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George C. Cory Jr. (August 3, 1920 [1] – April 11, 1978 [2]) was an American pianist and composer whose most notable work was creating the music of the song "I Left My Heart in San Francisco". His partner, Douglass Cross, wrote the lyrics.
Al Martino - a single release for Capitol Records (1973). [2]Anne Shelton recorded a version for the UK market (1954). [3]Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1954 [4] for use on his radio show and it was subsequently included in the box set The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954-56) issued by Mosaic Records (catalog MD7-245) in 2009.
I Left My Heart in San Francisco" is a popular song, best known as the signature song of Tony Bennett. It was written in late-1953 in Brooklyn, New York , with music by George Cory (1920–1978) and lyrics by Douglass Cross (1920–1975).
In 1970, rock musician Ringo Starr surprised the public by releasing an album of Songbook songs from the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, Sentimental Journey.Reviews were mostly poor or even disdainful, [25] but the album reached number 22 on the US Billboard 200 [26] and number 7 in the UK Albums Chart, [27] with sales of 500,000.
After the release of Journey's Frontiers in early 1983, guitarist Neal Schon decided to pursue another project with vocalist/guitarist Sammy Hagar. Hagar had released his Three Lock Box album in late 1982 and afterwards took a three-month safari vacation in Africa. [3]
"I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head (And Left My Heart Alone)" Single by The Oak Ridge Boys; from the album Bobbie Sue; B-side "Back in Your Arms Again" Released:
I Left My Heart in San Francisco is an album by American singer Tony Bennett, released in 1962 on Columbia Records.The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated October 13, of that year, and remained on the album chart for 149 weeks, peaking at No. 5 [5] and has been certified platinum by the RIAA.
The Allmusic review by Richie Unterberger awarded the album four and a half stars. "How much you like this sort of thing depends almost as much on how much you like the celebrity sleaze-kitsch that the Rat Pack mythology was built upon as you do the trio's estimable vocal abilities," Unterberger states, "But both parts deliver all the all-around entertainment you'd expect."