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.
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