| "The Thrill Is Gone" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Released | 1931 |
| Genre | Traditional pop, Jazz |
| Composer(s) | Ray Henderson |
| Lyricist(s) | Lew Brown |
"The Thrill Is Gone" is a popular song composed by Ray Henderson with lyrics by Lew Brown which was first sung by Everett Marshall in the Broadway revue George White's Scandals in 1931.[1]
The song was first recorded in 1931 by Rudy Vallée And His Connecticut Yankees on the Victor label.[2] It became a hit at #10 on the charts and was recorded later by many other popular jazz artists throughout the following decades, eventually becoming a jazz standard.[3]
After listening to Chet Baker's cover, Elvis Costello became inspired and wrote Almost Blue off the album Imperial Bedroom, trying to capture its "erie" quality.[4]