A Fine Romance (from “Swing Time”)

~ Song

Annotation

This is original copyright filed by Jerome Kern in 1936:

Fine (A) romance; sarcastic love song,
from Swing time, w Dorothy Fields.
© July 24, 1936; E pub. 56721;
Jerome Kern, Bronxville, N. Y. 22028

Annotation last modified on 2021-10-27 14:40 UTC.

Relationships

publisher:Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:Chappell & Co.
lyrics page:https://genius.com/Lena-horne-a-fine-romance-lyrics [info]
Wikidata:Q4656767 [info]
referred to in medleys:Swing Time Medley (order: 1)
part of:Swing Time (film)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1936-07-28A Fine RomanceFred Astaire2:54
1936-07-28A Fine RomanceFred Astaire3:08
1936-07-28A Fine Romance [alternate take]Fred Astaire3:10
1936-09-29A Fine RomancecoverBillie Holiday?:??
1936-09-29A Fine RomanceBillie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:50
1936-09-29A Fine RomanceBillie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:52
1936-10-01A Fine RomanceWingy Manone and His Orchestra2:34
1936A Fine RomanceFred Astaire & Ginger Rogers2:43
1936The Way You Look TonightmedleyComedy Harmonists2:58
1949-11-30A Fine Romance (alternate)cover and liveFrank Sinatra and Dorothy Kirsten with Ziggy Elman & His Orchestra3:08
1952-11-12A Fine RomanceinstrumentalOscar Peterson3:13
1952-12A Fine Romance (The Astaire Story, 1953, with Oscar Peterson)Fred Astaire3:45
1952A Fine RomanceinstrumentalThe Oscar Peterson Trio3:16
1955-08-25A Fine Romance (take 1 / incomplete)cover and partialBillie Holiday0:47
1955-08-25A Fine Romance (take 2 / alternate)coverBillie Holiday2:44
1955-08-25A Fine Romance (take 3 / false start)cover and partialBillie Holiday0:18
1955-08-25A Fine Romance (take 4 incomplete)cover and partialBillie Holiday1:16
1955-08-25A Fine Romance (take 5 incomplete)cover and partialBillie Holiday3:19
1955-08-25A Fine Romance (take 6 / false start)cover and partialBillie Holiday0:26
1955-08-25A Fine Romance (take 7 / incomplete)cover and partialBillie Holiday3:12
1955-08-25A Fine Romance (take 8 / master take)coverBillie Holiday3:34
1956-04-28A Fine RomanceJoe Williams2:32
1956-04-28A Fine RomanceCount Basie and His Orchestra with Joe Williams2:31
1956-11A Fine RomanceinstrumentalJ. R. Monterose3:02
1956A Fine RomanceBeverly Kenney2:56
1957-08-13A Fine RomanceLouis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald3:52
1957A Fine RomancecoverBeverly Kenney2:54
1959-07-14 – 1959-08-09A Fine RomanceinstrumentalOscar Peterson3:09
1960-12-20A Fine Romance (original studio mix)coverFrank Sinatra2:13
1963A Fine RomanceElla Fitzgerald3:38
1964-08A Fine RomanceinstrumentalErroll Garner2:29
1966-12-21A Fine RomanceinstrumentalCount Basie and His Orchestra2:47
1972-06-14 – 1972-06-15A Fine RomanceinstrumentalYehudi Menuhin & Stéphane Grappelli3:25
1977-09-19A Fine RomancecoverOve Linds sextett2:40
1980-03-27A Fine Romancecover and instrumentalDerek Smith Trio5:02
1988A Fine RomancecoverLena Horne3:10
A Fine RomancecoverBillie Holiday3:37
A Fine RomancecoverBillie Holiday2:43
A Fine RomancecoverBillie Holiday3:42
A Fine RomancecoverBillie Holiday?:??
A Fine RomancecoverBillie Holiday3:05
A Fine RomancecoverBillie Holiday3:33
A Fine RomancecoverBillie Holiday3:33
A Fine RomancecoverBillie Holiday2:52
A Fine RomancecoverBillie Holiday2:54
A Fine RomancecoverBillie Holiday2:43
A Fine RomancecoverBillie Holiday2:50
A Fine RomancecoverBillie Holiday3:33
A Fine RomancecoverBillie Holiday?:??
A Fine RomancecoverBillie Holiday2:51
A Fine RomancecoverBillie Holiday2:49
A Fine RomancecoverBillie Holiday2:42
A Fine RomancecoverBillie Holiday2:50
A Fine RomancecoverBillie Holiday2:54
A Fine RomancecoverBillie Holiday?:??
A Fine RomanceFred Astaire?:??
A Fine RomancecoverBillie Holiday3:32
A Fine RomancecoverBillie Holiday2:42
A Fine RomancecoverBillie Holiday2:54
A Fine RomancecoverBillie Holiday2:54
A Fine RomancecoverCliff Adams Singers and the Jack Emblow Quartet1:46
A Fine RomancecoverBillie Holiday?:??
A Fine RomanceStacey Kent3:02
A Fine RomanceElla Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong?:??
A Fine RomanceLouis Armstrong with Ella Fitzgerald3:32
A Fine RomanceJoe Derise2:12
A Fine RomanceJoe Derise2:45
A Fine RomancecoverBillie Holiday3:33
A Fine RomanceinstrumentalOscar Peterson3:17
A Fine RomanceKenny Burrell2:03
A Fine RomanceinstrumentalOscar Peterson3:15
A Fine Romancecover and instrumentalDave Brubeck3:52
A Fine RomanceElla Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong3:54
A Fine RomanceElla Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong?:??
A Fine RomanceLouis Armstrong3:56
A Fine RomanceLouis Armstrong3:54
A Fine RomanceElla Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong3:51
A Fine RomanceinstrumentalArt Van Damme Quintet3:10
A Fine RomanceBenny Goodman3:07
A Fine RomanceBenny Goodman3:03
A Fine RomanceBenny Goodman2:16
A Fine RomanceCount Basie & His Orchestra2:32
A Fine RomancecoverBillie Holiday2:55
A Fine RomancecoverBillie Holiday3:36
A Fine RomancecoverBillie Holiday2:53
A Fine RomancecoverKaren Mok4:05
A Fine Romance (Decca matrix DLA588-A)Dixie Lee Crosby and Bing Crosby with Victor Young & His Orchestra3:06
A Fine RomanceOscar Peterson3:06
A Fine RomanceOscar Peterson3:14
A Fine RomanceOscar Peterson3:17
A Fine RomanceOscar Peterson3:08
A Fine RomanceOscar Peterson & Fred Astaire3:46
A Fine RomanceElla Fitzgerald3:38
A Fine RomanceElla Fitzgerald & Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra3:37
A Fine RomanceElla Fitzgerald2:25
A Fine RomanceElla Fitzgerald?:??
A Fine RomanceElla Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong3:55
A Fine RomanceMarilyn Monroe2:20
A Fine RomanceMarilyn Monroe2:21
A Fine RomanceMarilyn Monroe2:20
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