(Love Is) The Tender Trap

"(Love Is) The Tender Trap"
Song by Debbie Reynolds and Frank Sinatra
from the album The Tender Trap
B-side	"Canoodlin' Rag"
Released	1955 (1955)
Genre	Traditional pop, big band
Label	MGM
Songwriter(s)	Sammy Cahn
Composer(s)	Jimmy Van Heusen

"(Love Is) The Tender Trap" is a popular song composed by Jimmy Van Heusen, with lyrics by Sammy Cahn.[1]

It was written for the 1955 film The Tender Trap, where it was introduced by Debbie Reynolds and Frank Sinatra, who each sing the song separately.[1] It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, but lost to "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" from the film of the same name.[1]

A version by Frank Sinatra became a major hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at no. 2 in February 1956.[2] It reached no. 7 in the US charts.[3]

Other recordings

• Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1955[4] for use on his radio show and it was subsequently included in the box set The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954–56) issued by Mosaic Records (catalog MD7-245) in 2009.[5]
• Debbie Reynolds (1956).[6]
• Denny Dennis (1956).[7]
• Ella Fitzgerald (1956).[8]
• Frank Sinatra recorded it again in 1962 for his album Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical First.[9]
• Sammy Davis Jr. – for his album The Wham of Sam (1961)[10]

• Billy Eckstine – for his album Don't Warry bout me (1962) "The Wham of Sam – Sammy Davis Jr.
• Billy Eckstine – for his album Don't Warry bout me (1962) Songs, Reviews, Credits
• Robert Palmer – from the album Robert Palmer (1992), which was also used on the soundtrack of the film True Romance. [11]
• Stacey Kent – included in her album Love Is...The Tender Trap (1998)[12]
• Steve Lawrence – for his album Academy Award Losers (1964).[13]

References

1. The Tender Trap at IMDb
2. British Hit Singles & Albums (18th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Ltd. 2005. p. 459. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 575. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.
4. "A Bing Crosby Discography". Bingmagazine.co.uk. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
5. "The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings 1954–56 – Bing Crosby | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
6. "Debbie Reynolds – (Love Is) The Tender Trap". 45cat.com. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
7. "Denny Dennis Discography". Dennydennis.co.uk. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
8. "Ella Fitzgerald – My One And Only Love". 45cat.com. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
9. "Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First – Frank Sinatra, Count Basie | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
10. "The Wham of Sam – Sammy Davis Jr. | AllMusic"". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
11. "Robert Palmer – Ridin' High". Discogs.com. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
12. "Love Is...The Tender Trap – Stacey Kent | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
13. "Academy Award Losers – Steve Lawrence | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 April 2021.