The Very Thought of You - wikipedia The Very Thought of You This article is about the pop standard. For other uses, see The Very Thought of You ( disambiguation ). `` The Very Thought of You '' 1934 release by Ray Noble with Al Bowlly on vocals on HMV Records Song by Ray Noble Released 1934 ( 1934 ) Recorded April 1934 Genre Pop standard Songwriter ( s ) Ray Noble `` The Very Thought of You '' is a pop standard recorded and published in 1934 with music and words by Ray Noble. The song was first recorded by HMV in England in April, 1934 by Ray Noble and His Orchestra with Al Bowlly on vocals. This record was then released in the United States by Victor Records. Noble re-recorded the song in 1941 in a version released on Columbia Records as 36546 featuring the vocals of Snooky Lanson. The Very Thought of You was first used in the Barbara Stanwyck vehicle A Lost Lady. Contents 1 Other notable recordings 2 Film appearances 3 In popular culture 4 Selected discography 5 Copyright 6 References Other notable recordings There have also been numerous recordings of the song by jazz and pop standards artists, including Nancy Wilson, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Nat `` King '' Cole ( in his 1958 album of the same name ), Carmen McRae, Billie Holiday ( 1938 ), The Hi - Lo 's and Elvis Costello ; and a blues version on Albert King 's Born Under a Bad Sign album ( 1967 ). In 1946, Luis Russell recorded the song, which went to number three on the Most - Played Juke Box Race Records charts. Jeri Southern covered the tune in her Warm Intimate Songs in the Jeri Southern Style album ( 1954 ). In 1961, `` The Very Thought of You '' was on the charts again, in a rhythm & blues version recorded by Little Willie John, and three years later a rock and roll version by Ricky Nelson reached # 26 on the Billboard chart, lasting 7 weeks in the Hot 100 and crossing to # 11 on Billboard 's Easy Listening chart. Sinatra 's recording was on the 1962 LP Sinatra Sings Great Songs from Great Britain. The LP was recorded in London, England, arranged and conducted by the legendary Canadian composer / arranger Robert Farnon. It is the only Sinatra studio session recorded outside the United States. Farnon told musician / journalist Harry Currie that `` The Very Thought of You '' was his favourite track on the LP. Currie himself has sung the song with both the Kitchener - Waterloo Symphony and the Victoria Symphony using Farnon 's original Sinatra arrangement with Farnon 's permission. Currie has also adapted the arrangement for vocal with large wind ensemble including piano. 1962 also saw versions released by both Ella Fitzgerald and The Hi - Lo 's, the latter with an orchestral accompaniment arranged and conducted by Clare Fischer, on the group 's final Columbia LP, This Time It 's Love. For her part, Fitzgerald recorded the tune at least twice -- both in 1962, on her Verve LP Ella Swings Gently with Nelson ( the `` Nelson '' being arranger Nelson Riddle ), and again, live, on her 1974 Pablo release Ella in London, with Joe Pass on guitar. Andy Williams released a version in 1966 on his album, In the Arms of Love. Perry Como recorded it on his 1977 UK only issued, The Best of British album. Star Trek : The Next Generation 's Brent Spiner recorded it on his 1991 album Ol ' Yellow Eyes Is Back. Etta James recorded the song for her 1994 album Mystery Lady : Songs of Billie Holiday. Norma Waterson performs a medley - `` Al Bowlly 's in Heaven / The Very Thought of You '' - on her album `` The Very Thought of You '' ( 1999 ) The SuperJazz Big Band of Birmingham, Alabama recorded the song on the CD, `` UAB SuperJazz, Featuring Ellis Marsalis '' ( 2001 ). Rod Stewart included it in his album It Had to Be You : The Great American Songbook ( 2002 ), one of his `` Great American Songbook '' series of albums. Country singer David Slater recorded the song on his 2005 album Nice and Easy. In 2006, Tony Bennett and Paul McCartney recorded a duet version of the song for the former 's album, Duets : An American Classic. A female Canadian jazz singer, Emilie - Claire Barlow, also recorded this song on her album, The Very Thought of You ( 2007 ). In 2007, Chris Botti recorded the song for album `` Italia. '' US jazz singer Nicole Henry performed a cover of the song on her album The Very Thought of You released in 2008 ( Song # 11 ). It is the opening track on Nellie McKay 's 2009 album Normal as Blueberry Pie -- A Tribute to Doris Day. Australian jazz performer Frances Madden covered the tune in her 2014 album If This Were A Dream Kristin Chenoweth recorded the song for her 2016 album `` The Art of Elegance ''. Michael Bublé recorded the song for his 2016 album `` Nobody but me ''. Film appearances In 1944, the Warner Bros. film of the same name, The Very Thought of You, was the impetus for a 1944 version by Vaughn Monroe, sung by Marilyn Duke, released on Victor 20 - 1605 - A. Monroe 's version reached the Billboard charts. Doris Day sang the song in the 1950 movie Young Man with a Horn, a fictional tale partly based on the life of early jazz trumpeter Bix Beiderbecke. An instrumental version of the song is featured in the movie Casablanca and is played in Rick Blaine 's club in the scene where Sascha kisses Rick Blaine on the cheek just before Ilse Lund and Victor Lazlo enter Rick 's for the first time. `` The Very Thought of You '' performed by Billie Holiday was played in the Mel Gibson hit movie Forever Young. The original Ray Noble version appears in the 1999 Robin Williams film Bicentennial Man. On the BBC EastEnders episode dated November 11 2005, the song was used as the credits rolled instead of the original theme tune. In popular culture Richard Thompson references the song in `` Al Bowlly 's in Heaven, '' the closing track on his Daring Adventures album. In Mitch Albom 's best - selling book Tuesdays With Morrie, Mitch 's wife, Janine, sings this song to Morrie Schwartz. Selected discography Red Nichols and His World Famous Pennies. Recorded June 18, 1934, in Chicago. Bluebird B5548. Matrix 80639 - 1. OCLC 658929340 Bing Crosby, with Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra. Recorded on October 5, 1934. Decca Records DLA65A. Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra : Buck Clayton ( trumpet ), Dicky Wells ( trombone ), Lester Young ( clarinet ), Countess Margaret Queenie Johnson ( piano ), Freddie Green ( guitar ), Walter Page ( bass ), Jo Jones ( drums ). Recorded September 15, 1938, in New York City. Vocalion... Okeh 4457. Matrix 23467 - 1 ( Vocalion / Okeh ). Matrix 23467 - 2 ( unissued ). OCLC 30938026, 874195045. Glenn Miller on CBS Broadcast, the `` Chesterfield Show ''. April 3, 1940, in New York City. Arranged by Jerry Gray. Soundcraft SC 1010. Re-issued on a CD compilation by Avid Records ( E ) AVC550. OCLC 33987942. Ray Noble and His Orchestra. Recorded November 17, 1941. Columbia 36547. Matrix HCO577. OCLC 698387401. Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra. Recorded November 12, 1944, at Victor Studios, New York City. Released November 13, 1944, with Marilyn Duke ( vocalist ). Side A : Victor 20 - 1605 - A. OCLC 62472718. Copyright The song was the subject of litigation in 1962. Noble, in 1934, had assigned the copyright to a British publisher, Campbell, Connelly & Company, Ltd. But later, shortly before the copyright was renewed, Noble assigned the United States copyright to M. Witmark & Sons. Suit was brought by Campbell, Connelly against Noble, averring that the assignment covered all rights, including rights in the U.S. A British High Court judge ruled in favor of Campbell, Connelly. References Jump up ^ `` Nat `` King '' Cole *, Gordon Jenkins And His Orchestra -- The Very Thought Of You ``. Discogs. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Top R&B / Hip - Hop Singles : 1942 -- 2004. Record Research. p. 507. Jump up ^ `` Frank Sinatra -- Sinatra Sings Great Songs From Great Britain ''. Discogs. Jump up ^ `` Perry Como -- The Best Of British ''. Discogs. Jump up ^ `` Italia overview ''. Allmusic.com. Jump up ^ `` Chris Botti ''. JazzMonthly.com. Jump up ^ Albom, Mitch. ( 1997 ). ' ' Tuesdays With Morrie ' '. Doubleday. p. 146 - 147 Jump up ^ `` British Ruling On Renewal Rights Studied For Import, '' Billboard, December 1, 1962, pg. 6 Ricky Nelson James Burton Richie Frost Gene Garf James Kirkland Studio albums Ricky Rocks ( 1957 ) Ricky Nelson ( 1958 ) Ricky Sings Again ( 1959 ) Rick Is 21 ( 1961 ) Rick Sings Nelson ( 1970 ) Rudy the Fifth ( 1971 ) Garden Party ( 1972 ) Windfall ( 1974 ) All My Best ( 1985 ) Live album In Concert at the Troubadour, 1969 ( 1970 ) Singles `` I 'm Walkin ' '' `` A Teenager 's Romance '' `` You 're My One and Only Love '' `` Have I Told You Lately That I Love You ? '' `` Be-Bop Baby '' `` Stood Up '' `` Waitin ' in School '' `` My Bucket 's Got a Hole in It '' `` Believe What You Say '' `` Poor Little Fool '' `` Lonesome Town '' `` I Got a Feeling '' `` It 's Late '' `` Never Be Anyone Else But You '' `` Just a Little Too Much '' `` Sweeter Than You '' `` I Wanna Be Loved '' `` Young Emotions '' `` Travelin ' Man '' `` Hello Mary Lou '' `` A Wonder Like You '' `` Everlovin ' '' `` Young World '' `` Summertime '' `` Teen Age Idol '' `` It 's Up to You '' `` Fools Rush In '' `` For You '' `` The Very Thought of You '' `` There 's Nothing I Can Say '' `` She Belongs to Me '' `` Life '' `` Garden Party '' `` Dream Lover '' Related articles Discography Gunnar Nelson Kristin Nelson Matthew Nelson Nelson Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Very_Thought_of_You&oldid=837770333 '' Categories : 1934 songs Songs written by Ray Noble Andy Williams songs Frank Sinatra songs Nancy Wilson ( jazz singer ) songs Nat King Cole songs Ricky Nelson songs Tony Bennett songs Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Edit links This page was last edited on 22 April 2018, at 23 : 13. 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Question: who wrote the song the very thought of you
Answer: Ray Noble