Be My Love

Be My Love is a song by Nicholas Brodszky (music) and Sammy Cahn ( text ), which was published in 1949.

Brodszky and Cahn wrote the song for the MGM movie The fisherman from Louisiana ( Original title: The Toast of New Orleans), with Mario Lanza, Kathryn Grayson and David Niven in the lead roles. Mario Lanza and Kathryn Grayson introduce the song. Be My Love in 1951 received an Oscar nomination for Best Song.

In addition to Mario Lanza records release ( Victor 10-1561 ) of the song in 1950, inter alia, by Erroll Garner, Billy Eckstine, Ray Anthony and Les Brown (Columbia 39157 ) was recorded. In the 1950s, made ​​recordings of the song in the field of jazz and popular music, inter alia, by Mel Carter ( Liberty 56000 ), Gloria Lynne ( Everest 9-19376 ), Georgie Auld ( Royal Roost 524), Kenny Dorham, Phil Woods, JJ Johnson, Earl Bostic, Ted Heath, Lou Donaldson and the hillbilly singer Danny Baker ( Owl 110). In Europe, played him next song singers Fritz Wunderlich (1965 ) also includes the jazz musician Jack Diéval, Vic Lewis and Rolf Ericson; in later years the song and Others by Steve Kuhn, Hal Galper, Scott Hamilton, Bireli Lagrene and Martin Taylor / Alan Barnes was interpreted. The disco Count Tom Lord lists 114 versions of the song. Placido Domingo ( 1989) interpreted the song. In a French version ( Pour t'aimer ) sang him Luis Mariano (His Master's Voice 56-5215 ).