Love Letters - Victor Young-Edward Heyman

**DaleMac** · 08-13-2012, 01:12 PM

Love Letters (Straight From Your Heart) by Victor Young & Edward Heyman (1945). This is the 1961 Ketty Lester arrangement. Settings are: Pop > Rock 12/8; Tempo > 42

I guess this is Oldies/Doo-Wop/R&B and belongs here in the Pop forum, even though she toured with Cab Calloway. Rosemary Clooney sang it as a ballad in the 50s, and pianist Josh Nelson released a very hip instrumental jazz version in 2007.

Love Letters (Bb Pop)

**pdxdjazz** · 10-04-2013, 06:06 PM

Hi Nicci,

Posted in Pop as it was covered by Elvis... I'll also re-post it in Jazz.

The song has been performed many times, but the best-known versions were made by:
Dick Haymes (in 1945, US #11)
Ketty Lester (in 1962, US #5, US R&B #2,[1] UK #4)
Elvis Presley (in 1966, US #19, UK #6)
Alison Moyet (in 1987, UK #4)
The song has also been recorded by:
Nat King Cole, on his 1957 album Love Is the Thing
Maureen O'Hara, on her 1958 album Love Letters from Maureen O'Hara
Jack Jones, for his 1961 album Lollipops and Roses
Shelley Fabares, on her 1962 album Shelley!
Stanley Turrentine, on his 1964 album Hustlin'
Andy Williams, on his 1964 album, The Academy Award-Winning "Call Me Irresponsible" and Other Hit Songs from the Movies.
Cilla Black, for her 1965 album Cilla
Sandie Shaw, for her 1965 album Sandie
Earl Grant, for his 1965 album Spotlight On Earl Grant
Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs released as a single November 1965
The Lettermen, for their 1966 album A New Song for Young Love
Don Patterson, from his 1967 album Soul Happening!
Sergio Franchi on his 1968 RCA Victor album I'm A Fool to Want You
Engelbert Humperdinck, on his 1969 Parrot Records LP (PAS 71030) album Engelbert Humperdinck
Fox, for their debut 1975 album Fox
Frankie Miller, for his 1977 album Full House
Teresa Carpio & George Lam, for their 1978 album Teresa Carpio & Lam
Modern Romance, for their 1983 album Party Tonight
Joe Walsh, for his 1983 album You Bought It – You Name It
Miki Matsubara for her 1984 album Blue Eyes
Steve Jones, Ex-Sex Pistol; for his 1987 Solo Album Mercy
Jenni Forbes, for the 1990 film "The Crossing"
Sinéad O'Connor, for her 1992 album Am I Not Your Girl?
Elton John & Bonnie Raitt, for the 1993 album Duets
Ruth Brown, for her 1997 album R+B = Ruth Brown
Etta James, for her 2001 album Blue Gardenia
Diana Krall, for her 2001 album The Look of Love
Jason Donovan, for his 2008 album Let It Be Me
Dex Romweber Duo, from their 2009 album "Ruins of Berlin"

Love Letters - Victor Young

)BOB