I SHOULD CARE
Music and lyrics: Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston
Year: 1945
Origin of the song
On 23 May 1945 the musical film Thrill of a Romance was released in the US, produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Richard Thorpe, and starring Van Johnson, Esther Williams, Frances Gifford, Henry Travers, and Spring Byington. The singer Bob Allen, with Tommy Dorsey’s orchestra, performed ‘I Should Care’.
The reviews were mostly negative. They branded the film as tacky and sickeningly sweet, saying that going watch it was a waste of time and money; but the song immediately became a hit. Four versions entered the top charts the same year of the premiere, among which Frank Sinatra’s stands out, which reached the eighth position.
Stordahl, Weston, and Sammy Cahn (this time just as songwriter) remade the song the following year with ‘Day By Day’. Cahn was nominated to the Oscar twenty six times during his career, which he won four times: ‘Three Coins in the Fountain’ (1954), ‘All the Way’ (1957), ‘High Hopes’ (1959), and ‘Call Me Irresponsible’ (1963).
Versions in the top charts
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PERFORMERS |
DATE OF RECORDING |
DAY OF
ENTRANCE |
PERMANENCE WEEKS |
HIGH POSITION REACHED |
|
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Tommy Dorsey Orchestra |
1944.11.20 |
1945.04.28 |
3 |
11 |
Bonnie Lou Williams, The Sentimentalists (voc) |
|
Martha Tilton |
1944.12.15 |
1945.03.24 |
3 |
10 |
Martha Tilton (voc), Eddie Miller Orchestra |
|
Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra |
1945.01.11 |
1945.04.21 |
2 |
13 |
Teddy Walters (voc) |
|
1945.03.06 |
1945.06.23 |
2 |
8 |
Frank Sinatra, The Ken Lane Singers (voc), Axel Stordahl Orchestra |
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|
1952.07.18 |
1952.09.06 |
12 |
4 |
Harry Prime with The Singing Winds (voc) |
|
|
Jeff Chandler |
1954.??.?? |
1954.04.17 |
4 |
21 |
Jeff Chandler (voc), Victor Young Orchestra |
Jazz. Outstanding performances
Instrumental
|
PERFORMERS |
DATE OF RECORDING |
MUSICIANS WHO TOOK PART IN THE RECORDING
|
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1947.01.10 |
Bud Powell (p), Curly Russell (b), Max Roach (d) |
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1955.11.12 |
Jimmy Robinson (tp), Dexter Gordon (ts), Carl Perkins (p), Leroy Vinnegar (b), Chuck Thompson (d) |
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1956.01.18 |
Hampton Hawes (p) |
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|
Hank Mobley Quintet |
1956.07.27 |
Kenny Dorham (tp), Hank Mobley (ts), Walter Bishop Jr. (p), Doug Watkins (b), Art Taylor (d) |
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1956.08.30 |
Ernie Henry (as), Kenny Dorham (tp), Kenny Drew (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Art Taylor (d) |
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1957.04.12 |
Thelonious Monk (p) |
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|
Dave McKenna Trio |
1958.07.23 |
Dave McKenna (p), John Drew (b), Osie Johnson (d) |
|
Benny Carter Quartet |
1960.02.05 |
Benny Carter (as, ss), Jimmy Rowles (p), Leroy Vinnegar (b), Mel Lewis (d) |
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1960.07.29 |
John Lewis (p), Jim Hall (g), George Duvivier (b), Connie Kay (d) |
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1961.12.05 |
Hank Mobley (ts), Wynton Kelly (p), Paul Chambers (b), Philly Joe Jones (d) |
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1962.06.05 |
Bill Evans (p), Chuck Israels (b), Paul Motian (d) |
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Jay Thomas Quartet |
1994.01.?? |
Jay Thomas (tp), Travis Shook (p), Phil Sparks (b), Jon Wikon (d) |
Vocal
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PERFORMERS |
DATE OF RECORDING |
MUSICIANS WHO TOOK PART IN THE RECORDING
|
|
1945.01.22 |
Gene Krupa (d, dir), Don Fagerquist, Bill Conrad, Joe Triscari, Tony Russo (tp), Leon Cox, Tommy Pederson, Bill Culley (tb), Murray William (as, cl), Francis Antonelli (as), Charlie Ventura, Andy Pino (ts), Stuart Olsen (bars), Teddy Napoleon (p), Ed Yance (g), Clyde Newcomb (b), Louis Zito (d), string section, Lillian Lane & G-Noters (voc) |
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1945.12.15 |
Martha Tilton (voc), Eddie Miller Orchestra |
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1948.07.02 |
Thelonious Monk (p), Milt Jackson (vib), John Simmons (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Kenny Hagood (voc) |
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1955.07.?? |
Julie London (voc), Barney Kessel (g), Ray Leatherwood (d) |
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1958.06.27 |
Mel Tormé (voc), Marty Paich Orchestra |
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1959.01.?? |
Johnny Hartman (voc), Rudy Traylor Orchestra |
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Abbey Lincoln |
1992.10.05 |
Abbey Lincoln (voc), Hank Jones (p) |
On cinemas
The song 'I Should Care' is included in the soundtrack of the following movies:
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ORIGINAL
TITLE |
TITLE IN
SPAIN |
YEAR OF
PRODUCTION |
PERFORMERS OF THE SONG IN THE FILM |
|
Thrill Of A Romance |
Juego de pasiones |
1945 |
Bob Allen with Tommy Dorsey Orchestra |