"It's De-Lovely" is one ofCole Porter's hit songs, originally appearing in his 1936 musical,Red Hot and Blue. It was introduced byEthel Merman andBob Hope.^[1] The song was later used in the musicalAnything Goes, first appearing in the1956 film version (when it was sung byDonald O'Connor andMitzi Gaynor); in the 1962 revival where it was sung byHal Linden andBarbara Lang, and in the 2004 biographical filmDe-Lovely, where it was performed byRobbie Williams.

Thehit records in late 1936 and early 1937 included versions byLeo Reisman,Eddy Duchin,Shep Fields, andWill Osborne.^[2]

The song played with words that have theprefix "de", which leads to the creation of theneologism "de-lovely": "It's de-lightful, it's de-licious, it's de-lovely."

External audio
You may hear the song "It's De-Lovely" performed by theShep Fields Rippling Rhythm Orchestra in 1936 Here on Archive.org

• 1936Kitty Brown also recorded the song withLes Brownand His Duke Blue Devils.^[3]
• 1949Dinah Shore - for her albumDinah Shore Sings.^[4]
• 1949Ethel Merman - included in the albumSongs She Made Famous.^[5]
• 1955Jeri Southern -The Southern Style.^[6]
• 1956Ella Fitzgerald -Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book^[7]
• 1956Vince Guaraldi -Vince Guaraldi Trio^[8]
• 1957Mel Torme -Songs for Any Taste^[9]
• 1958Johnny Mathis -Swing Softly^[10]
• 1959Anita O'Day -Anita O'Day Swings Cole Porter with Billy May^[11]
• 1959Oscar Peterson -Oscar Peterson Plays the Cole Porter Songbook^[12]
• 1961Sue Raney - later released on a compilation albumBreathless (1997).^[13]
• 1982Rosemary Clooney -Rosemary Clooney Sings the Music of Cole Porter^[14]
• 1984George Wright covered the song in his albumRed Hot and Blue.^[15]
• 1997Stacey Kent -Close Your Eyes^[16]
• 2004Robbie Williams sang the song in the Cole Porterbiopic,De-Lovely (2004).
• 2021Tony Bennett andLady Gaga recorded a version of the song for their collaborative albumLove for Sale.^[17]

The song was used by theChrysler Corporation in advertisingDeSoto automobiles, in 1956 singing, "It's Delightful, It's De Lovely, It's DeSoto. Then in 1957 the lyrics changed to "Its delovely, its dynamic, its DeSoto."^[18] A 1970s commercial for7 Up used the song, describing it as "de-sugarfree".

• Songs from Anything Goes
• Songs written by Cole Porter
• Ella Fitzgerald songs
• 1936 songs

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