"Serenade in Blue" is a 1942 big band song composed by Harry Warren, with lyrics written by Mack Gordon. It was introduced in the 1942 film Orchestra Wives by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, sung by Lynn Bari in the film but dubbed by Pat Friday.
Background Glenn Miller and His Orchestra were the first to record and release the song in 1942. They released the song as an RCA Victor 78, 27935-A, which peaked at #2 on the Billboard pop singles chart.Song artist 6 - Glenn Miller.
The RCA Victor recording by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra featured vocalist Ray Eberle with backing vocals by The Modernaires.Serenade in Blue. Second Hand Songs. This record was the year's eleventh-best selling recording in the United States according to Billboard magazine, after having spent fifteen weeks on the Billboard charts."The Year's Top Recordings". The Billboard. 55 (1): 27. January 2, 1943.
Notable recordings The first recording and release of the song by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (with vocal refrain by Ray Eberle and The Modernaires). It was recorded in Chicago on May 20, 1942 and was released by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra on RCA Victor Records as a 78 single, catalogue number 27935A, reaching #2 on the Billboard charts. Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra with Guest Vocalist Martha Tilton, 1942 Tex Beneke with the Glenn Miller Orchestra Harry James, 1952 Ray Anthony, 1954 Al Caiola Vic Damone (1954) Doris Day - Doris Day's Sentimental Journey (1964) Billy Eckstine Big Band (April 21, 1947) David Rose and his Orchestra, 1948 Dinah Shore Stan Getz - West Coast Jazz (1955) Jackie Gleason - Body and Soul (1995) Benny Goodman - Benny Goodman and His Great Vocalists, Dick Haymes on vocals, Legacy/Columbia, 1995 Dexter Gordon - Landslide (1962) Charlie Mingus, 1956 Lou Levy Trio in 1955 Gloria Lynne Oscar Peterson Trio - Plays Harry Warren (1954), Pastel Moods (1956) Charlie Barnet, 1956 Jerry Gray, 1958 André Previn and David Rose - Like Blue (1960) Frank Sinatra - Sinatra and Swingin' Brass (1962)
Popular culture Brad Kane (dubbing Danny Strong) and Royal Crown Revue in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode Superstar (2000).
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