My Funny Valentine | Lyrics, Facts, History

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The song is considered part of the Great American Songbook and has had many notable performances, including:

* (1952) Chet Baker had a hit with a recording he made of the song with Gerry Mulligan
* (1955) Frank Sinatra included it on his album Songs for Young Lovers, and afterwards it became one of the songs most associated with his live performances.
* (1956) Ella Fitzgerald sang it on her album Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook.
* (1956) Jimmy Giuffre included it on his album The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet.
* (1958) The Miles Davis Sextet recorded it on their album '58 Miles, demonstrating the unique modal approach of Davis and pianist Bill Evans.
* (1960) Dinah Shore - recorded the song on her album with Andre Previn, Dinah Sings, Previn Plays. The track was included on the compilation CD Blue Valentines, From Blue Note with Love, which also includes the Chico Hamilton and Chet Baker versions of the song.
* (1962) Bill Evans and Jim Hall recorded the song on their album Undercurrent. Unusually, they take it at a lively tempo, around 190 bpm.
* (1965) Miles Davis released a live album titled My Funny Valentine.
* (1967) The Supremes recorded it on their album The Supremes Sing Rodgers & Hart and it featured Mary Wilson sharing lead vocals with Diana Ross.
* (1967) Barbra Streisand chose it as the opener track for Simply Streisand
* (1976) Lena Horne sang it on her album, Lena, A New Album
* (1976) Dolly Parton performed the song on her 1970s variety show, though she later stated that it was a bad choice, as the jazz standard was not suited to her voice or vocal stylings.
* (1979) Elvis Costello sang it on two singles and it was included in his compilation Taking Liberties the next year.
* (1985) Nico sang it on her final solo album, Camera Obscura.
* (1987) Linda Ronstadt sang it on her final album with Nelson Riddle For Sentimental Reasons. She included the first verse .
* (1990) Carly Simon sang it on her album My Romance.
* (1994) Van Morrison sang it on his album A Night in San Francisco.
* (1994) Julie Andrews sang it on her album Broadway: The Music of Richard Rodgers.
* (1995) Chaka Kahn sang it on the album Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album.
* (1999) Herman Brood sang it on his (big band)album Back on the Corner.
* (1999) Damien Saez sang it on his album Jours étranges.
* (2001) Kristin Chenoweth sang it on her album Let Yourself Go.
* (2003) Jennifer Garner sang "My Funny Valentine" during the monologue of her Saturday Night Live performance on February 15.
* (2003) Tom Barman sang "My Funny Valentine" during his project with Guy van Nueten
* (2004) Johnny Dorelli sang "My Funny Valentine" in his solo album Swingin'.
* (2004) Angela McCluskey sang it on her album The Things We Do'.
* (2004) Johnny Mathis sang it on his album The Essential Johnny Mathis.
* (2005) Constantine Maroulis sang "My Funny Valentine" during the Broadway Musicals round on the fourth season of American Idol. The song was chosen as Maroulis' cover song for the top twelve compilation record, The Showstoppers.
* (2005) Rufus Wainwright chose it for the Starbucks compilation album, Sweetheart 2005: Love Songs.
* (2005) Over the Rhine concluded their album Drunkard's Prayer with the song.
* (2005) Kanye West sampled Etta James' version on his second album Late Registration, song "Addiction".
* (2005) Justin Guarini from the album Stranger Things Have Happened .
* (2006) Paulson covered it on their album Variations.
* (2006) Bradley Joseph released an instrumental arrangement of "My Funny Valentine" on his album, Piano Love Songs.
* (2007) Melinda Doolittle, a season 6 American Idol contestant, sang "My Funny Valentine" during the top 10 girls round on February 28.
* (2007) Butterscotch, a season 2 America's Got Talent contestant, sang "My Funny Valentine" while simultaneously beatboxing.
* (2007) Thomas Quasthoff included this song in his album "The Jazz Album - Watch what happens".
* (2008) Melinda Doolittle, a season 6 American Idol contestant, went on to record "My Funny Valentine" and released it as her debut single.

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