You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me

"You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me" is a 1930 popular song. The credits list music and lyrics as written by Sammy Fain,[1] Irving Kahal, and Pierre Norman. Since Fain was primarily a music writer and Kahal a lyricist, it may be assumed that the music was by Fain and lyrics were by Kahal, with Norman's contribution uncertain.

"You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me"
Song
Songwriter(s)Sammy Fain
Irving Kahal
Pierre Norman

The song was introduced in the movie The Big Pond (1930) by Maurice Chevalier[1][2] who also made a successful recording of it the same year. Other hit recordings in 1930 were by Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra (with a vocal by Bing Crosby), and the High Hatters.[3]

In Britain, the song was covered by Bob and Alf Pearson.[4]

The song has been used in other movies, including Monkey Business (1931),[2] where the Marx Brothers[2] steal Chevalier's passport and sing this song to try to prove they are Chevalier as they attempt to pass through US Customs.[5] The song is a well-known standard, recorded by many artists, though Chevalier's versions (in English and French) and Frank Sinatra's version are best known.

The song was referenced in the 1963 comedy A New Kind of Love, starring Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, and featuring Chevalier playing himself.

Recorded versions

References
  1. Stephen Holden (1989-12-07). "Sammy Fain, 87, Prolific Composer of Pop Ballads". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
  2. Hal Erickson. "Sammy Fain's Allmovie bio". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 615. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  4. "78 RPM - Bob And Alf Pearson - Livin' In The Sunlight - Lovin' In The Moonlight / You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me - Broadcast - UK - 641". 45worlds. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  5. Edwin M. Bradley (2004). The First Hollywood Musicals: A Critical Filmography of 171 Features, 1927 Through 1932. McFarland. p. 305. ISBN 978-0-7864-2029-2.
  6. "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  7. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 212. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  8. "45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  9. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 437. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  10. "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
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