"Love Me or Leave Me" is a popular song written in 1928 by Walter Donaldson with lyrics by

Gus Kahn Gustav Gerson Kahn (November 6, 1886October 8, 1941) was an American lyricist who contributed a number of songs to the Great American Songbook, including " Pretty Baby", " Ain't We Got Fun?", " Carolina in the Morning", " Toot, Toot, Tootsie (G ...

. The song was introduced in the Broadway musical comedy ''

Whoopee! ''Whoopee!'' is a 1928 musical comedy play with a book based on Owen Davis's play, ''The Nervous Wreck.'' The musical libretto was written by William Anthony McGuire, with music by Walter Donaldson and lyrics by Gus Kahn. The musical premiered o ...

'', which opened in December 1928.

Ruth Etting Ruth Etting (November 23, 1896 – September 24, 1978) was an American singer and actress during the 1920s and 1930s, who had over 60 hit recordings and worked in stage, radio, and film. Known as "America's sweetheart of song", her signature tu ...

's performance of the song was so popular that she was also given the song to sing in the play ''Simple Simon'', which opened in February 1930.

Recorded versions

Major recorded versions

The original version of the song, the biggest-selling at the time, was recorded by

on December 17, 1928. It was issued by

Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American reco ...

as catalog number 1680-D, with the flip side "I'm Bringing a Red, Red Rose", another Donaldson/Kahn composition. The song reached #2 on the charts in 1929. Other versions which also enjoyed popularity at this time were by

Guy Lombardo Gaetano Alberto "Guy" Lombardo (June 19, 1902 – November 5, 1977) was a Canadian and American bandleader, violinist, and hydroplane racing, hydroplane racer whose unique "sweet jazz" style remained popular with audiences for nearly five decade ...

's Royal Canadians, with a vocal by Carmen Lombardo (recorded March 20, 1929, released by

Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American reco ...

as catalog number 1782D, with the flip side "I'm Still Caring") and by

Leo Reisman Leo F. Reisman (October 11, 1897 – December 18, 1961) was an American violinist and bandleader in the 1920s and 1930s. Born and reared in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, Inspired by the Russian-American violinist Jascha Heifetz, Reisman st ...

and his orchestra (recorded April 22, 1929, released by

Victor Records The Victor Talking Machine Company was an American recording company and phonograph manufacturer, incorporated in 1901. Victor was an independent enterprise until 1929 when it was purchased by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and became ...

as catalog number 21966A, with the flip side "Sweet Chewaulka, Land of Sleepy Water"). A recording made on December 24, 1947 by

Bing Crosby Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, comedian, entertainer and actor. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwi ...

and

John Scott Trotter John Scott Trotter Jr. (June 14, 1908 – October 29, 1975), also known as "Uncle John", was an American arranger, composer and orchestra leader. Trotter was best known for conducting the John Scott Trotter Orchestra which backed singer and ...

's orchestra was released in 1951 by

Decca Records Decca Records is a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis (Decca), Edward Lewis after his acquisition of a gramophone manufacturer, The Decca Gramophone Company. It set up an American subsidiary under the Decca name, which bec ...

as catalog number 27667. As the song was considered to be one of Etting's biggest hits, its title was chosen for the 1955 biographical movie about her life, in which

Doris Day Doris Day (born Doris Mary Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019) was an American actress and singer. She began her career as a big band singer in 1937, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two No. 1 recordings, "Sentimental Journey ...

played Etting. Day's recording of the song, from the soundtrack, became a major hit for her. The same year,

Sammy Davis Jr. Samuel George Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American singer, actor, comedian, dancer, and musician. At age two, Davis began his career in Vaudeville with his father Sammy Davis Sr. and the Will Mastin Trio, which t ...

and

Lena Horne Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an American singer, actress, dancer and civil rights activist. Horne's career spanned more than seventy years and covered film, television and theatre. Horne joined the chorus of the C ...

also experienced success with their versions of the song. Davis's version was released by

as catalog number 29484, with the flip side " Something's Gotta Give". It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on May 28, 1955 and lasted 12 weeks on the chart. On the Disk Jockey chart, it peaked at #20; on the Best Seller chart, at #12. (However, another source gives the highest position as #9, but lists this as a position for the combined two sides of the record, "Love Me or Leave Me" and "Something's Gotta Give.") Horne's was released by

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as catalog number 20-6073. It reached the Billboard magazine Disk Jockey chart on July 9, 1955, its only week on the chart, at #19. In the

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, it was released 1955 by

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as catalog number B-309 (78rpm) and 7M-309 (45rpm),. Both releases were with the flip side "I Love To Love". Singer/pianist/songwriter

Nina Simone Nina Simone ( ; born Eunice Kathleen Waymon; February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003) was an American singer, pianist, songwriter, and civil rights activist. Her music spanned styles including classical, folk, gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, and po ...

also recorded the song on her debut album '' Little Girl Blue'' (1958) and '' Let It All Out'' (1966). The version was released as a single in 1959 by

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as catalog number 11021 and by

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as catalog number A-8008, with the flip side " I Loves You Porgy". It includes a solo in the style of J.S. Bach's Inventions.

Ella Fitzgerald Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April25, 1917June15, 1996) was an American singer, songwriter and composer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phra ...

included her rendition on her 1962

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release '' Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson'' which won a

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in 1963.

Other recorded versions

*The Badgers (released by Broadway Records as catalog number 1285, with the flip side "Rainbow Man") * Earl Burtnett's Biltmore Trio (recorded April 1, 1929, released by

Brunswick Records Brunswick Records is an American record label founded in 1916. History 1916–1929 Records under the Brunswick label were first produced by the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company, a company based in Dubuque, Iowa which had been manufacturing ...

as catalog number 4336, with the flip side " A Garden in the Rain") * Chick Endor with Leonard Joy (recorded March 20, 1929, released by

as catalog number 21922, with the flip side "Good Little, Bad Little You") *

Sammy Fain Sammy Fain (born Samuel E. Feinberg; June 17, 1902 – December 6, 1989) was an American composer of popular music. In the 1920s and early 1930s, he contributed numerous songs that form part of The Great American Songbook, and to Broadway theatr ...

(recorded February 6, 1929, released by

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as catalog number 843-H, with the flip side "Wedding Bells") *Virginia Lee (recorded February 16, 1929, released by

Gennett Records Gennett Records () was an American record company and label in Richmond, Indiana, United States, which flourished in the 1920s and produced the Gennett, Starr, Champion, Superior, and Van Speaking labels. The company also produced some Supertone, ...

as catalog number 6773, with the flip side "That's the Good Old Sunny South") * Majestic Dance Orchestra (H. Salter, leader) (vocal: A. Lawrence; recorded April 1929, released by

Pathé Records Pathé Records was an international record company and label and producer of phonographs, based in France, and active from the 1890s through the 1930s. Early years The Pathé record business was founded by brothers Charles and Émile Pathé, ...

as catalog number 36978 and by

Perfect Records Perfect Records was a United States–based record label, founded in 1922 by Pathé Records to produce cheap 78 rpm discs. From the start, Perfect Records sold well. The Pathé and Perfect labels were part of the merger that created the Americ ...

as catalog number 15159, both with the flip side "I'm Just a Vagabond Lover") *

Bob Haring Bob Haring (August 21, 1895 – February 18, 1975) was an American popular music bandleader of the 1920s and early 1930s. Biography Haring began recording as the music director of the then-new Cameo Records label beginning in 1922 under a plethora ...

and his orchestra (recorded April 15, 1929, released by

as catalog number 4342, with the flip side "My Sin") *

Jimmie Noone James "Jimmie" Noone (April 23, 1895 – April 19, 1944) was an American jazz clarinetist and bandleader. After beginning his career in New Orleans, he led Jimmie Noone's Apex Club Orchestra, a Chicago band that recorded for Vocalion and Decca ...

's Apex Club Orchestra (recorded April 27, 1929, released by

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as catalog number 2254 and by

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as catalog number 1272, both with the flip side "Wake Up, Chill'un, Wake Up") * John Vincent's Californians (recorded June 3, 1929, released by Conqueror Records as catalog number 7369, with the flip side "

Ol' Man River "Ol' Man River" is a show tune from the 1927 musical '' Show Boat'' with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, who wrote the song in 1925. The song contrasts the struggles and hardships of African Americans with the endless, ...

") * Lee Sims (

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solo; recorded June 1929, released by

as catalog number 4422, with the flip side " Lover, Come Back to Me!") *

Sam Lanin Samuel Charles Lanin (September 4, 1891 – May 5, 1977) was an American jazz bandleader. Lanin's brothers, Howard and Lester, were also bandleaders, and all of them had sustained careers in music. Lanin was one of ten children born to Benjamin ...

's Dance Orchestra (recorded June 3, 1929, released by

Banner Records Banner Records was an American record company and label in the 1920s and 1930s. It was created primarily for the S.S. Kresge Company, though it was employed as a budget label in other discount stores. History Banner was formed in January 1922 as ...

as catalog number 6410, with the flip side "Sure Enough Blues", and by Domino Records (1924) as catalog number 4350 and Regal Records as catalog number 8805, both with the flip side "

"; also released under the name Miami Society Orchestra by Oriole Records as catalog number 1604, with the flip side "Not for a Day but Forever" and by Jewel Records as catalog number 5628, with the flip side "Sure Enough Blues"; also released under the name Mills Merry Makers by Lincoln Records as catalog number 3168 and by

Romeo Records Romeo Records was an American jazz record label that started in 1926 as a subsidiary of Cameo Records. The discs were sold exclusively at S. H. Kress & Co. department stores and retailed for 25 cents each. In 1931 Romeo was acquired by the Ameri ...

as catalog number 943, both with the flip side "I'm Lonely Since You Went Away") *

Thomas "Fats" Waller Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller (May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943) was an American jazz pianist, organist, composer, and singer. His innovations in the Harlem stride (music), stride style laid much of the basis for modern jazz piano. A widel ...

(

solo; recorded August 2, 1929, released by

Bluebird Records Bluebird Records is an American record label best known for its low-cost releases, primarily of children's music, blues, jazz and swing in the 1930s and 1940s. Bluebird was founded in 1932 as a lower-priced subsidiary label of RCA Victor. Bluebi ...

as catalog number 10263, with the flip side "Valentine Stomp" and by

as catalog number 22092, with the flip side " I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling") *

Benny Goodman Benjamin David Goodman (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) was an American clarinetist and bandleader, known as the "King of Swing". His orchestra did well commercially. From 1936 until the mid-1940s, Goodman led one of the most popular swing bi ...

and his orchestra (recorded December 18, 1933, released by

Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American reco ...

as catalog number 2871-D, with the flip side "Why Couldn't It Be Poor Little Me?"; re-recorded August 21, 1936, released by

as catalog number 25406, with the flip side " Exactly Like You") * Bill Staffon and his orchestra (recorded August 1, 1935, released by

as catalog number 6082, with the flip side "White Star of Sigma Nu") * Dixieland Swingsters (recorded August 2, 1937, released by

as catalog number 7160, with the flip side "Fiddleobia") * Edgar Hayes Quintet (recorded September 7, 1937, released by

as catalog number 1444, with the flip side "

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") *

Teddy Grace Teddy Grace (born Stella Gloria Crowson, June 26, 1905 – January 4, 1992)
- accessed July 2010 was an American fema ...

(recorded September 1, 1938, released by

as catalog number 2050B, with the flip side "Crazy Blues") *

Billie Holiday Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday made significant contributions to jazz music and pop ...

(recorded August 7, 1941, released by

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as catalog number 6369, with the flip side "Jim") * Henry Levin's Dixieland Octet (recorded August 11, 1941, released by

as catalog number 11278, with the flip side " All Alone") *

Eddie Heywood Edward Heywood Jr. (December 4, 1915 – January 3, 1989) was an American jazz pianist and composer particularly active in the 1940s and 1950s. Biography Heywood was born in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. His father, Eddie Heywood Sr., was a ...

and his orchestra (recorded February 26, 1944, released by

Commodore Records Commodore Records was an American independent record label known for producing Dixieland jazz and Swing music, swing. It is also remembered for releasing Billie Holiday's hit "Strange Fruit". History Commodore Records was founded in the spring o ...

as catalog numbers 577A and 7524, both with the flip side "I Can't Believe that You're in Love with Me") *

Frances Langford Julia Frances Newbern-Langford (April 4, 1913 – July 11, 2005) was an American singer and actress who was popular during the Golden Age of Radio and made film and television appearances for over two decades. She was known as the "GI Nightinga ...

with Earle Hogen (recorded June 1946, released by

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as catalog number 3029B, with the flip side "That Wonderful Worrisome Feeling") * Mel and Stan (recorded September 1947, released by

Majestic Records Majestic Records was a mid-20th century record label based in New York City, incorporated in 1945 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Majestic Radio & Television. The label enjoyed its greatest commercial success in the 1940s until expansion and sup ...

as catalog number 11030, with the flip side "Mother's Only Sleeping") *

Hazel Scott Hazel Dorothy Scott (June 11, 1920 – October 2, 1981) was a Trinidadian jazz and classical pianist and singer. An outspoken critic of racial discrimination and segregation, she used her influence to improve the representation of Black America ...

(recorded October 1947, released by

Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American reco ...

as catalog number 37996, with the flip side "Soon") * Pat Flowers (released by

as catalog number 20-2930, with the flip side "Shoe Shine Shuffle") *

Ted Weems Wilfred Theodore Wemyes (September 26, 1901 – May 6, 1963), known professionally as Ted Weems, was an American bandleader and musician. Weems's work in music was recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Biography Born in Pitcai ...

and his orchestra (vocal: Snooky Lanson; recorded March 1949, released by

as catalog number 5305, with the flip side "Sleepy Hollow") *

Anita O'Day Anita Belle Colton (October 18, 1919 – November 23, 2006), known professionally as Anita O'Day, was an American jazz singer and self-proclaimed “song stylist” widely admired for her sense of rhythm and dynamics, and her early big band appe ...

recorded a version with the

Oscar Peterson Oscar Emmanuel Peterson (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. As a virtuoso who is considered to be one of the greatest Jazz piano, jazz pianists of all time, Peterson released more than 200 recordin ...

Quartet on January 31, 1957 as part of the album Anita Sings the Most. Released by

* Jimmie Osborne (released in 1951 by King Records as catalog number 1012, with the flip side "It's Me Who Has To Suffer") *

Erroll Garner Erroll Louis Garner (June 15, 1921 – January 2, 1977) was an American jazz pianist and composer known for his swing playing and ballads. His instrumental ballad "Misty", his best-known composition, has become a jazz standard. It was first re ...

(

solo; recorded February 29, 1952, released by

Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American reco ...

as catalog number 39749, with the flip side "With Every Breath I Take") *

Ella Mae Morse Ella Mae Morse (September 12, 1924 – October 16, 1999) was an American singer of popular music whose 1940s and 1950s recordings mixing jazz, blues, and country styles influenced the development of rock and roll. Her 1942 recording of " Cow-Co ...

(released by

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in 1952 as catalog number 1922, with the flip side "Blacksmith Blues") *

Gerry Mulligan Gerald Joseph Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996), also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, pianist, composer and arranger. Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonists—playing t ...

recorded a version with

Chet Baker Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. He is known for major innovations in cool jazz that led him to be nicknamed the "Prince of Cool". Baker earned much attention and ...

in 1953 released by Pacific Jazz *

Peggy Lee Norma Deloris Egstrom (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, and actress whose career spanned seven decades. From her beginning as a vocalist on local r ...

recorded a version on her album '' Black Coffee'' (1953). *

Cal Tjader Callen Radcliffe Tjader Jr. ( ; July 16, 1925 – May 5, 1982) was an American Latin Jazz musician, often described as the most successful non-Latino Latin music (genre), Latin musician. He explored other jazz idioms, especially small group mod ...

(recorded October 21, 1953, released by

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as catalog number 1117, with the flip side "

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") *

recorded the song in 1955 for use on his

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and it was subsequently included in the box set ''The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954-56)'' issued by

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(catalog MD7-245) in 2009. *

Les Elgart Lester Elliott Elgart (August 3, 1917 – July 29, 1995) was an American swing jazz bandleader and trumpeter. Early years Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Elgart grew up in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey with his brother Larry. They were exposed ...

and his orchestra (released by

Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American reco ...

as catalog number 40525, with the flip side "When Yuba Plays the Rhumba on the Tuba") *

Billy Eckstine William Clarence Eckstine (July 8, 1914 – March 8, 1993) was an American jazz and pop singer and a bandleader during the swing and bebop eras. He was noted for his rich, almost operatic bass-baritone voice. In 2019, Eckstine was posthumously a ...

(released in 1955 by

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as catalog number 11984, with the flip side " Only You") *

Lester Young Lester Willis Young (August 27, 1909 – March 15, 1959), nicknamed "Pres" or "Prez", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and occasional clarinetist. Coming to prominence while a member of Count Basie's orchestra, Young was one of the most i ...

- recorded January 13, 1956, with

Teddy Wilson Theodore Shaw Wilson (November 24, 1912 – July 31, 1986) was an American jazz pianist. Described by critic Scott Yanow as "the definitive Swing music, swing pianist", Wilson's piano style was gentle, elegant, and virtuosic. His style was high ...

, and released by

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in 1959 on '' Pres and Teddy''. *

Perry Como Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como (; May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an American singer, actor, and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century, he recorded exclusively for RCA Victor for 44 years, from 1943 until 1987 ...

(released by

in 1957 as catalog number 20-2662, with the flip side " What'll I Do?") *

Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th century music, 20th-century music. Davis ado ...

(released on his 1957 album ''

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'') *

Sarah Vaughan Sarah Lois Vaughan (, March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer and pianist. Nicknamed "Sassy" and "List of nicknames of jazz musicians, The Divine One", she won two Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, ...

with Ted Dale Orchestra (released by Musicraft Records as catalog number 539, with the flip side "Gentleman Friend") *The Youth (released 1969 by Deram Records (

) as catalog number 226, with the flip side "Meadow of My Love " * Chuck Penny (released by Tops in Music Records in 1972 as catalog number 109, with the flip side "Gimme, Gimme All the Time" *

Elkie Brooks Elkie Brooks (born Elaine Bookbinder; 25 February 1945) is an English Rock music, rock, blues and jazz singer. She was a vocalist with the bands Dada and Vinegar Joe (band), Vinegar Joe, and later became a solo artist. She gained her biggest su ...

(released 1984 on ''

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'') * In 1986

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recording artist

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recorded a version for her album Kate Ceberano and her Septet. * Der Herr Kam Über Sie - Love Me Or Leave Me (7") (1986) * Robert Palmer - "Ridin' High" (1992) *

Bryan Ferry Bryan Ferry (born 26 September 1945) is an English singer and songwriter. He became known as the frontman of the band Roxy Music and also launched a solo career. His voice has been described as an "elegant, seductive croon". He also established ...

(released on '' As Time Goes By'' October 25, 1999) *

June Christy June Christy (born Shirley Luster; November 20, 1925 – June 21, 1990) was an American singer, known for her work in the cool jazz genre and for her silky smooth vocals. Her success as a singer began with The Stan Kenton Orchestra. She pursued ...

- ''A Friendly Session, Vol. 3'' (2000) with the Johnny Guarnieri Quintet * Sue Raney - ''Sue Raney Vol.2'' (2004) *

Jane Monheit Jane Monheit (born November 3, 1977"Jane Monheit." ''Contemporary Musicians''. Vol. 33. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2001. Retrieved via ''Biography in Context'' database, 2017-05-07.) is an American jazz and traditional pop singer. Early life Mo ...

recorded a version on her 2004 album '' Taking a Chance on Love''. *

Olivia Newton-John Dame Olivia Newton-John (26 September 1948 – 8 August 2022) was a British and Australian singer and actress. With over 100 million records sold, Newton-John was one of the List of best-selling music artists#100 million to 119 million record ...

on her 2004 album '' Indigo: Women of Song''. *

Cliff Richard Sir Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940) is a British singer and actor. He has total sales of over 21.5 million singles in the United Kingdom and, as of 2012, was the third-top-selling artist in UK Singles Chart histo ...

- '' Bold As Brass'' (2010) * Johnny Dankworth - ''Too Cool For The Blues'' (2010) *

Rod Stewart Sir Roderick David Stewart (born 10 January 1945) is a British singer and songwriter. Known for his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart is among the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling music artists of all time, having sold ...

- ''Fly Me To The Moon ... The Great American Songbook - Volume V'' (2010) *

Three Days Grace Three Days Grace is a Canadian Rock music, rock band formed in Asphodel–Norwood, Norwood, Ontario, in 1992 originally as Groundswell. Groundswell played in various local Norwood backyard parties and area establishments before disbanding in 1 ...

recorded a hard rock version on their 2018 album '' Outsider'' * Jens Jacob Tychsen - plays/sings Love Me or Leave Me as character Edward Weyse in an episode of the Danish drama comedy series Badehotellet (English: Seaside Hotel)

References

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