JULIE LONDON - NO MOON AT ALL

NO MOON AT ALL

JULIE LONDON

SONGWRITERS: REDD EVANS & DAVID MANN

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: JULIE IS HER NAME

LABEL: LIBERTY RECORDS

GENRE: JAZZ

YEAR: 1955

 

             Julie London (née Peck; September 26, 1926 – October 18, 2000) was an American singer and actress whose career spanned more than 40 years. A torch singer noted for her sultry, languid contralto vocals, London recorded over thirty albums of pop and jazz standards between 1955 and 1969. Her recording of "Cry Me a River", a track she introduced on her debut album, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001. In addition to her musical notice, London was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 1974 for her portrayal of nurse Dixie McCall in the television series Emergency!.

              Born in Santa Rosa, California to vaudevillian parents, London was discovered while working as an elevator operator in downtown Los Angeles, and began her career as an actress. London's 35-year acting career began in film in 1944, and included roles as the female lead in numerous westerns, co-starring with Rock Hudson in The Fat Man (1951), with Robert Taylor and John Cassavetes in Saddle the Wind (1958), and opposite Robert Mitchum in The Wonderful Country (1959).

           In the mid-1950s, she signed a recording contract with the newly established Liberty Records, marking the beginning of her professional musical career. She released her final studio album in 1969, but achieved continuing success playing the female starring role of nurse Dixie McCall, in the television series Emergency! (1972–1979), in which she appeared opposite her real-life husband, Bobby Troup. The show was produced by her ex-husband, Jack Webb.

                A shy and introverted woman, London rarely granted interviews, and spent the remainder of her life out of the public sphere. In 1995, she suffered a stroke, which left her with permanent health problems. In 1999, she was diagnosed with lung cancer, but forewent treatment due to her already compromised physical state. She died of cardiac arrest the following year in Los Angeles, aged 74.

              "No Moon at All" is a jazz standard written in 1947 by David Mann and Redd Evans. The vocal parts were initially performed by Doris Day.

No moon at all, what a night

Even lightning bugs have dimmed their lights

Stars have disappeared from sight

And there's no moon at all

 

Don't make a sound, it's so dark

Even Fido is afraid to bark

What a perfect chance to park

And there's no moon at all

 

Should we want atmosphere for inspiration, dear

One kiss will make it clear

That tonight is right and bright moonlight might interfere

 

No moon at all way up above

This is nothing like they told us of

Just to think we fell in love

And there's no moon at all

 

Should we want atmosphere for inspiration, dear

One kiss will make it clear

That tonight is right and bright moonlight might interfere

 

No moon at all up above

Aww, this is nothing like they told us of

Just to think we fell in love

And there's no moon at all

 

Aww, there's no moon at all

There is no moon at all

No moon at all.