Where Are You? (1937 song)

"Where Are You?" is a popular song composed by Jimmy McHugh, with lyrics by Harold Adamson. The song was written for the 1937 film Top of the Town and was originally performed by Gertrude Niesen.^[1] Niesen also made a commercial recording of the song for Brunswick Records and this was popular.^[2]

Where Are You?
by Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson
Genre	Traditional Pop
Premiere
Date	18 April 1937 (1937-04-18)
Performers	Gertrude Niesen

"Where Are You?" has been recorded by many performers.

Notable versions

• Mildred Bailey - very popular in 1937^[3] – this version is a crucial piece of music in Love Streams, a 1984 American film by John Cassavetes
• Adelaide Hall's recording of the song reached #28 in the U.K. singles chart in December 1941.
• Arthur Tracy Decca F. 6465 (1937).^[4]
• Connee Boswell - recorded February 15, 1937 for Decca Records (catalog No. 1160).^[5]
• The Hi-Lo's – Listen! (1954).^[6]
• Chris Connor – Chris Connor (1956)^[7]
• Vera Lynn - for her album If I Am Dreaming (1956).^[8]
• Patti Page - Page 3 - A Collection of Her Most Famous Songs (1957).^[9]
• Frank Sinatra – Where Are You? (1957)^[10]
• Ben Webster – Soulville (1957)^[11]
• Kenny Dorham – This Is the Moment! (1958)^[12]
• Jaye P. Morgan - Just You, Just Me (1958).^[13]
• Johnny Mathis - Faithfully (1959)^[14]
• Shirley Bassey - Shirley Bassey (1961)^[15]
• Dexter Gordon – Go (1962)^[16]
• Sonny Rollins – The Bridge (1962)^[17]
• Dinah Washington – Dinah '62 (1962).^[18]
• Aretha Franklin – Laughing on the Outside (1963)^[19]
• Bill Henderson with the Oscar Peterson Trio – Bill Henderson with the Oscar Peterson Trio (1963)^[20]
• Brenda Lee – ..."Let Me Sing" (1963)^[21]
• Julie London – Love on the Rocks (1963)^[22]
• Vikki Carr Discovery! Miss Vikki Carr (1964).^[23]
• Arthur Prysock – Arthur Prysock and Count Basie (1965)
• Ella Fitzgerald – 30 by Ella (1968)^[24]
• Mal Waldron – Where Are You? (1989)^[25]
• Vic Damone - Signature Collection Vol.1 (2000)
• Kurt Elling – Nightmoves (2007)^[26]
• Bob Dylan – Shadows in the Night (2015)^[27]
• Ahmad Jamal - Chicago Revisited: Live at Joe Segal's Jazz Showcase (1992)^[28]