Taking a Chance on Love
E887458
"Taking a Chance on Love" is a popular standard from the 1940 Broadway musical *Cabin in the Sky*, widely recognized for its enduring place in the Great American Songbook.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taking a Chance on Love canonical | 2 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
popular standard
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedWithBroadwayProduction | Cabin in the Sky GENERATED ⓘ |
| composer | Vernon Duke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstPerformanceIn | Cabin in the Sky (1940 Broadway musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz standard
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ |
| hasEnduringStatus | standard in the Great American Songbook ⓘ |
| hasMusicalForm | 32-bar AABA form ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | swing ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
optimism in love
ⓘ
romantic risk ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
John La Touche
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ted Fetter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalPremiereYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Benny Goodman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ella Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ Ethel Waters NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Sinatra NERFINISHED ⓘ Lena Horne NERFINISHED ⓘ Nat King Cole NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Great American Songbook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfMusical | Cabin in the Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1940s ⓘ |
| title | Taking a Chance on Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation | voice and jazz ensemble ⓘ |
| typicalTempo | medium swing ⓘ |
| usedInFilm | Cabin in the Sky (1943 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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