Make Believe (Show Boat)

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lyricist:Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:Jerome Kern
publisher:T.B. Harms (in 1927)
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/37812 [info]
referred to in medleys:Selections from "Show boat"
part of:Show Boat (1951 film)
Show Boat: Act I

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1928-01-27Make BelievePaul Whiteman and His Orchestra2:58
1928-01-27Make Believe (Victor matrix BVE41470-5)coverPaul Whiteman and His Orchestra2:55
1928[Mississippi] Show Boat : Medley “Why Do I Love You?” / “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man” / “You Are Love” / “Make Believe” (1928)medleyPaul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra with Mixed Chorus3:55
1928Make Believe (Show Boat, 1928 London cast)Edith Day and Howett Worster3:26
1938-03-09Make BelieveinstrumentalBenny Goodman and His Orchestra2:51
1944-05-29Make BelieveinstrumentalColeman Hawkins’ All American Four4:41
1946-01-23Make BelieveJohnny Guarnieri2:54
1946Make Believe (Show Boat, 1946 Broadway revival cast)Jan Clayton and Charles Fredericks3:59
1947-01-15Medley: I Won't Dance / The Touch of Your Hand / Why Was I Born / All Through the Day / Make Believe / The Song Is for You / All the Things You Arecover and medleyFrank Sinatra17:40
1947-01Make BelieveliveFrank Sinatra & Jane Powell2:37
1949-07-07Make BelievecoverSarah Vaughan with Joe Lipman Orchestra2:42
1951Make Believe (mono)Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel3:32
1951Make Believe (Show Boat, 1951 film cast)Howard Keel with Kathryn Grayson and the MGM Studio Orchestra conducted by Adolph Deutsch3:33
1951Make BelieveKathryn Grayson & Howard Keel4:01
1951Make Believe (from "Showboat")Kathryn Grayson & Howard Keel3:31
1951Make Believe (reprise)Howard Keel1:31
1959-09-18Make Believe (stereo)cover and instrumentalThe Guitar Choir with Bob Brookmeyer and Phil Woods arranged and conducted by John Carisi?:??
1960-12-09Make BelieveinstrumentalKenny Dorham5:49
1963-06-30Make Believe (live, 1963-06-30: Tivoli, Copenhagen, Denmark)liveJoséphine Baker3:14
1964-08Only Make BelieveinstrumentalErroll Garner2:16
1977-03-13Make Believe (live, 1977-03-13: Palladium, London, United Kingdom)livePeggy Lee3:11
1993Make BelieveJanis Kelly, National Symphony Orchestra, John Owen Edwards5:52
1996-06-26Only Make BelieveinstrumentalGene DiNovi meets Spike Robinson5:00
1996-12-01Make BelievePaul and His Gang3:22
1996-12-22Make BelieveinstrumentalJim Rotondi Quintet5:03
1998-11-24 – 1998-11-25Make BelievecoverFranz Koglmann8:35
Make believeGlenn Miller2:00
Make BelieveBenny Goodman2:51
Make BelievecoverBarbra Streisand2:41
Make BelieveKathryn Grayson and Howard Keel3:29
Make BelieveBarbara Cook & John Raitt3:08
Make BelieveinstrumentalThe Romantic Strings and Orchestra3:13
Make BelieveGlenn Miller2:04
Make BelievecoverRoger Whittaker3:26
Make BelieveJerome Kern4:53
Make Believe (Show Boat, 1962 studio cast)Jerome Kern3:07
Make BelievePeggy Lee2:04
Make BelieveKathryn Grayson & Howard Keel3:31
Make BelieveMonty Alexander4:47
Make BelieveinstrumentalArt Tatum2:10
Make BelieveKathryn Grayson with Howard Keel4:26
Make BelieveFrank Sinatra2:16
Make BelieveHarry Secombe2:45
Make BelieveSt. Vincent2:47
Make BelieveJerome Kern4:14
Make BelieveJerome Kern4:01
Make BelievePaul Whiteman & His Orchestra2:55
Make BelievePaul Whiteman and His Orchestra?:??
Make BelieveFrank Sinatra & Jane Powell2:38
Make BelieveFrank Sinatra2:15
Make BelieveFrank Sinatra & Jane Powell2:38
Make BelieveFrank Sinatra & Jane Powell2:38
Make BelieveFrank Sinatra2:15
Make BelieveFrank Sinatra2:18
Make BelieveFrank Sinatra2:13
Make BelieveFrank Sinatra2:38
Make Believe (mx. VP 1150)Frankie Carle?:??
Make BelieveDoug LaBrecque & Terri Hansen4:37
Make BelieveBix Beiderbecke2:53
Make BelievecoverSarah Vaughan2:38
Make BelievecoverSarah Vaughan2:43
Make BelievecoverSarah Vaughan2:42
Make BelievecoverSarah Vaughan with Joe Lipman & His Orchestra2:42
Make BelievecoverLou Lanza5:30
Make BelieveFrankie Carle2:29
Make Believe (mono)Barbra Streisand2:40
Make BelieveThe Chicago Musical Revue5:34
Make BelieveinstrumentalArt Tatum2:11
Make BelievecoverElvis Presley1:23
Make BelieveBenny Goodman and His Orchestra2:51
Make BelieveBenny Goodman and His Orchestra?:??
Make BelieveBenny Goodman and His Orchestra2:53
Make BelieveGlenn Miller2:01
Make BelieveBenny Goodman2:48
Make BelieveBenny Goodman2:49
Make BelieveGlenn Miller & His Orchestra?:??
Make BelievecoverElvis?:??
Make BelieveBenny Goodman2:48
Make BelieveBenny Goodman2:51
Make BelieveBenny Goodman2:51
Make BelieveBenny Goodman2:49
Make BelieveBenny Goodman?:??
Make BelievecoverTony Bennett with Bill Charlap2:21
Make BelieveConnie Haines3:44
Make BelieveKathryn Grayson & Howard Keel3:32
Make Believe (Foxtrot)Jerome Kern2:20
Make Believe (reprise)Jerome Kern3:43
Make Believe (Show Boat)instrumentalRuben Piirainen4:34
Make Believe (You Are Glad When You Are Sorry)coverSarah Vaughan with Joe Lipman & His Orchestra2:43
Make Believe (You Are Glad When You’re Sorry)coverSarah Vaughan2:43
Make Believe, From "Showboat"instrumentalThe Romantic Strings and Orchestra3:17
Make-BelieveinstrumentalAndré Previn3:59
Make‐Believe (live)liveThe Glenn Miller Orchestra2:03
Show Boat: “Make Believe”Jerry Hadley, Frederica von Stade, London Sinfonietta, John McGlinn4:14
Show Boat: Introduction / Make Believe / You Are Loveinstrumental and medleyLondon Promenade Orchestra5:40
Show Boat: Make BelieveJason Howard3:41
Show Boat: Make Believe (Magnolia, Ravenall)Mary Ellen Pracht, Richard Fredricks3:20
Showboat MedleymedleyHoward Keel6:47
Showboat Medley: Ol’ Man River / Make Believe / Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man / Bill / You Are Lovecover, instrumental and medleyFrank Chacksfield and His Orchestra and Chorus8:13
Showboat Medley: Ol’ Man River / Make Believe / Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man / Bill / You Are LovemedleyFrank Chacksfield and His Orchestra and Chorus8:13
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