 in the United States.

Other recordings

Other versions to achieve success include:

A version of the song by Jane Powell out at the same time as the Crosby–Kelly version was also popular.
Elvis Presley cut a version of "True Love" that was featured on his successful album Loving You from 1957.^[4]
Ricky Nelson included a version of the song on his 1957 debut album Ricky.^[5]
Dean Martin recorded the song for his 1960 LP This Time I'm Swingin'!.
In 1961 Patsy Cline covered the song on her second studio album, Patsy Cline Showcase.^[6]
Shelley Fabares cut a version of the song on her album Shelley! released in 1962.^[7]
Al Hirt released a version on his 1962 album, Trumpet and Strings.^[8]
The Everly Brothers recorded a version for their 1962 album Instant Party without any commercial success.^[9]
A version by Nancy Sinatra was released as a single in 1965.
Jack Jones, 1965, as the closing tune for There's Love and There's Love and There's Love, an album of romance classics arranged by Nelson Riddle;^[10]
The song has also featured on a number of albums cut by Connie Francis.
A version of "True Love" is on the 1974 album I'm Leaving It All Up to You by Donny and Marie Osmond.
A version by George Harrison done in a blues rock style, from his 1976 album Thirty Three & 1/3,^[11] was released as the album's third single in 1977.^[12]
The short-lived 1980s band Oasis recorded a version on their one album, Oasis, in 1984.^[13]
Anne Murray recorded a cover of the song for her album Croonin' (1993).^[14]
Neil Diamond covered the song for his 1998 album The Movie Album: As Time Goes By.^[15]
Deana Martin recorded "True Love" on her 2013 album Destination Moon as a duet with her father, Dean Martin, who originally recorded the song for his 1960 album This Time I'm Swingin'!.^[16]
Benny Anderssons orkester on the live CD BAO på turné in 2006.
Harry Connick Jr. recorded the song for his 2019 album True Love: A Celebration of Cole Porter.

Charts

Weekly charts

Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly version

Chart (1956–1957)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[17]	3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[18]	19
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)^[19]	–
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[20]	1
UK Singles (OCC)^[21]	4
US Billboard Most Played by Disc Jockeys^[22]	3

Richard Chamberlain version

Chart (1963)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)^[23]	30
US Billboard Hot 100^[24]	98

Shakin' Stevens version

Chart (1988)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)^[25]	23

Elton John and Kiki Dee version

Chart (1993–1994)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[26]	34
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[27]	22
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[28]	4
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[29]	12
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)^[30]	8
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[31]	4
France (SNEP)^[32]	19
Germany (GfK)^[33]	38
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)^[34]	7
Ireland (IRMA)^[35]	2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[36]	11
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[37]	12
Portugal (AFP)^[38]	10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[39]	11
UK Singles (OCC)^[40]	2
US Billboard Hot 100^[41]	56
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[42]	21

Year-end charts

Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly version

Chart (1957)	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[43]	8
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[44]	76

Elton John and Kiki Dee version

Chart (1993)	Position
UK Singles (OCC)^[45]	29

Chart (1994)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop)^[46]	63
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[47]	90
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)^[48]	78
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[49]	77

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[50] Elton John and Kiki Dee version	Silver	200,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

v t e Cole Porter
Musicals	See America First Hitchy-Koo of 1919 Paris Fifty Million Frenchmen Wake Up and Dream The New Yorkers Gay Divorce Nymph Errant Anything Goes Jubilee Red, Hot and Blue You Never Know Leave It to Me! Du Barry Was a Lady Panama Hattie Let's Face It! Something for the Boys Mexican Hayride Around the World Kiss Me, Kate Out of This World Can-Can Silk Stockings Happy New Year
Films	Born to Dance Rosalie Broadway Melody of 1940 You'll Never Get Rich Something to Shout About The Pirate Stage Fright High Society Les Girls Aladdin
Songs	Ace in the Hole After You, Who? All of You All Through the Night Allez-Vous-En Always True to You in My Fashion Another Op'nin', Another Show Anything Goes At Long Last Love Be a Clown Begin the Beguine C'est Magnifique Ça, C'est L'amour Do I Love You? Don't Fence Me In Down in the Depths Dream Dancing Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye From This Moment On Get Out of Town Give Him the Ooh-La-La I Am in Love I Concentrate on You I Get a Kick Out of You I Happen to Like New York I Love Paris I Love You I Love You, Samantha I've Got My Eyes on You I've Got You Under My Skin In the Still of the Night It's All Right with Me It's Bad for Me It's De-Lovely Just One of Those Things Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love Let's Misbehave Love for Sale Mind If I Make Love to You? Miss Otis Regrets My Heart Belongs to Daddy Night and Day Ridin' High So in Love So Near and yet So Far Tom, Dick or Harry Too Darn Hot True Love Well, Did You Evah! What Is This Thing Called Love? Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Why Can't You Behave? You Do Something to Me You'd Be So Easy to Love You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To You're Sensational You're the Top

v t e Frank Sinatra singles
Discography
Columbia singles (1939–1940)	"It's Funny to Everyone but Me" "On a Little Street in Singapore" "Ciribiribin" "All or Nothing at All"
RCA Victor singles (1940–1942)	"Imagination" "I'll Be Seeing You" "East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)" "I'll Never Smile Again" "The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)" "Our Love Affair" "We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)" "Stardust" "Dolores" "It's Always You" "Oh! Look at Me Now" "Without a Song" "Let's Get Away from It All" "This Love of Mine" "Blue Skies" "Pale Moon (An Indian Love Song)" "Embraceable You" "Just as Though You Were Here" "Take Me" "In the Blue of Evening" "How About You?" "There Are Such Things"
Bluebird singles (1942–1943)	"Night and Day" "The Night We Called It a Day" "The Song Is You"
Columbia singles (1943–1953)	"Close to You" "You'll Never Know" "Sunday, Monday, or Always" "People Will Say We're in Love" "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" "A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening" "White Christmas" "Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week)" "I Dream of You (More Than You Dream I Do)" "Ol' Man River" "Stormy Weather" "When Your Lover Has Gone" "Dream" "If I Loved You" "You'll Never Walk Alone" "Mighty Lak' a Rose" "Nancy (with the Laughing Face)" "America the Beautiful" "Day by Day" "Full Moon and Empty Arms" "Soliloquy (Part 1 & 2)" "Begin the Beguine" "Silent Night" "Adeste Fideles" "Jingle Bells" "Oh! What It Seemed to Be" "September Song" "Five Minutes More" "Sweet Lorraine" "Time after Time" "Mam'selle" "Almost Like Being in Love" "Tea for Two" "My Romance" "So Far" "A Fellow Needs a Girl" "But Beautiful" "I've Got a Crush on You" "All of Me" "Nature Boy" "Everybody Loves Somebody" "My Melancholy Baby" "Autumn in New York" "Why Can't You Behave?" "Some Enchanted Evening" "Bali Ha'i" "Let's Take an Old Fashioned Walk" "I Only Have Eyes for You" "The Old Master Painter" "Peachtree Street" "Goodnight, Irene" "Nevertheless (I'm in Love with You)" "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" "We Kiss in a Shadow" "April in Paris" "I Could Write a Book" "The Birth of the Blues"
Capitol singles (1953–1961)	"I'm Walking Behind You" "I've Got the World on a String" "My One and Only Love" "South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)" "I Love You" "Young at Heart" "Don't Worry 'bout Me" "Three Coins in the Fountain" "The Gal That Got Away" "Someone to Watch Over Me" "Melody of Love" "Learnin' the Blues" "Love and Marriage" "(Love Is) The Tender Trap" "You're Sensational" "True Love" "Well, Did You Evah!" "Mind If I Make Love to You?" "Hey! Jealous Lover" "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" "All the Way" "Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)" "Witchcraft" "Mistletoe and Holly" "French Foreign Legion" "High Hopes" "Old MacDonald" "My Blue Heaven" "I'll Remember April" "I Love Paris"
Reprise singles (1961–1983)	"Granada" "I'll Be Seeing You" "The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)" "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" "Without a Song" "Stardust" "Come Rain or Come Shine" "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" "Me and My Shadow" "Call Me Irresponsible" "I Have Dreamed" "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" "My Kind of Town" "Softly, as I Leave You" "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" "The Little Drummer Boy" "It Was a Very Good Year" "Strangers in the Night" "Summer Wind" "You Make Me Feel So Young" "That's Life" "The September of My Years" "Somethin' Stupid" "The World We Knew (Over and Over)" "My Way of Life" "My Way" "Goin' Out of My Head" "Something" "Bein' Green" "Send In the Clowns" "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" "Theme from New York, New York" "Here's to the Band" "To Love a Child"
Qwest singles (1983–1984)	"Teach Me Tonight" "Mack the Knife" "It's All Right with Me" "Until the Real Thing Comes Along"
Compositions	"This Love of Mine" "Sheila" "Peachtree Street" "Take My Love" "I'm a Fool to Want You" "Mistletoe and Holly" "Mr. Success"
Category

v t e Bing Crosby singles
Discography
1920s	"My Blue Heaven" (with Paul Whiteman) "Ol' Man River" (with Paul Whiteman) "Mississippi Mud" (with Paul Whiteman) "Silent Night, Holy Night" (with Paul Whiteman) "Makin' Whoopee" (with Paul Whiteman) "Let's Do It" (with Dorsey Brothers) "Louise"
1930s	"Three Little Words" (with Duke Ellington) "I Surrender Dear" (with Gus Arnheim) "Just a Gigolo" "At Your Command" "Stardust" "Goodnight, Sweetheart" "Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day)" (Bing's Theme Song) "Waltzing in a Dream" "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" "Temptation" "Did You Ever See a Dream Walking?" "June in January" "Love Is Just Around the Corner" "I Wished on the Moon" "It Ain't Necessarily So" "I Can't Escape from You" "Pennies from Heaven" "Silent Night" "Adeste Fideles" "Sweet Leilani" "Blue Hawaii" "Never in a Million Years" "Sail Along, Silv'ry Moon" "My Reverie" "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" "God Bless America" "Ciribiribin (They're So in Love)" (with Andrews Sisters)
1940s	"Tumbling Tumbleweeds" "Only Forever" "It's Always You" "New San Antonio Rose" (with Bob Crosby) "Dolores" "Deep in the Heart of Texas" (with Woody Herman) "Easter Parade" "White Christmas" "Moonlight Becomes You" "Sunday, Monday, or Always" "People Will Say We're in Love" (with Trudy Erwin) "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" (with Trudy Erwin) "Pistol Packin' Mama" (with Andrews Sisters) "I'll Be Home for Christmas" "Jingle Bells" (with Andrews Sisters) "Poinciana" "I Love You" "I'll Be Seeing You" "Swinging on a Star" "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" (with Andrews Sisters) "Hot Time in the Town of Berlin" (with Andrews Sisters) "Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby)" "Amor" "Long Ago (and Far Away)" "Don't Fence Me In" (with Andrews Sisters) "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" (with Andrews Sisters) "You Belong to My Heart" "Along the Navajo Trail (with Andrews Sisters) "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" "If I Loved You" "It's Been a Long, Long Time" (with Les Paul Trio) "I Can't Begin to Tell You" "Symphony" "The Bells of St. Mary's" "McNamara's Band" "Sioux City Sue" "South America, Take It Away" "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" (with Andrews Sisters) "Night and Day" "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" (with Andrews Sisters) "Galway Bay "Ballerina" "How Soon (Will I Be Seeing You?)" "Now Is the Hour" "But Beautiful" "Far Away Places" "Careless Hands" "Riders in the Sky" "Some Enchanted Evening" "Dear Hearts and Gentle People" "Mule Train"
1950s	"Quicksilver" (with Andrews Sisters) "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" (with Andrews Sisters) "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" "Play a Simple Melody" (with Gary Crosby) "Sam's Song " (with Gary Crosby) "La Vie en rose" "All My Love" "Beyond the Reef" "Harbor Lights" "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" "A Marshmallow World" "Sparrow in the Treetop" (with Andrews Sisters) "Gone Fishin'" (with Louis Armstrong) "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening" (with Jane Wyman) "The Isle of Innisfree" "Zing a Little Zong" (with Jane Wyman) "Silver Bells" (with Carol Richards) "Down by the Riverside" (with Gary Crosby) "Young at Heart" "Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep" "Stranger in Paradise" "In a Little Spanish Town" (with Buddy Cole Trio) "True Love" (with Grace Kelly) "Now You Has Jazz" (with Louis Armstrong) "Well, Did You Evah!" (with Frank Sinatra)
1970s	"That's What Life Is All About"
1980s	"Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" (with David Bowie)

v t e Patsy Cline singles
A-side / B-side
Issued during her lifetime	"A Church, a Courtroom, Then Goodbye" "Hidin' Out" "I Love You, Honey" "Stop, Look and Listen" "Walkin' After Midnight" / "A Poor Man's Roses (Or a Rich Man's Gold)" "Today, Tomorrow and Forever" "Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray" "Then You'll Know" "Stop the World (And Let Me Off)" "Let the Teardrops Fall" "I Can See an Angel" "If I Could See the World (Through the Eyes of a Child)" "Dear God" "Cry Not for Me" "Gotta Lot of Rhythm in My Soul" "Lovesick Blues" "Crazy Dreams" "I Fall to Pieces" "Crazy" "She's Got You" "When I Get Thru with You" / "Imagine That" "So Wrong" "Why Can't He Be You" / "Heartaches" "Leavin' on Your Mind"
Issued posthumously	"Sweet Dreams (Of You)" "Faded Love" "Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)" "He Called Me Baby" "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" "Your Cheatin' Heart" "South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)" "That's My Desire" "True Love" "Always" "You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)" "Anytime" "Crazy Arms" "Always" (overdubbed recording) "I Fall to Pieces" (overdubbed recording) "Have You Ever Been Lonely?" (with Jim Reeves) "I Fall to Pieces" (with Jim Reeves)
Discography Posthumous discography

True Love (Cole Porter song)

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v t e Elton John songs
Discography
1960s	"I've Been Loving You" (1968) "Skyline Pigeon" (1968) "Lady Samantha" (1969) "It's Me That You Need" (1969)
1970s	"Border Song" (1970) "Rock and Roll Madonna" (1970) "From Denver to L.A." (1970) "Take Me to the Pilot" (1970) "Your Song" (1970) "Come Down in Time" (1970) "Friends" (1971) "Levon" (1971) "Madman Across the Water" (1971) "Indian Sunset" (1971) "Tiny Dancer" (1972) "Rocket Man" (1972) "Honky Cat" (1972) "I Think I'm Going to Kill Myself" (1972) "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" (1972) "Crocodile Rock" (1972) "Elderberry Wine" (1972) "Daniel" (1972) "Have Mercy on the Criminal" (1972) "Teacher I Need You" (1973) "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" (1973) "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (1973) "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (1973) "Step into Christmas" (1973) "Candle in the Wind" (1974) "Bennie and the Jets" (1974) "Harmony" (1974) "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1974) "The Bitch Is Back" (1974) "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (1974) "Philadelphia Freedom" (1975) "I Saw Her Standing There" (1975) "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" (1975) "We All Fall in Love Sometimes" (1975) "Island Girl" (1975) "Grow Some Funk of Your Own" (1976) "I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)" (1976) "Pinball Wizard" (1976) "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (1976) "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (1976) "Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance!)" (1977) "Crazy Water" (1977) "The Goaldiggers Song" (1977) "Ego" (1978) "Part-Time Love" (1978) "Song for Guy" (1978) "Are You Ready for Love" (1979) "Mama Can't Buy You Love" (1979) "Johnny B. Goode" (1979)
1980s	"Little Jeannie" (1980) "Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?)" (1980) "Dear God" (1980) "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" (1981) "Nobody Wins" (1981) "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" (1981) "Blue Eyes" (1982) "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" (1982) "Ball and Chain" (1982) "All Quiet on the Western Front" (1982) "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (1983) "I'm Still Standing" (1983) "Kiss the Bride" (1983) "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" (1984) "Passengers" (1984) "Who Wears These Shoes? (1984) "Nikita" (1985) "That's What Friends Are For" (1985) "Wrap Her Up" (1985) "Heartache All Over the World" (1986) "Slow Rivers" (1986) "Take Me to the Pilot" (1988) "I Don't Wanna Go On with You Like That" (1988) "Town of Plenty" (1988) "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (Part Two)" (1988) "Through the Storm" (1989) "Healing Hands" (1989) "Sacrifice" (1989)
1990s	"Club at the End of the Street" (1990) "You Gotta Love Someone" (1990) "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1991) "The One" (1992) "Runaway Train" (1992) "The Last Song" (1992) "Simple Life" (1993) "True Love" (1993) "Shakey Ground" (1994) "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (1994) "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (1994) "Circle of Life" (1994) "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" (1994) "Be Prepared" (1994) "Hakuna Matata" (1994) "Believe" (1995) "Made in England" (1995) "When the Money's Gone" (1995) "You Can Make History (Young Again)" (1996) "Live Like Horses" (1996) "The Madness of King Scar" (1997) "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (1997) "Candle in the Wind 1997" (1997) "Written in the Stars" (1999)
2000s	"Someday Out of the Blue" (2000) "I Want Love" (2001) "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" (2002) "Original Sin" (2002) "Are You Ready for Love" (2003) "Ghetto Gospel" (2005) "Electricity" (2005) "The Bridge" (2006) "Joseph, Better You than Me" (2008) "Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)" (2009)
2010s	"All of the Lights" (2010) "Good Morning to the Night" (2012) "Sad" (2012) "Home Again" (2013) "Looking Up" (2015) "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" (2019)
2020s	"Ordinary Man" (2020) "Sine from Above" (2020) "The Pink Phantom" (2020) "It's a Sin" (2021) "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" (2021) "Merry Christmas" (2021) "Sausage Rolls for Everyone" (2021) "Hold Me Closer" (2022) "Never Too Late" (2024)
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v t e Kiki Dee
Studio albums	Loving and Free (1973) Stay with Me (1979) Perfect Timing (1981) Angel Eyes (1987)
Songs	"(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am" "Amoureuse" "I've Got the Music in Me" "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" "The Loser Gets to Win" "Another Day Comes (Another Day Goes)" "True Love"