"You're Nearer" is an American popular song by composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Lorenz Hart (Rodgers and Hart) from the 1940 film version of the Broadway musical Too Many Girls.[1][2][3] It was not in the original Broadway show but was written especially for the movie[4] and copyrighted on August 29, 1940.[5] In the film, it was sung by Lucille Ball (dubbed by Trudy Erwin) and also by Frances Langford with Ann Miller, Libby Bennett and Lucille Ball (again dubbed by Trudy Erwin).[6]
| "You're Nearer" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Language | English |
| Composer(s) | Richard Rodgers |
| Lyricist(s) | Lorenz Hart |
Plans to include the song in the 1948 feature Words and Music with a recording by Perry Como was ultimately cut from the film. Como's version eventually appeared amongst the outtakes included on a 2007 DVD release.[7][8]
The song has been recorded by a plethora of artists.[9]
Selected covers
- Frances Langford - recorded on July 30, 1940 for Decca Records (catalog No. 3400A).[10]
- Joni James - Let There Be Love (1953)
- Jeri Southern - Southern Hospitality (1958)[11]
- Steve Lawrence - a single release in 1959.[12]
- Shirley Bassey - for her album Shirley Bassey (1961)
- Judy Garland - versions of the song appear on the albums Judy at Carnegie Hall (1961) and The Judy Garland Show: The Show That Got Away (2002).[13]
- June Christy - The Intimate Miss Christy (1963)
- Perry Como - Look to Your Heart (1968) and Today (1987)
- Tony Bennett -- Together Again (1977)
- Rufus Wainwright - Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall (2007).