The Nearness of You
| "The Nearness of You" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Glenn Miller | |
| A-side | "The Nearness of You" |
| B-side | "Mister Meadowlark" |
| Published | 1940 by Famous Music |
| Released | 1940 |
| Recorded | April 28, 1940 |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Label | Bluebird |
| Songwriter(s) | Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington |
"The Nearness of You" is a popular song written in 1937 by Hoagy Carmichael (1899–1981), with lyrics by Ned Washington (1901–1976). Intended for an unproduced Paramount Pictures film titled Romance In The Rough, the studio's publishing division Famous Music reregistered and published the song three years later in 1940. It was first recorded by Chick Bullock (1898–1981) and his Orchestra on Vocalion. Despite numerous accounts to the contrary, the song was never scheduled for and does not appear in the production of the 1938 Paramount film Romance in the Dark.
It is also heard in the later 1940 recording "In the Mood" by the famous Glenn Miller (1904–1944) and His Orchestra, with vocals by singer Ray Eberle (1919–1979), and by many others.
The song is also on the Grammy-Award-winning album Come Away with Me, by Norah Jones.