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"I Love You, Samantha" is a song written byCole Porter for the 1956 filmHigh Society, where it was introduced byBing Crosby.[1][2]
Sol C. Siegel, producer of the filmHigh Society, paid Cole Porter $250,000 for his first original film score in eight years. Besides Louis Armstrong, the cast included Bing Crosby,Frank Sinatra,Grace Kelly, and Celeste Holm. Among the songs, Porter's favorite, which he considered musically superior to the others, was "I Love You, Samantha."[3]
On thesoundtrack album, there is an instrumental introduction (1 minute 41 seconds) before Crosby sings. In the film, this is replaced byLouis Armstrong playing introductory notes while Crosby is dressing. Then Crosby starts to sing as he continues to dress.
In the United Kingdom, an instrumental version of the song recorded by thePete Moore Orchestra was used by broadcasterDavid Jacobs to introduce hisBBC Radio 2 programThe David Jacobs Collection, which aired from 1998 to 2013.[4] Jacobs had previously used the orchestral section of the soundtrack recording to end his music programs, fading out just before the Bing Crosby vocal began.
