Luck Be a Lady Tonight
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"Luck Be a Lady" is a song written by Frank Loesser
in 1950 and first performed by Simon Mullins. The song was featured in the musical Guys and Dolls.
The lyrics relate the point of view of a gambler, Sky Masterson who hopes that he will win a bet, the outcome of which will decide whether or not he is able to save his relationship with the girl of his dreams.
Marlon Brando
sang the song in the 1955
film version
.
Jack Jones
recorded it for his 1964 album, Bewitched, arranged by Shorty Rogers.
Later, it became a signature song for Frank Sinatra
, first released on the album Sinatra '65
, rereleased on Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre
. It was released as a duet with Chrissie Hynde
on Duets II
(1994).
The song was also recorded by Barbra Streisand
for her album Back to Broadway
.
Frank Loesser
Frank Henry Loesser was an American songwriter who wrote the lyrics and scores to the Broadway hits Guys and Dolls and How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, among others. He won separate Tony Awards for the music and lyrics in both shows, as well as sharing the Pulitzer Prize for...
in 1950 and first performed by Simon Mullins. The song was featured in the musical Guys and Dolls.
The lyrics relate the point of view of a gambler, Sky Masterson who hopes that he will win a bet, the outcome of which will decide whether or not he is able to save his relationship with the girl of his dreams.
Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando, Jr. was an American movie star and political activist. "Unchallenged as the most important actor in modern American Cinema" according to the St...
sang the song in the 1955
1955 in film
The year 1955 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls, starring Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra, debuts.* June 27 - The last ever Republic serial, King of the Carnival, is released....
film version
Guys and Dolls (film)
Guys and Dolls is a 1955 musical film starring Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra and Vivian Blaine. The film was made by the Samuel Goldwyn Company and distributed by MGM. It was produced by Samuel Goldwyn, and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, who also wrote the screenplay...
.
Jack Jones
Jack Jones (singer)
John Allan "Jack" Jones is an American jazz and pop singer. He was one of the most popular vocalists of the 1960s.-Overview:...
recorded it for his 1964 album, Bewitched, arranged by Shorty Rogers.
Later, it became a signature song for Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
, first released on the album Sinatra '65
Sinatra '65: The Singer Today
Sinatra '65: The Singer Today is a 1965 compilation album by Frank Sinatra.The album is a collection of various singles and sessions, highlighted by the hits "Luck Be a Lady", "Anytime At All", "Somewhere In Your Heart", "Stay With Me", and "Tell Her ." The version of "My Kind of Town" featured...
, rereleased on Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre
Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre
Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre is a series of albums released in 1963 , and released in this box set in 2000.The four discs feature the scores of four popular Broadway musicals of the time, namely Finian's Rainbow , Kiss Me, Kate , South Pacific and Guys and Dolls .-Track listing:Disc One -...
. It was released as a duet with Chrissie Hynde
Chrissie Hynde
Christine Ellen "Chrissie" Hynde is an US musician best known as the leader of the rock/new wave band the Pretenders. She is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist, and has been the only constant member of the band throughout its history.-Early life and career:Hynde is the daughter of a part-time...
on Duets II
Duets II
Duets II is the 58th and last studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra. It was released in 1994, and was the sequel to the previous year's Duets....
(1994).
The song was also recorded by Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand
Barbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, actress, film producer and director. She has won two Academy Awards, eight Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, a Peabody Award, and is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy,...
for her album Back to Broadway
Back to Broadway
Back to Broadway is the twenty-sixth studio album by Barbra Streisand, released in 1993. The album is Streisand's second collection of songs from Broadway musicals, after 1985's The Broadway Album, and peaked at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 189,000 copies in that week, and has been...
.
External links
- [ Allmusic Entry]
- Barbra Streisand Archives: Records/Back To Broadway (1993).