164. Lover, Come Back To Me! (1928)
lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II
music: Sigmund Romberg
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1944 | MT | 170 | Complete Commodore v.2 | 18 | 3’20” |
(Eddie Heywood smaller band)
The sky was blue
And high above
The moon was new
And so was love
This eager heart of mine was singing
Lover where can you be
You came at last
Love had its day
That day is past
You’ve gone away
This aching heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to me!When I remember every little thing
You used to do
I’m so lonely
Every road I walk along
I walk along with you
No wonder I am lonely
The sky is blue
The night is cold
The moon is new
But love is old
And while I’m waiting here
This heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to me!When I remember every little thing
You used to do
I grow lonely
Every road I walk along
I walk along with you
No wonder I am lonelyThe sky is blue
The night is cold
The moon is new
But love is old
And while I’m waiting here
This heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to me!
2nd version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1944 | AT | 170a | Complete Commodore v.2 | 21 | 3’17” |
(smaller band)
The sky was blue
And high above
The moon was new
And so was love
This eager heart of mine was singing
Lover where can you be
You came at last
Love had its day
That day is past
You’ve gone away
This aching heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to me!When I remember every little thing
You used to do
I’m so lonely
Every road I walk along
I walk along with you
No wonder I am lonely
The sky is blue
The night is cold
The moon is new
But love is old
And while I’m waiting here
This heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to me!When I remember every little thing
You used to do
I grow lonely
Every road I walk along
I walk along with you
No wonder I am lonelyThe sky is blue
The night is cold
The moon is new
But love is old
And while I’m waiting here
This heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to me!
3rd version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1944 | MT | 174 | Complete Commodore v.2 | 14 | 3’23” |
(larger band)
The sky was blue
And high above
The moon was new
And so was love
This eager heart of mine was singing
Lover where can you be
You came at last
Love had its day
That day is past
You’ve gone away
This aching heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to me!When I remember every little thing
You used to do
I’m so lonely
Every road I walk along
I walk along with you
No wonder I am lonely
The sky is blue
The night is cold
The moon is new
But love is old
And while I’m waiting here
This heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to me!When I remember every little thing
You used to do
I grow lonely
Every road I walk along
I walk along with you
No wonder I am so lonelySky is blue
Night is cold
The moon is new
But love is old
And while I’m waiting here
This heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to me!
4th version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1944 | AT | 174a | Complete Commodore v.2 | 15 | 3’13” |
(larger band)
The sky was blue
And high above
The moon was new
And so was love
This eager heart of mine was singing
Lover where can you be
You came at last
Love had its day
That day is past
You’ve gone away
This aching heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to me!When I remember every little thing
You used to do
I’m so lonely
Every road I walk along
I walk along with you
No wonder I am lonely
The sky is blue
The night is cold
The moon is new
But love is old
And while I’m waiting here
This heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to me!When I remember every little thing
You used to do
I’m so lonely
Every road I walk along
I walk along with you
No wonder I am (so) lonelySky is blue
Night is cold
The moon is new
But love is old
And while I’m waiting here
This lonely heart is singing
Lover come back to me!5th version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1951 | LR | 74 | Perfect Complete Collection v.4 | 6 | 2’20” |
The sky is blue
And high above
The moon is new
And so is love
This eager heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to meThe sky is blue
The night is cold
The moon is new
But love is old
This aching heart of mine is saying
Lover where can you beWhen I remember every little thing
You used to do
I grow lonely
Every road I walk along
I walk along with you
No wonder I am lonelyThe sky is blue
And high above
The moon is new
But love is old
And while I’m waiting here
This heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to meWhen I remember every little thing
You used to do
I grow lonely
Every road I walk along
I walk along with you
No wonder I am lonelyThe sky is blue
And high above
The moon is new
But love is old
And while I’m waiting here
This heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to me
6th version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1951 | LR | 86 | Perfect Complete Collection v.4 | 18 | 2’36” |
The sky is blue
And high above
The moon is new
And so is love
This eager heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to meThe sky is blue
The night is cold
The moon is new
But love is old
This aching heart of mine is saying
Lover where can you beWhen I remember every little thing
You used to do
I grow lonely
Every road I walk along
I walk along with you
No wonder I am lonelyThe sky is blue
The night is cold
The moon is new
But love is old
And while I’m waiting here
This heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to meWhen I remember every little thing
You used to do
I grow lonely
Every road I walk along
I walk along with you
No wonder I am lonelyThe sky is blue
And high above
The moon is new
But love is old
And while I’m waiting here
This heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to me
7th version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1952 | MT | 235 | Complete on Verve v.2 | 10 | 3’35” |
The sky was blue
And high above
The moon was new
And so was love
This eager heart of mine was singing
Lover where can you be
You came at last
Love had its day
That day is past
You’ve gone away
This aching heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to meWhen I remember every little thing
You used to do
I’m so lonely
Every road I walk along
I walk along with you
No wonder I am lonely
The sky is blue
The night is cold
The moon is new
Love is old
While I’m waiting here
This heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to me(bridge)
When I remember every little thing
You used to do
I grow lonely
Every road I walk along
I walk along with you
No wonder I am lonely
The sky is blue
The night is cold
The moon is new
But love is old
While I’m waiting here
This heart of mine is singing
Lover,
Come back to me
8th version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1952 | LR | 96 | Perfect Complete Collection v.5 | 5 | 1’45” |
The sky is blue
And high above
The moon is new
And so is love
This eager heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to meThe sky is blue
The night is cold
The moon is new
But love is old
This aching heart of mine is saying
Lover where can you beWhen I remember every little thing
You used to do
I grow lonely
Every road I walk along
I walk along with you
No wonder I am lonelyThe sky is blue
And high above
The moon is new
But love is old
And while I’m waiting here
This heart of mine is singingLover,
Come back to me
9th version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1954 | LR | 109 | Perfect Complete Collection v.6 | 4 | 3’00” |
The sky is blue
And high above
The moon is new
And so is love
This eager heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to meThe sky is blue
The night is cold
The moon is new
But love is old
This aching heart of mine is saying
Lover where can you beWhen I remember every little thing
You used to do
I grow lonely
Every road I walk along
I walk along with you
No wonder I am lonelyThe sky is blue
And high above
The moon is new
But love is old
And while I’m waiting here
This heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to me(bridge and German comments)
(applauses)
10th version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1954 | LR | 126 | Complete on Verve v.3 | 1 | 6’46” |
The sky is blue
And high above
The moon is new
And so is love
This eager heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to meThe sky is blue
The night is cold
The moon is new
But love is old
This aching heart of mine is saying
Lover where can you beWhen I remember every little thing
You used to do
I grow lonely
Every road I walk along
I walk along with you
No wonder I am lonelyThe sky is blue
And high above
The moon is new
But love is old
And while I’m waiting here
This heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to me(very long bridge, 4 min!)
The sky is blue
And high above
The moon is new
And so is love
This eager heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to meThe sky is blue
The night is cold
The moon is new
But love is old
This aching heart of mine is saying
Lover where can you beWhen I remember every little thing
You used to do
I grow lonely
Every road I walk along
I walk along with you
No wonder I am lonelyThe sky is blue
And high above
The moon is new
But love is old
And while I’m waiting here
This heart of mine is singing
Lover,
Come back to me
11th version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1954 | LR | 137 | Perfect Complete Collection v.7 | 19 | 2’09” |
Sky is blue
High above
The moon is new
And so is love
This eager heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to meThe sky is blue
The night is cold
The moon is new
But love is old
This aching heart of mine is saying
Lover where can you beWhen I remember every little thing
You used to do
I grow lonely
Every road I walk along
I walk along with you
No wonder I am lonelyThe sky is blue
And high above
The moon is new
But love is old
And while I’m waiting here
This heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to me
12th version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1957 | LR | 183 | Complete on Verve v.10 | 7 | 2’05” |
The sky is blue
And high above
The moon is new
And so is love
This eager heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to meThe sky is blue
The night is cold
The moon is new
And love is old
This aching heart of mine is saying
Lover where can you beWhen I remember every little thing
You used to do
I grow lonely
Every road I walk along
I walk along with you
No wonder I am lonelyThe sky is blue
And high above
The moon is new
But love is old
And while I’m waiting here
This heart of mine is singing
Lover,
Lover,
Come back to me(Billie thanks the audience)
13th version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1957 | LR | 190 | Billie Holiday At Stratford ’57 | 5 | 2’16” |
The sky is blue
And high above
The moon is new
And so is love
This eager heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to meThe sky is blue
The night is cold
The moon is new
And love is old
This aching heart of mine is saying
Lover where can you beWhen I remember every little thing
You used to do
I grow lonely
Every road I walk along
I walk along with you
No wonder I am lonelyThe sky is blue
And high above
The moon is new
But love is old
And while I’m waiting here
This heart of mine is singing
Lover,
Lover,
Come back to me(applauses, fanfare lady be good)
14th version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1958 | LR | 217 | Private Recording | 2’03” |
Fanfare Oh lady be good
The sky is blue
And high above
The moon is new
And so is love
This eager heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to meThe sky is blue
The night is cold
The moon is new
And love is old
This aching heart of mine is saying
Lover where can you beWhen I remember every little thing
You used to do
I grow lonely
Every road I walk along
I walk along with you
No wonder I am lonelyThe sky is blue
The night is cold
The moon is new
But love is old
And while I’m waiting here
This heart of mine is singing
Lover,
Lover,
Come back to meRight now
(applauses, fanfare lady be good)
15th version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1959 | LR | 229 | Perfect Complete Collection v.12 | 20 | 1’46” |
The sky is blue
And high above
The moon is new
And so is love
This eager heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to meThe sky is blue
The night is cold
The moon is new
And love is old
This aching heart of mine is saying
Lover where can you beWhen I remember every little thing
You used to do
I grow lonely
Every road I walk along
I walk along with you
No wonder I am lonelyThe sky is blue
And high above
The moon is new
But love is old
And while I’m waiting here
This heart of mine is singing
Lover,
Lover,
Come back to me(applauses)
Notes |
First appeared in the show The New Moon