Maybe You'll Be There

"Maybe You'll Be There" is a popular song composed by Rube Bloom, with lyrics written by Sammy Gallop. The song was published in 1947.

The recording by Gordon Jenkins was released by Decca Records as catalog number 24403. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on June 11, 1948 and lasted 30 weeks on the chart, peaking at No. 3. This recording was Jenkins' first charting record. The vocal on that recording featured the piano player Charles LaVere.^[1] In the UK, a contemporary cover version by Steve Conway was released on Columbia.^[2]

It has become a pop standard, recorded by many artists since its composition, with a well-known recording being by The Four Aces.

Notable later recordings

• Kay Starr - In a Blue Mood (1954)^[3]
• June Christy - The Misty Miss Christy (1956)
• Frank Sinatra - Where Are You? (1957)
• Jane Morgan - for her album The Day The Rains Came (1958)^[4]
• Donna Hightower (1958)
• Joni James - on the album 100 Strings and Joni (1959)^[5]
• Etta Jones - Something Nice (1961)
• Gene Pitney - Blue Gene (1963)
• Sue Raney - All By Myself (1964)^[6]
• Timi Yuro (1964)
• Ed Bickert and Lorne Lofsky - This is New (1989)
• Diana Krall - The Look of Love (2001)
• Diana Krall - Live in Paris (2002)
• Lee Andrews & the Hearts - Teardrops: The Very Best of Lee Andrews & the Hearts (2002)
• Bob Dylan - Fallen Angels (2016)

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Record Research.
2. Henson, Brian (1989). First hits, 1946-1959. Colin Morgan. London: Boxtree. ISBN 1-85283-268-1. OCLC 19389211.
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